Ladder Safety

This online course shows the actions you need to take to ensure the safe use of ladders and stepladders in the workplace. Statistics covering ladder-related deaths and injuries will highlight the importance of ladder safety. We’ll examine OSHA ladder standards, before detailing the types of ladders used in the workplace from step stools through to extension and access ladders. A Ladder Risk Assessment Checklist can be downloaded to use before working with any ladder. We’ll discuss OSHA’s Guidelines for safe ladder structures, and how to choose the right ladder for the job. There’s practical information about conducting ladder and stepladder inspections and how to record your findings on tags. We’ll cover the safety aspect of the environment in which the ladder will be used and ways in which ladders can be secured. You’ll learn how to position a ladder at a safe angle, and how to deal safely with overhangs and extension ladders. Step ladder safety is important too, and we’ll examine all the appropriate safety guidelines. Finally we’ll look at fall protection systems, and show how to move and store a ladder.