Shinning Is a Fall Hazard, Too

The Sept. 8 edition of Cal-OSHA Reporter printed part of my comments to the Cal/OSHA Standards Board opposing the shinning or climbing of columns as a means for ironworkers to get access to the structural iron during the connecting phase of structural steel erection. Those comments addressed the potential ergonomic concerns.What should also be taken into consideration is the potential fall hazard the ironworker is exposed to when shinning or climbing columns.If the individual were t