Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities. Appropriate precautions can reduce the risk significantly.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Founded in 1947, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to promoting safe ladder use through ladder safety resources, safety training, and the development ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don‘t brush off ladder safety rules because you‘ve used ladders all your life. You may learn a thing or two. How many times have you used an oil drum, a bucket, a box, or a chair to step on because a ...

Ladders are such a commonplace item around the jobsite and in the home that we probably don't give their use much thought. Put it up, climb up, do your job, then climb down. However, improper use of ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March is National Ladder Safety Month, a time to focus attention on the critical topic of ladder safety. A ladder-related fatality happens nearly every day in the U.S., ...