CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every home has at least one ladder, sometimes even two, three or more. Yet it’s remarkable how much there is to learn about such a seemingly simple device. The American ...

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 ...

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 ...

Springtime is prime time for projects around the house, and some of them involve the use of a ladder of one kind or another.But as any do-it-yourselfer can tell you, a lapse in basic ladder safety ...

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination, and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupational injuries and fatalities. The following are some quick tips from the Occupational ...

Little Giant Ladders manufactures… ladders. But the company also is on a mission to promote ladder and fall safety, even going so far as to team up with other industry groups to create and publicize a ...

When you take one step forward on a ladder, don’t take two steps backward—or worse. Ladder falls can occur in a fraction of a second. Following the proper procedures for safe ladder usage is well ...

If your focus is on avoiding OSHA citations, then avoiding citations is what you’ll do. You’ll figure out what you can get by with, but you won’t necessarily prevent John from falling and breaking his ...