FACTS

1. Inadequate Training: Workers without proper training in scaffold tower assembly, use, or dismantling risk falls or collapses due to incorrect setup or failure to follow safety standards like OSHA or EN 1004:2020.
2. Missing Fall Protection: Lack of guardrails, personal fall arrest systems, or toe boards on platforms above 10 feet (6 feet for some contractors) increases the risk of fatal falls from scaffold towers.
3. Improper Assembly: Incorrectly assembled towers (e.g., missing bracing, unstable castors, or unlevel footing) can overturn or collapse, endangering workers and bystanders.
4. Overloading Platforms: Exceeding the weight capacity of scaffold towers with workers, tools, or materials […]

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