Working at Heights: Ladders

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  When working at heights with ladders. If you must use a ladder, always: 1. Check the ladder before you use it! If you see damage, tag it "do not use" and ask for another ladder. ... When using... An Extension Ladder: 1. Set the ladder at the correct 4:1 angle. ... When using... A Step Ladder: 1. Never stand on the top step or very top of the ladder. ... Watch CPWR'S video, Safe Ladder Practices in Roofing: https://youtu.be/Et9aeMdosms. Join the Campaign to Stop Construction Falls! http://stopconstructionfalls.com/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Body Height Construction Industry Engineering Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Equipment Reliability Extension Ladders Fall Protection Falls Fatalities Hazard Communication Height Factors Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Ladders Safety Practices Step Ladders Work Environment Worker Safety

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Maryland ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060922
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2020 Jul; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Working at heights: ladders. Between 2015 - 2017, 1 out of 4 fall-related deaths was from a ladder
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3055514064275707b45ee46cd24498ce06d775aea58dabd8a7bfce2089c39d5f00861b800eabc64dc1337484989000c5fe2e74b1d085673dffb1678a96174a50
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213048/cdc_213048_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 365.57 KB ]