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Ladder Safety Month is over, but safe ladder usage is not

April 13, 2023

Because safety never takes a break, now is the time to take the lessons learned in March and carry them forward all year long.

Werner, American Ladder Institute host webinar for Ladder Safety Month

Annual campaign brings national awareness to the importance of ladder safety on the worksite; Werner provides valuable training support, resources and tools

March 7, 2023

Ladder Safety Month takes place every March to raise awareness of ladder safety and decrease injuries and fatalities caused by ladder misuse.

2021 Top 10 OSHA Violations: Ladders, construction industry

No. 3 in the Top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2021

Benita Mehta

January 25, 2022

The OSHA standard on ladders, construction industry is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2021.

Little Giant Ladders, LLC to join Ladder Safety Month with a focus on safety in the trades

March 3, 2021

Little Giant Ladders® is pleased to announce its participation in the Fifth Annual National Ladder Safety Month to be held this month.

Access lifts on the rise

Chad Kritzman

July 14, 2020

The history of human innovation for working at height dates back centuries. Scaffolding – first depicted in drawings from ancient Greece in the 5th century BC – was fashioned from wood secured by rope knots.

Scissor lifts often put ladders in their place

Justin Kissinger

July 14, 2020

Ladders are one of those standard, time-tested pieces of equipment that would presumably need no training, yet according to OSHA, falls remain the No. 1 cause of death in the construction industry.

Ala. contractor has fall hazards at two different worksites

February 28, 2020

OSHA has cited Jaime Martinez Hernandez – a residential framing contractor based in Phenix City, Alabama – for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards at two Alabama worksites. The contractor faces $240,880 in penalties. The agency conducted the inspections in conjunction with the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program for Falls in Construction after investigators observed employees working from heights without fall protection at worksites in Auburn and Opelika.

For ladder safety, focus on surroundings, job hazards, height needs

Balancing Act

David Francis

February 3, 2020

Accidents happen for millions of reasons, but the truth is, they are all preventable. Three major causes are common in almost all accidents; not using the right tool for the job; using a damaged tool that hasn’t been inspected; and not following the basic safety guideline for that tool.

2020 Top Standards: OSHA most frequently violated standards

Ladders (1926.1053)

January 1, 2020

Ladders 1926.1053 was the sixth most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2019. Specialty Trade Contractors and Construction of Buildings earned the lion’s share of OSHA citations for violations of standard 1926.1053, with employers in the first category...

OSHA issues corrections to Walking-Working Surfaces rule

December 19, 2019

In a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register, OSHA issued corrections to its Walking-Working Surfaces Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), and Special Industries (Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution) rule. They include:

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