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2018
ALI Ladder Safety Training and Citations Report
Introduction:The American Ladder Institute (ALI) commissions the Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey bi-annually. The first survey was conducted in 2016. This is the report based on the data collected during the 2018 survey. In addition to comparisons between 2016 and 2018 data, you will find the following information within this report:
• Frequency of ladder citations • Types of ladder citations• Fees associated with ladder citations• Types of ladder-related injuries
• Preferred methods of ladder safety education
Methodology:The Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey is conducted by SmithBucklin Marketing and Communications Services based in Chicago, Illinois. The survey was disseminated to ladder safety training managers via email in summer 2018 and findings were collected in fall 2018. The survey was 30-questions and received a total of 498 responses.
Findings and Year-over-Year Comparisons 02
Demographics 12
Table of Contents
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Findings
Less than a quarter of organizations had ladder-related accidents in the past two years and nearly no accidents resulted in the loss of life. This remains on par with 2016 findings.
Yes 24%
No 69.8%
I don’t know 6.2%
Yes 0.6%
No 90.7%
I don’t know 8.7%
0.6%
Loss of life?
8.7%
90.7%
Ladder-related Accidents?
6.2%
24%
69.8%
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Missing the last step and overreaching remain the two most cited issues as causes for ladder accidents.
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vidu
al m
isse
d th
e la
st s
tep
of th
e
ladd
er w
hen
clim
bing
dow
n
Indi
vidu
al s
tood
on
the
top
rung
/ladd
er c
ap
Envi
ronm
enta
l iss
ues
(e.g
., ra
in, s
now
, win
d)La
dder
was
not
the
right
siz
e fo
r the
job
(i.e.
, len
gth)
Ladd
er w
as n
ot th
e rig
ht D
uty
Rat
ing
for t
he
job
(i.e.
, too
muc
h w
eigh
t on
the
ladd
er)
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vidu
al d
id n
ot w
ear
slip
-res
ista
nt s
hoes
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er w
as n
ot in
goo
d
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king
con
ditio
nLa
dder
not
on
firm
, lev
el g
roun
d
Thre
e po
ints
of c
onta
ct w
ere
not u
sed
whe
n cl
imbi
ng
Indi
vidu
al o
verr
each
ed
whi
le o
n th
e la
dder
36.1%
40.00%
35.00%
30.00%
25.00%
20.00%
15.00%
10.00%
5.00%
0.00%
20.9% 10.1% 26.6% 5.7% 5.1% 16.5% 26% 26.6% 34.2%
Year-over-Year Comparison
• Percentage of people citing missing the last step and overreaching significantly decreased from 2016 to 2018• 2016
• Missing the last step: 47.7%• Overreaching: 43.2%
• 2018• Missing the last step: 36.1%• Overreaching: 34.2%
Findings
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Findings
As seen in 2016, a significant majority of respondents are aware that the misuse of ladders is among the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA violations over the past five years.
Ladder-related Accidents?
20.7%
79.3%
Yes 79.3%
No 20.7%
8 out of 10 respondents have not received any ladder-related citations from OSHA in the past 12 months.
We do not operate in the United States
I do not know
7+
5-6
3-4
1-2
0
36%
77.3%
0.7%
0%
1%
10.7%
4.3%
40.00% 60.00% 80.00%20.00%0.00%
Cost of Citations Per Year
$0 64.9%
I do not know 25.2%
$1 - $1,000 5.3%
$1,001 - $5,000 1.9%
$5,001 - $10,000 1.2%
More than $10,000 1.5%
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Findings
Nearly half of respondents indicated that their ladder-related accidents have decreased over the past five years.
Yes 52.2%
No 22.5%
I don’t know 25.3%
Accidents Could Be Avoided
with Training?
25.3%
22.5%
52.2%
Decreased Significantly 25%
Decreased Slightly 15.4%
Stayed Approximately the Same
31.2%
Increased Slightly 4.5%
Increased Significantly 0.3%
N/A or I don’t know 23.6%
Relative Frequency of
Ladder-related Accidents Over the
Past 5 Years
31.2%
15.4%
25%23.6%
4.5%0.3%
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As seen in 2016, 9 out of 10 organizations consider ladder safety training to be somewhat to extremely important.
