Did you know that more than 22,000 people across the U.S. are injured while using ladders each year? And, unfortunately, 161 people suffered a fatal injury from a ladder in 2020. According to the U.S.

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A new survey, 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey, from the American Ladder Institute, found that from 2020 to 2024 there was 21% decrease in ladder related accidents that resulted in ...

Understanding ways to stay compliant and safe on a ladder is crucial to the safety of the employees using them. Ladders can be a very helpful tool on construction sites, but if not used properly, they ...

Citations for ladder safety violations were No. 3 on OSHA’s list of most cited for 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, having risen from No. 5 in 2020 and No. 6 in 2019. OSHA’s ladder safety requirements are ...

*This post may contain affiliate links and I’ll earn a commission if you shop through them. You can read my full disclosure here. Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools ...

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 ...

When you take one step forward on a ladder, don’t take two steps backward—or worse. Ladder falls can occur in a fraction of a second. Following the proper procedures for safe ladder usage is well ...

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 ...