Safety Programs & Trainingintroduction
Implementing comprehensive safety programs
he company started with Ed taking orders in the morning and delivering scaffold himself to Houston area jobs in the afternoon. Over the years, BETCO Scaffolds expanded its operations to include branch locations in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Beaumont, servicing all of Texas and parts of Oklahoma and Louisiana. BETCO Scaffolds is recognized for its dedication to safety, quality products, and excellent customer service. The company has been awarded the ABC Excellence in Construction Award multiple times and has received the ABC Platinum Safety Award for seven consecutive years. Today, BETCO is still privately owned by the Gilbreath Family, spanning three generations, and is known as one of the most innovative scaffolding companies in the country.
BETCO’s standards for safety and professional service remain our top priority with every project.
Training
Construction employees are pretested before hire to be assigned a certain craft. Once hired they receive an eight-hour class per OSHA requirements. Then the employee is sent to Safety Council for more specific training required by customers. All Carpenters, Leadmen and Foremen are trained through the Scaffold Training Institute as a competent person.
The Specifics of 8-Hour Classes are
OSHA Hazcom SDS
Personal Protective Equipment
Lock out/Tag out
Confined Space
Fall Protection
Fire Protection
Electrical Safety
Ladder Safety
Hand and or Power Tools
Noise Exposure
OSHA Hazcom SDS
Personal Protective Equipment
Lock out/ Tag out
Confined Space
Fall Protection
Fire Protection
Electrical Safety
Ladder Safety
Hand and or Power Tools
Noise Exposure
Faqs
Learn More About BETCO Scaffolds
What states do you work in?
As one of the most trusted scaffolding companies, we work in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.
What services do you provide?
We offer scaffold sales, scaffold labor, scaffold engineering, safety training, and scaffold rental.
What is scaffolding?
Construction scaffolding is a temporary work platform to provide access for construction workers. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, an estimated 2.3 million construction workers, or 65 percent of the construction industry, work on scaffolds.
Are your installers certified & trained?
All employees are trained in the proper installation of construction scaffolding and dismount techniques, as well as fall protection.
Do I need a permit to use scaffolding?
In a public area, you do need the proper permit for construction scaffolding. However, on a closed job site, you do not.
What industries do you service?
Our scaffold rental service is provided for commercial, industrial, maritime, and government use.