Not Important At All – 0.4%
2.6% 6.3%
1.9%
0% 100%
4.1% 16.4%
Extremely Important – 68.3%
Year-over-Year Comparison
• 6% of respondents received 1-2 OSHA ladder citations over the past year compared to 2% in 2016
• Of those that received citations in 2018, the financial cost was far less than in 2016• 2016
• More than $10,000: 6.7%• 2018
• More than $1,000: 4.6%
Findings
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Similar to 2016, nearly all organizations use a form of ladder safety training, and the majority do not pay for it.
Use Ladder Safety Training
95.4%
4.6%
Pay for Ladder Safety Training
66.4%
24.7%
8.9%
Yes 95.4%
No 4.6%
No 66.4%
Unknown 8.9%
Yes 24.7%
Similar to 2016, 7 out of 10 employees are encouraged to refresh their ladder safety training every year to two years.
*Annually was the most common response, followed by monthly during staff meetings
9.4%
13.5%
16.9%
2.2%
58%
Once a year 58%
Once every other year 9.4%
Never/Employees are not encouraged to refresh their ladder safety
2.2%
Other (please specify)* 16.9%
New employees only 13.5%
Findings
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Year-over-Year Comparison
Findings
• In 2016, 9.3% of respondents said training was only for new employees versus 13.5% in 2018• In 2016, 3.8% of respondents said employees were never encouraged to refresh their ladder safety
training versus 2.2% in 2018
Similar to 2016, three quarters of the organizations mandate training and have done so for many years.
Ladder Safety Training
Mandated?
78.2%
16.9%
4.9%
Encouraged/Mandated for How Long?
32.3%
16.5% 27.1%
15.1%
9%
7+ years 32.3%
Not sure 16.5%
0-2 years 27.1%
2-4 years 15.1%
4-6 years 9%
Yes 78.2%
No 16.9%
Unknown 4.9%
Year-over-Year Comparison• In 2016, 14.6% of respondents had encouraged/mandated for 0-2 years; this
jumped to 27.1% in 2018.
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Proprietary programs and LadderSafetyTraining.org are the top two resources used for ladder safety training.
60.00%
52.47%
23.19%
49.43%
12.55% 12.93%
42.59%
5.70%
9.89%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
My
own
orga
niza
tion’
s pr
ogra
m(s
)
Ladd
erS
afet
yTra
inin
g.or
g
Nat
iona
l Saf
ety
Cou
ncil
prog
ram
(s)
I do
not k
now
Ladd
er
man
ufac
ture
r’s
prog
ram
(s)
Nat
iona
l Ins
titut
e fo
r
Occ
upat
iona
l Saf
ety
and
Hea
lth (N
IOS
H) r
esou
rces
OS
HA
reso
urce
s
Oth
er
Findings
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Year-over-Year Comparison• In 2016, proprietary programs and OSHA resources were the top two resources for
ladder safety training.• In 2018, proprietary programs and LadderSafetyTraining.org were the top two
resources for ladder safety training.
In-person, classroom ladder safety training and video are the top two formats of ladder safety training.
60% 70% 80% 90% 100%50%40%30%20%10%0%
62%
49.8%
In-person (in the
classroom)
In-person (on the
job site)
Poster, flyer and/or
pamphlet
Video (online
or DVD)
Webinar
Other (please specify)
23.6%
11%
58.1%
5.7% “Tool Box Talks” was mentioned frequently as an “other” resource.
Findings
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In 2018, video surpassed in-person on the job site training as the second most popular format of training. The types of ladders used correspond with the most viewed LadderSafetyTraining.org videos.
60% 70% 80% 90% 100%50%40%30%20%10%0%
87.3%
Articulated Ladder
Stepladder
Mobile Ladder
Portable Ladder
Single and Extension
Other (please specify)
32.1%
80.9%
58%
7.9%
23.9%
The majority of respondents feels that ladder safety training helps decrease OSHA citations.
69.1%3.4%
27.5%
Yes 69.1%
No 3.4%
Unknown 27.5%
Findings
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The top three reasons why ladder safety training did not decrease OSHA citations is 1) human error, 2) not enough oversight at the job site and 3) training is not mandated or enforced.
