Thread: When Working With Ladders

yes i remember working an an 6 ft old rikety ladder once and i was standing on the very top so i has my feet on both sides of the flats then the middle brace gave way i dead set landed with my feet firmly planted on the ground could not believe it. i wish i had it on video, one minute i was in the air the next i was back on terra firma upright and the ladder was splayed out like it was an extension ladder beneath my feet

Wearing a cardigan is dangerous enough at the best of times!



Just imagine if someone you knew saw you!

Don't stretch to reach that last little piece, get down and move the ladder across.

• Don't use ladders with missing rungs. Sure, you'll remember it when climbing up, but will you on the way down? DAMHIKT
• If it rocks, move it to a more stable position; don't bother chocking it... Murphy's Law says the chocks will move at the worst possible time. DAMHIKTEither
• Never stand on the top rung of a step-ladder, either use a taller ladder or set up a trestle.

Remember: no matter how much time you save by thinking "it's risky but I should be OK," the wait in Casualty will always more than cancel it out.

Oh yeah, watch out for those power lines too!

Neverf chock a ladder or trestle! Much quicker and safer to use a mattock to dig under the leg(s) to level

Mick

Ladders are for getting to places, not for working from. Use a trestle or a platform.

If getting off a ladder on to a roof or similar, tie it to a gutter bracket, it's suprising how little wind it takes to blow it over when there is no weight on it.
Not only are cardigans bad but if coming off a roof, watch out for getting your ladder stuck up your shorts leg.