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 ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that in the U.S. 724,000 people are injured in a ladder-related incident - nearly 2,000 each day! Little Giant Ladders estimates that 100 of ...

OSHA has great ladder safety training on its website. The American Ladder Institute offers free online ladder safety training at its website www.laddersafetytraining.org, but training alone is not ...

The rule will go into effect by November 19, 2018 for new ladders and by 2036 for all ladders. Moreover, employers can no longer use chains to close access openings.

Thanks to training, education and other efforts like National Ladder Safety Month, a campaign from the ALI, there has been over a 20% reduction in reported ladder accidents over the last five years.

If a ladder is on solid ground and if it has safety feet (Figure 1), there is little danger of the bottom moving. But if the ground is soft, the leg could sink into the ground and the ladder will tip.

To begin, in 2017 OSHA issued its final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (29 CFR part 1910, subpart D).

Training Courses Available Through Environmental Health and Safety The Department of Environmental Health and Safety offers a variety of different training courses for Faculty, Staff and Students. We ...