Bates College has developed Ladder Safety Guidelines to safeguard employees that perform work with portable ladders. These guidelines are intended to prevent ladder-related accidents and to promote ...

A ladder in good condition will easily hold your weight and a lot more. If a ladder is dented, bent, cracked, or split, you don’t know how much weight it will hold. That's why it is so important to ...

ITASCA, IL — Werner, a leader in ladders and manufacturer of climbing and fall protection equipment, has announced the company will partner with the American Ladder Institute (ALI) for Ladder Safety ...

As I travel around the country speaking about ladder safety, I have the opportunity to meet with groups from different industries and talk with them about their ladder problems. Some industries face ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Ladder safety at Anniston Army Depot is the responsibility of every employee who comes into contact with them -- from the supervisor or designated safety monitor, who ...

This is the final part of a 12-part series on ladder safety tips. Today’s contractor-grade ladders are well-designed and sturdily built, so it’s not that product defects are causing so many people to ...

You are assigned to work the ladder, and while you are checking out the truck, you are dispatched for a house fire. It’s in a poorer neighborhood that’s filled with old housing stock. When your ...

Before you ever climb, select the appropriate ladder for the job based on style, material of construction, material weight, size, and duty rating. First, you have to know whether or not the work can ...

Always set your ladder on a solid, level surface. For a stepladder, make sure the spreader locks are fully extended and ...

Every year more than 100 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries, according to the American Ladder Institute. Every time you climb a ladder, you risk becoming ...