Construction sites have many dangerous aspects that could cause injury to employees when all safety precautions are not practiced in the correct manner. Scaffolding is one item that is often identified as n high-risk activity, due to numerous aspect that is non-compliant. Aspects such as scaffolding not being tagged, incomplete construction of a scaffolding structure or not being braced in the proper manner; just to name a few. This article will discuss 5 important aspects that need to be considered when erecting scaffolding.