The cost of home repairs just keeps climbing and climbing - thanks to health and safety regulations restricting the use of ladders. Builders say they are increasingly having to turn to scaffolding ...
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons recently published statistics that illustrate the dangers of ladder accidents. In the United States, more than 500,000 people a year are treated for ...
A guide to the use of portable ladders to provide a quick and an easy means of access for work at height. Typically made of metal alloys, they come in 3 differing standards of construction, from ...
As we see more clear days with mild temperatures, more people will start checking off boxes on their spring home improvement lists. With that, you’re reminded to keep ladder safety top of mind. While ...
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 ...
Most people have a family member who constantly uses a ladder to accomplish tasks around the house, whether that’s hanging up photos, changing light bulbs, hanging holiday decorations, fixing cabinets ...
CAUTIOUS town council has banned workers from using ladders because they breach health and safety rules. Ringwood Town Council said its maintenance team can no longer climb ladders to put up banners ...
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CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Every home has at least one ladder, sometimes even two, three or more. Yet it’s remarkable how much there is to learn about such a seemingly simple device. The American ...
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Many gardens have tall fruit trees, high hedges, soaring climbers and other high fliers that need more than just a good stretch to prune them back. We usually dig out an old ladder from somewhere and ...
Typically made of metal alloys, they come in 3 differing standards of construction, from lightweight domestic ladders, through to trade ladders and industrial ladders. Glass reinforced plastic and ...