Steps to Ladder Safety

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• Personal Author:
  Kocher L ; Whitson A
• Description:
  Many miners use ladders daily, and over 120 miners are injured each year due to ladders. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed Mine Safety and Health Administration non-fatal injury data involving ladders to determine the impact of these injuries. These results along with a review of Occupational Safety and Health Administration and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standards yielded a few simple steps that miners should take when using ladders. The following infographic outlines these steps to ladder safety: 1) Wear safe shoes; 2) Remove contaminants; 3) Inspect the ladder; 4) Face the ladder; 5) Climb and descend carefully; and 6) Maintain three points of contact. For further information on NIOSH research about preventing slips, trips, and falls in the workplace, please visit http://go.usa.gov/x96XT. For further information on please visit www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Body Height Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Height Factors Injuries Injury Prevention Ladders Miners Mine Workers Mining Industry Occupational Safety And Health Administration OSHA Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Safety Research Standards Step Ladders

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text ; Still Image
• Genre:
  Newsletter ; Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PMRD - Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050171
• Citation:
  Coal Zoom 2017 May; :10715
• Email:
  AWhitson@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Coal Zoom
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228476/cdc_228476_DS1.pdf
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