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 ...

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 ...

Stairways and ladders are a major source of injuries and fatalities among construction workers. OSHA estimates each year nearly 25,000 employees are injured and 36 die from the improper use of ladders ...

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

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 ...

The American Ladder Institute (ALI) recently announced the theme and focus areas for each week of the upcoming National Ladder Safety Month in March 2024. The months leading up to March and National ...

We recently uncovered a statistic from the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors that in 2021 more than 164,000 emergency room visits and just over 300 deaths in the United States ...

The American Ladder Institute, a not-for-profit association of ladder industry leaders dedicated to promoting safe ladder use, has declared March 2017 as National Ladder Safety Month. EHS Today sat ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Target Zero monthly safety focus topic at the depot for June is fall prevention and ladders. The two subjects go hand in hand, as the proper use and maintenance of a ...

SPRINGVILLE, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The numbers are shocking. Every day 2,000 people are injured while using ladders; 100 suffer a long-term or permanent disability; and tragically, one person ...

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 ...