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LadderSafety

Introduction:

Ladder-relatedaccidentskillover1,000workersperyear,andinjureover50workersperday.Ingeneraluse,over500,000peopleareinjuredperyear.Thereareseveralcommoncausesofaccidentsinvolvingladders,andallarepreventable.

Selectthecorrectladderforthejob.Everyladdercarriesaratingbasedonhowmuchweightitcansupport,andtheyaredesignedtobeusedfordifferentfunctions.Alwaysinspecttheladderbeforeusingit,donotusewornordamagedladders

DiscussionPoints:

• TypesofLadders.

• LadderRatings.

• CommonCausesofLadder-relatedAccidents.

• SafetyLessons.

• PreventableAccidents.

Discussion:

Setuptheladderonanevensurface,clearthebaseandtopoftheladderfromallobstructions,andsecurethebaseoftheladdertopreventaccidentalmovement.Ifusinganextensionladder,checkforproperclimbingangle.Neveruseladdersaroundelectricalpowerlinesoronwet,muddy,icy,orsnow-coveredsurfaces.

Alwaysfacetheladderwhenclimbingupordownusingthreepointsofcontact,anddon’tskipsteps.Keepyourcenterofgravityandbodybetweentheside-rails.Neversitorstandontheverytopstepoftheladder.Ifnecessary,wearatoolbeltorholstertocarrytoolsandsupplies.

Ladderaccidentscanbereducedwithtraining,inspectionofequipmentandproperuse.

Asalways,besafeoutthere!

January7,2019