Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination, and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupational injuries and fatalities. The following are some quick tips from the Occupational ...

Ladder injuries are one element of sweat equity you may not hear about on home-improvement shows. While human error may explain some of the roughly 175,000 emergency ...

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 ...

Specifying portable ladder packages is part of the initial analysis that must be completed by the apparatus committee. Of the numerous metrics that must be considered when making this analysis, ...

One of the most underutilized and readily available tools we have on the fireground is the portable ladder. There are many uses for the portable ladder, including: using them to access the floor above ...

Knaack LLC has made improvements to its Weather Guard roof-mounted ladder-rack equipment used on commercial full-size vans and minivans. The company said the new design features enhance the unit’s ...

Whether you’re cleaning gutters, installing a new ceiling fan, or painting a new room, you’re going to need a ladder to get the job done. There are a lot to choose from, including step ladders for ...