English

Noun

putlog ‎(plural putlogs)

1. (architecture) One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose.
   • 1995, International Labour Office, Safety, Health and Welfare on Construction Sites: A Training Manual, page 21:

     A common type of scaffold for smaller jobs is a single pole or putlog scaffold which consists of a platform resting on horizontal putlogs (called transoms in independent scaffolds) fixed at 90° to the face of the building (figure 15).

   • 2005, Malcolm Thorpe, Brickwork, Level 3, page 85:

     The platform in this type of scaffold is supported by putlogs and not transoms.

   • 2008, Construction Confederation, House Builders Health & Safety Manual 2008 (Construction), ISBN 9781852631246, page 7-15:

     Where putlogs are not required to support boards, a putlog must occur within 300mm of each standard. / When bracing is connected to a putlog, the putlog must be connected to a ledger.

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