Each year, ladder safety makes it near the top of the most cited type of OSHA violations, so it gets a lot of attention. The OSHA regulations are located in 29CFR.1926.1050, which is also Subpart X.

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 ...

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., ...

Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools are actually far more dangerous than you might think.

There's an old saying, "It's as easy as falling off a ladder." Despite its folksy ring, the sentiment is dead serious. In fact, 50 people lost their lives in 2014 following a ladder-related accident, ...

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, November 14, 2024--(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 ...

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 ...

The safest way to design a product is to design out the dangers. If it’s impossible to design out all of the dangers, then you guard against those dangers. Think about the products you use every day.