You can get those last few inches of string lights up without moving your ladder, right? Next thing you know, you're falling from roof height onto the cold, hard ground. Ouch. While people use ladders ...

Springtime is prime time for projects around the house, and some of them involve the use of a ladder of one kind or another.But as any do-it-yourselfer can tell you, a lapse in basic ladder safety ...

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination, and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupational injuries and fatalities. The following are some quick tips from the Occupational ...

Extension ladders allow you to reach up much higher than an ordinary step ladder. But, unlike step ladders, an extension ladder needs to lean against a surface in order to reach those heights. Here ...

Ask anyone what danger you face when using a ladder, and the likely answer will have to do with falling off the ladder. True, that is a danger. But it’s not the only one. Let’s look at some others.

Bates College has developed Ladder Safety Guidelines to safeguard employees that perform work with portable ladders. These guidelines are intended to prevent ladder-related accidents and to promote ...