The American Ladder Institute (ALI) is intent on making sure that National Ladder Safety Month turns into a year-long practice. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ladder deaths ...

Before you ever climb, select the appropriate ladder for the job based on style, material of construction, material weight, size, and duty rating. First, you have to know whether or not the work can ...

Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools are actually far more dangerous than you might think. In fact, falls from ladders are among the leading causes of work-related ...

Find out how using your own body can tell you if it's safe to climb a ladder. This is crucial now when we are putting up ...

As we reach the second half of March, it’s time for hoops hysteria and National Ladder Safety Month. Whether you’re cutting down the nets on the court — or just cleaning out the gutters, stocking ...

It's almost impossible to maintain a home without a ladder. Used incorrectly, however, even the sturdiest of ladders is an accident waiting to happen. Here are hints for surviving your next ascent.

Earlier this month, we addressed factors to consider when selecting the right ladder for the job. Now, we’ll cover how to safely use it. Before you start your journey up the ladder, there are a few ...

Not long ago, I went up a ladder to repair my vigas — those wooden posts that stick out of the walls of my house. I really needed to go back down the ladder to move it another 3 feet so I could more ...

Springtime is prime time for projects around the house, and some of them involve the use of a ladder of one kind or another.But as any do-it-yourselfer can tell you, a lapse in basic ladder safety ...

Don‘t brush off ladder safety rules because you‘ve used ladders all your life. You may learn a thing or two. How many times have you used an oil drum, a bucket, a box, or a chair to step on because a ...

Kilgore firefighters guiding the hands-on drills for their new ladder/platform truck in 2009 knew the operations manual told them to wear safety belts that could have saved two from a fatal fall, ...