• Shoring and scaffolding are closely connected.scaffolding image by Svetlana Tikhonova from Fotolia.com
  
  Scaffolding is a temporary set of elevated or suspended girders and boards designed for supporting workers and materials. Shoring, however, has the function of vertically supporting the parts of a system. For those reasons, shoring is often connected to scaffolding.
  
  

Boards

• Shoring boards, scaffold planks and walk boards can be made from wood or aluminum or from a mix of the two. They can be of different thicknesses and widths, but should hold 50 lbs. or more of weight per foot. Walk boards should have a capacity of about 750 lbs., enough to hold three men.
  
  

Frames

• Frames and mason frames give a scaffold extra support and improve the safety for the workers. They are made from wood or metal pipes and are put together with wing-nut locks and scaffolding braces. A good frame should exceed OSHA and Ansi requirements.
  
  

Towers

• For safe and efficient work on a scaffold, shoring towers are invaluable. They support parts of the construction so laborers can work in safety, and they come in different heights. Towers are made from aluminum and wood and should have guardrails and safety corner posts. Other tower parts include multipurpose scaffold units, scaffold outriggers, guardrails and locking casters for movable towers.
  
  

Others

• Other shoring parts of scaffolding include suspended platforms, scaffolding shoring props and vertical ladder frames.