Abstract
To prevent falls from ladders while working:
- Make sure that an extension or straight ladder are erected according to the “4 to 1” rule of thumb.
- Safe work practices should be established by the employer for ascending and descending extension or straight ladders with materials and/ or equipment.
- All non-self-supporting ladders should be secured at the top and stabilized at the bottom.
- While working from ladders, workers should wear appropriate footwear.
Document Type
Alert
Publication Date
6-2006
Repository Citation
Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, "Workers Killed in Falls from Ladders" (2006). Kentucky Haz Alerts--Falls. 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/face_falls_alerts/4
Included in
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Haz Alert, v. 4, issue 3.