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Guide to Baker Scaffold vs Pump Jacks for Siding These two systems both exist to put a worker in front of a wall, and they solve different problems. Baker scaffold is a compact rolling platform that moves across the ground. Pump jacks are a pair of poles with brackets that ride up and down the wall itself, so the platform goes up rather than sideways. Siding crews ask us which one to buy constantly, and the honest answer depends on three things: how high you are going, how long the run is, and …

Guide to Scaffold Inspection Checklists OSHA requires that every scaffold be inspected by a competent person before each work shift and after anything that could affect its stability. On a Texas job site that second condition shows up more often than crews expect: wind, a truck backing into a leg, or a platform that got overloaded the day before. Dallas Ladder stocks the frames, guard rails, and outriggers DFW crews inspect and replace. Before Every Shift Walk the scaffold and check the footing …