Portable Ladder Safety: Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities. Appropriate precautions can reduce ...

OSHA offers a ladder safety guide that can be used at home or work. National Ladder Safety Month is focusing on four aspects of ladder use this March: Choosing your ladder Safety before the first step ...

Contractors, take note: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently stepping up its vigilance with new regulations and a new national safety campaign to prevent jobsite falls ...

Business Construction Safety Don't Miss a Step with Jobsite Ladder Safety Choice, use and maintenance are the keys to safe ladder use.

Overall, if you follow these basic ladder safety tips, you will be able to avoid OSHA citations regarding ladder usage and will also be on the right track to working safer, so you can return home ...

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...

In fact, improper ladder use is so widespread that OSHA’s construction industry standard for ladder safety has been part of its Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards list for years, topping out ...

American Ladder Institute aims to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities, and increase the number of ladder safety training certificates issued.

Help is now available: Oregon OSHA has launched a free online ladder safety training course featuring videos that walk employers and workers through everything from the types and dangers of ...

Ladder safety at Anniston Army Depot is the responsibility of every employee who comes into contact with them -- from the supervisor or designated safety monitor, who performs a formal, documented ...

Kick off fall with a construction safety refresher. Review OSHA’s latest updates, fine-tune PPE fit and learn from real ...