ladder safety

Safety news update: Ladder safety, Elon Musk’s tunnel project and more

March 19, 2024

A roundup of current events in workplace safety, including Ladder Safety Month training opportunities and Elon Musk’s latest OSHA violations.

Werner tips off Ladder Safety Month a day early

February 29, 2024

Recognizing 2024 as a leap year, the Jobsite Safety and Security (JSS) team identified the opportunity to add an extra day to spread the word about ladder safety.

National Ladder Safety Month is coming!

February 22, 2024

Every March, the American Ladder Safety Institute raises awareness about ladder safety and encourages engagement in annual training events.

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Ladder Safety Month is over, but safe ladder usage is not

April 13, 2023

Because safety never takes a break, now is the time to take the lessons learned in March and carry them forward all year long.

Werner, American Ladder Institute host webinar for Ladder Safety Month

Annual campaign brings national awareness to the importance of ladder safety on the worksite; Werner provides valuable training support, resources and tools

March 7, 2023

Ladder Safety Month takes place every March to raise awareness of ladder safety and decrease injuries and fatalities caused by ladder misuse.

2021 Top 10 OSHA Violations: Ladders, construction industry

No. 3 in the Top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2021

Benita Mehta

January 25, 2022

The OSHA standard on ladders, construction industry is one of the top 10 most frequently penalized OSHA standards for FY 2021.

Little Giant Ladders, LLC to join Ladder Safety Month with a focus on safety in the trades

March 3, 2021

Little Giant Ladders® is pleased to announce its participation in the Fifth Annual National Ladder Safety Month to be held this month.

Access lifts on the rise

Chad Kritzman

July 14, 2020

The history of human innovation for working at height dates back centuries. Scaffolding – first depicted in drawings from ancient Greece in the 5th century BC – was fashioned from wood secured by rope knots.

Scissor lifts often put ladders in their place

Justin Kissinger

July 14, 2020

Ladders are one of those standard, time-tested pieces of equipment that would presumably need no training, yet according to OSHA, falls remain the No. 1 cause of death in the construction industry.

Ala. contractor has fall hazards at two different worksites

February 28, 2020

OSHA has cited Jaime Martinez Hernandez – a residential framing contractor based in Phenix City, Alabama – for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards at two Alabama worksites. The contractor faces $240,880 in penalties. The agency conducted the inspections in conjunction with the agency’s Regional Emphasis Program for Falls in Construction after investigators observed employees working from heights without fall protection at worksites in Auburn and Opelika.