LADDER SAFETY dos & dont’S LADDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY 40% OF ALL FALL FROM HEIGHT INVESTIGATIONS. IN 2019/20, 29 PEOPLE WERE FATALLY INJURED WHILE FALLING FROM HEIGHT. FALLS FROM HEIGHT ACCOUNTED FOR OVER 5000 OF ALL NON-FATAL WORKPLACE INJURIES, OFTEN RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-CHANGING DAMAGE.
DOS
DONT’S
As much work as possible from the ground.
Overload ladders.
Ensure equipment is regularly checked and maintained.
Carry loads on ladders.
Only use a ladder is a safe environment.
Overreach on ladders or stepladders.
Lean the ladder at approximately 75O from horizontal.
Rest ladders against weak upper surfaces.
Maintain 3 points of contact.
Have more than one person on the ladder at any time.
Use on a firm level base.
Use the top two steps.
Provide protection from falling objects.
Extend ladders whilst standing on them. Put ladders on uneven ground.
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