Why focus on ladder safety? Because every year over 100 people die from ladder-related accidents and thousands more are injured. And most of these accidents are preventable. The goals of ladder ...

To close out National Ladder Safety Month 2023, we’ll address the safety steps you need to abide by when you’re at the top, as outlined by the American Ladder Institute (ALI) and OSHA. Pay ...

Fixed and Portable Ladders: OSHA’s 1910 Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection Standards. This free guide to ladder safety regulations summarizes the relevant standards from various parts ...

OSHA: Ladder Safety Checklist. These simple steps will help to eliminate ladder accidents. 1. Choose the Right Ladder. Type I – Industrial: heavy-duty with a load capacity of no more than 250 lbs.

Do not try and move or shift the ladder while on it. Only use appropriate accessories for ladders and use as they were designed. Do not modify ladders. Ladder angle: For every 4 feet in height, the ...

Phase-In of Ladder Safety Systems. Over the next 20 years, OSHA will require personal fall arrest systems on fixed ladders over 24 feet and will prohibit the use of now traditional ladder cages ...

Bates College has developed Ladder Safety Guidelines to safeguard employees that ... have a safe climbing angle between 50 and 70 degrees and have safety rails on both sides. OSHA is officially ...

Ladders are essential tools on a variety of job sites, easy to obtain and simple to use. As fatal injury and rule violation data show, however, their safe use is hardly guaranteed. Help is now ...