Don't Fall for It! Fact Sheet #2: Choosing and Inspecting Ladders

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Description:
  Building and construction workers use ladders every day. Yet, like any piece of equipment that's not properly maintained, used, and respected, they can let you down. Whenever you reach for a ladder, your first step should always be to think about which ladder is right for the job. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Height Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Equipment Testing Extension Ladders Height Factors Ladders Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Regulations Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Step Ladders Weight Factors Work Environment Worker Safety Work Practices

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056782
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, 2006 Jun; :1-2
• Contact Point Address:
  Building and Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO: CPWR, Suite 1000, 8484 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990930
• Source Full Name:
  Don't fall for it! Fact sheet #2: choosing and inspecting ladders
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213074/cdc_213074_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.35 MB ]