Blogs

What Gets Companies Cited the Most Let’s talk about what actually gets companies fined—because it’s usually not complicated. It’s not some obscure regulation buried in a manual. It’s the basics… not being followed. The same mistakes show up again and again on jobsites—and they’re the ones costing companies the most. Top Scaffold Violations 1. Lack of Fall Protection This is the big one. No guardrails. No harnesses. No proper protection in place. …

Building Safer Jobsites, One Minute at a Time In the scaffolding world, safety isn’t a “nice to have”—it’s the line between a productive day and a life-changing accident. At Southwest Scaffolding, we’re on jobsites every day. We see what works, what gets overlooked, and what can go wrong when safety isn’t taken seriously. And the truth is, most scaffold-related incidents aren’t caused by complicated failures—they come down to missed basics. T …