60.00%
70.00%
29.4%
11.8%
2.9%0%
2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1.5%7.3%
10.3%
2.9%
60.3%
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
Hum
an e
rror
Not
eno
ugh
over
sigh
t at t
he jo
b si
te
Lack
of a
cces
s to
war
ning
tags
/labe
ls to
affix
to a
n ou
t of s
ervi
ce/b
roke
n la
dder
Info
rmat
ion
in th
e av
aila
ble
trai
ning
doe
s
not c
over
the
type
s of
ladd
ers
we
use
Trai
ning
is n
ot
com
preh
ensi
ve e
noug
hTr
aini
ng d
oes
not o
ccur
freq
uent
ly e
noug
h
Trai
ning
is n
ot a
vaila
ble
in la
ngua
ge th
at
som
e or
all
of th
e w
orke
rs a
t job
site
sN
ot a
ll em
ploy
ees
have
be
en tr
aine
d
Ladd
er s
afet
y tr
aini
ng is
too
new
to th
e co
mpa
ny to
hav
e ha
d a
posi
tive
impa
ct o
n re
duci
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of
OS
HA
cita
tions
Trai
ning
is n
ot m
anda
ted/
enfo
rced
for
all e
mpl
oyee
s us
ing
ladd
ers
The
form
at o
f the
ava
ilabl
e tr
aini
ng is
not
con
duci
ve fo
r
lear
ning
(e.g
., vi
deo
or in
-per
son
vers
us a
flye
r/pa
mph
let)
Oth
er
Year-over-Year Comparison
• The top two reasons why ladder safety training did not decrease remained the same in both 2016 and 2018. However, in 2018, respondents identified that the lack of training mandates as an additional reason why ladder safety training did not decrease OSHA citations.
Findings
Respondent Demographics
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More than three quarters of respondents stated that they have insight into ladder injuries at their organization.
78%
22.1%
More than half of respondents were Safety Directors or Safety Administrators.
Business Owner 5.3%
Contractor 2.5%
Facilities Manager/Director 7%
Human Resources Manager
1.1%
Insurance Manager 0.6%
Risk Management Manager
2.2%
Safety Administrator 19.1%
Safety Director 25.2%
Superintendent 1.4%
Team Lead/Foreman 8.7%
Other (please specify) 26.9%
Yes 78%
No 22%
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Most respondents were in the construction industry with telecommunications, government and education in a close race for second.
Aerospace 1.1%
Agriculture 1.1%
A/V 0.8%
Auto 0.4%
Aviation 1.5%
Education 6.9%
Energy/Gas/Utilities 3.8%
Entertainment 0.4%
Financial 0.0%
Government 6.1%
Hi-Tech 1.1%
Housing/Construction 14.6%
Insurance 0.8%
International 0.0%
Maintenance 5.8%
Moving 0.4%
Media/Communication 0.8%
Non-Profit 0.8%
Retail 2.3%
Telecommunications 6.5%
Other (please specify) 44.8%
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Over a quarter of the respondents work for organizations that have a total gross revenue in excess of $5 million.
Less than $500,000 7.3%
$500,000 - $750,000 1.6%
$1 million - $2.5 million 2.3%
$2.5 million - $5 million 5%
$5 million - $10 million 2.3%
$10 million - $20 million 5%
More than $20 million 19.7%
I don’t know 56.8%
1 in 3 respondents are employees at a mid-sized organization (50-499 employees).
Fewer than 10 8%
10-19 3.1%
20-49 11.5%
50-99 13.8%
100-499 30.5%
500-999 7.6%
1,000-4,999 9.9%
5,000-9,999 2.7%
More than 10,000 5.3%
I don’t know 7.6%
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One third of respondents are planning to participate in National Ladder Safety Month 2019.
Yes – 35.1%
No – 10.7%
Not sure yet –
54.2%
7 out of 10 respondents are familiar with National Ladder Safety Month.
Yes – 69.7%
No – 30.3%
National Ladder Safety Month
Learn more at LadderSafetyMonth.com
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