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Equipment Safety

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Ladders

image Hazard Alerts

  • Fatal 99-09 Follow manufacturers' instructions when using ladders (PDF 70 KB)
  • 99-09 Is your mobile ladder stand safe? (PDF 90 KB)
  • 99-01 Do not take extension ladders apart (PDF 118 KB)
  • Fatal 91-15 Construction Fatal -- Roofer (PDF 1 KB)
  • 89-08 Secure and set ladders at proper angle! (1 KB)
  • 88-03 Secure ladders against movement! (PDF 1 KB)
  • Injury 01-20 Worker falls while attempting to change fluorescent lights (PDF 149 KB)

Video
You're a Pro: Falls from Ladders 2 min 0 sec, ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੇਸ਼ਾਵਰ ਹੋ, ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ (Punjabi version, 2 min 16 sec)
Ladder Safety 13 min 26 sec

StartSafe Safety Tips
A series of posters on using ladders safely in the construction industry.

Toolbox Meeting Guides for Ladders
Topics include: Job-built ladders, Setting up a ladder, and Safe ladder use

Ladder Safety
"The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published new free guides to help raise awareness of the risks associated with ladder use and to give advice on how to use ladders safely. The guides are aimed at all users of ladders and their employers and have been published as part of HSE's campaign to reduce falls from height."

Source: Health & Safety Executive, UK (HSE)

See also:
OH&S Regulation, Part 13 Ladders, Scaffolds and Temporary Work Platforms



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