noun
- a horizontal beam or pole that supports scaffolding planks
Usage: construction
Examples
- The construction workers secured the putlog to the vertical scaffold poles.
- Each putlog must be properly positioned to ensure worker safety.
- The scaffolding collapsed when one of the putlogs gave way.
- Workers placed wooden planks across the putlogs to create a working platform.
- The foreman inspected every putlog before allowing the crew to begin work.
- Steel putlogs are stronger and more durable than wooden ones.