Bethesda Scaffold Malfunction + Rescue

Two window washers stuck 13 floors above ground were able to avoid disaster on Saturday at a Bethesda construction site. 

Workers Safe After Scary Scaffolding Accident At Bethesda High Rise: Two workers stuck 13 floors above ground were able to avoid disaster on Saturday at a Bethesda construction site. At about 4 p.m. Saturday, a piece of scaffolding malfunctioned as the workers were on the Woodmont Avenue side of the 7770 Norfolk apartment project. The 17-story, 244-unit apartment building is under construction. MCFRS spokesperson said the two were window washers who were able to cut into the building and get off the piece of scaffolding. Neither sustained any injuries.

Previous recent scares in Bethesda;

February 11, 2015 - An apparent scaffolding collapse at a Bethesda office building briefly left three workers suspended about 125 feet above the ground on Wednesday morning. MCFRS units were called to the building at 6903 Rockledge Drive just after 10 a.m. By 10:10 a.m., first responders reported the workers had been able to level the piece of scaffolding and self-rescue. MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer said the workers were dangling at about the level of the 13th floor. Emergency scanner reports said the workers were hanging by ropes. First responders were later able to confirm the workers are safe.

4 June 2014: Two window washers were rescued after a window washer scaffolding partially collapsed: A rescue operation was underway in Bethesda Wednesday around 11:00 a.m. after a window washer scaffolding partially collapsed, approximately 75 feet from the ground.The "high angle" rescue happened at the NIH Building 10 on Rockville Pike. Two window washers were secured and removed via NIH Tower Ladder, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. There were no life-threatening injuries reported.

Window Washer Rescue In Maryland

Window washers had to be rescued from the side of an NIH building after their scaffolding collapsed.

BETHESDA, Md. - Two window washers were rescued from a building in Maryland after the scaffolding platform they were on partially collapsed. Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says officials were called around 11 a.m. Wednesday to a building on the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda. Piringer says the two men who had been on the scaffolding were suspended in place by safety equipment and were about 75 feet above the ground.

The National Institutes of Health fire department was able to rescue the men using a bucket ladder. The two were taken to the hospital to be evaluated and did not have life threatening injuries. It was not clear what caused the scaffolding to collapse. The building the men were rescued from is a clinical center.

Two window washers were rescued after a window washer scaffolding partially collapsed: A rescue operation was underway in Bethesda Wednesday around 11:00 a.m. after a window washer scaffolding partially collapsed, approximately 75 feet from the ground.The "high angle" rescue happened at the NIH Building 10 on Rockville Pike. Two window washers were secured and removed via NIH Tower Ladder, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. There were no life-threatening injuries reported. This is a developing story; stay with FOX45 for details.

Window Cleaning Conferences Tomorrow in Maryland

Window Cleaning Resource (WCR) has a seminar tomorrow in Maryland, Westminster with 120 people confirmed in attendance. It was decided to rent out the room next door to the convention advertised which they were originally booked for (see below) and put on an action packed seminar filled with amazing giveaways. Below is the schedule of events. WCR have all the best giveaways, speakers and topics. On top of that, Chris Lambrinides has brought down 150 copies of the 10 highest producing direct mail pieces of all time to give away to everyone that attends. Every one that attends the seminar will walk away with tons of new ideas, and a shed load of free products.



Cant make it? No problem they brought 3 live streaming cameras with them. You'll be able to watch the entire show from the comfort of your own home. But of course there is nothing like being there in person for the networking. Watch from the UK (2 p.m. GMT) or 9 a.m. onwards EST for folks in USA.

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It's not too late to get yourself to the Westminster Maryland Master Window Cleaners of America (MWCoA) conference tomorrow. Jack Nelson president of the MWCoA will be hosting tomorrows convention which also non-members can attend. A full list of events are planned and can be seen below. All details of where & how to get there can be found here. The show includes:

• Advertising and The Art of Self Promotion
• Salesmanship
• Pure Water Education
• Hands on Waterfed Pole Demonstrations
• A Brief Review & Discussion on Fabrication Debris Issues
• Increase Income With Powerwashing as an Add-On
• Scratch Removal
• Over $1,000 in Free Door Prizes!

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