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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