Don't Fall for It! Fact Sheet #3: Setting Up Portable Ladders

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• Corporate Authors:
  Center to Protect Workers' Rights
• Description:
  Preventing a fall may start with ladder inspection, but a safe, well-maintained ladder becomes dangerous if it's not set up correctly. Fixed ladders have already been set in place, but portable ladders - straight ladders, extension ladders, and stepladders - must all be set up properly before you can safely climb them. Just follow the OSHA regulations outlined in their checklist. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Body Height Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction Equipment Construction Industry Construction Workers Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Reliability Equipment Testing Extension Ladders Ground Control Ground Stability Hazard Controls Hazard Recognition Height Factors Ladders Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Regulations Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Step Ladders 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:20056784
• 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 #3: setting up portable 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/213075/cdc_213075_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 248.49 KB ]