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 ...

WHETHER you’re changing the occasional lightbulb or planning a major renovation, you’ll need a ladder. Perhaps there’s one in the shed. It’s years old and has been used for several generations of use ...

In the quest for safer workplaces, one change is steadily gaining momentum: the transition from ladders to stairs. From warehouses to construction sites, businesses are beginning to recognize the long ...

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 ...

If you open 29CFR 1926 and turn to Subpart X, you will see the fifth subpart is 1926.1060. This provides the training requirements for stairways and ladders. “Wait,” you might say. “My grandson is ...

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 ...

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 ...