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 safety ...
Falls from ladders still account for a large amount of accidents within the construction industry. The majority of working at height accidents can be avoided if safety precautions are taken. Online, ...
Did you know that more than 22,000 people across the U.S. are injured while using ladders each year? And, unfortunately, 161 people suffered a fatal injury from a ladder in 2020. According to the U.S.
When your employees use ladders on the construction jobsite, do they give more than a passing thought to ladder safety? As a construction business owner, do you? You and your employees should consider ...
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that falls remain a leading cause of death and nearly half of those deadly falls have been from ladders. Workers who are six feet ...
More than 2,000 people per day are injured in ladder-related incidents, and the industry is taking major steps to reduce that number. The American Ladder Institute has declared March as National ...
Each year, more than 70 construction workers are killed as a result of a fall from a ladder, and more than 4,000 others suffer lost-time injuries, estimates CPWR – The Center for Construction Research ...
March is Ladder Safety Month, an annual public awareness campaign presented by the American Ladder Institute (ALI) and sponsored by NAHB. It’s the perfect time to review your safety policies and ...
Every household in America probably has a ladder in it, maybe it's a step stool or a ladder that extends eight feet or more into the air. Either way, there is a right and there is a wrong way to use ...
A 46-year-old helper in a small construction business was fatally injured when he fell from an extension ladder onto a concrete block foundation retaining wall. The victim had been employed for one ...