Besides wasp stings, working at heights was thought to be a hazard of the job for pest control officers charged with removing the insects’ nests. But not, it would appear, in the modern era of health ...
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How to stay safe when using a ladder

Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools are actually far more dangerous than you might think.
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 ...
Did you know that more than 22,000 people across the U.S. are injured while using ladders each year? And, unfortunately, 161 people suffered a fatal injury from a ladder in 2020. According to the U.S.
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 ...
And so it is, hundreds of years after Jacob, heaven touched earth, and earth touched heaven in a profound way on another dark ...
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 ...
Unemployed people who are given work as window cleaners are not allowed to use ladders due to health and safety concerns, Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, has disclosed. Unemployed people who ...
Brave or bonkers? These two fisherman used ladders to try and catch a shark in America. After planting the ladders in the shallow water the daredevils, believed to be near Palm Beach County, worked as ...
Some staff members and even some patients were brought down from the roof of a hospital's entrance using ladders after a massive fire broke out in its operation theatre, in Visakhapatnam on Thursday ...