A manufacturing company has been fined after one of its employees fell from a damaged ladder. What should have been done to ensure that the work equipment was in good condition?
Published 07.11.2019
Whilst installing a first-floor window, a worker fell from his ladder and suffered a serious leg injury. What measures could have been taken to prevent this incident from happening?
Published 10.05.2018
A school Academy Trust has been prosecuted after an employee fell from a ladder whilst carrying out work which ought to have been done from a work platform. What happened and why was the ladder
unsuitable?
Published 05.07.2021
The Ladder Association is promoting changes to ladder construction standards as “the most fundamental changes in a quarter of a century”. What are the new standards and are they really that
significant?
Published 05.10.2017
The misuse of ladders at work continues to be a source of many prosecutions. What errors are being cited in court and in what circumstances are ladders an acceptable option?
Published 21.05.2015
Your building needs redecorating and most of it will be pretty straightforward, but you’re concerned about the stairway. Your maintenance man says he will use a ladder and a plank, but will that be
compliant?
Published 14.04.2011
During the ongoing HSE campaign focusing on ladders, some inspectors have suggested that fitting a stability device might be a good idea. What is such a device and is it a worthwhile investment?
Published 03.11.2008
One of your clients has recently adopted a no ladder policy on their sites - even for short duration works. Why have they done this and what options are you left with to gain access to, and work at
height, on these sites?
Published 24.09.2007
For decades, hoops have been installed on fixed ladders to prevent falls. But recent reports cast doubt over their effectiveness. Furthermore, the solution to the problem may not be straightforward.
What’s been said?
Published 24.10.2012
During recent redecoration work you discovered that your contractors were working from stepladders which were clearly not big enough for the job. It seemed safer to lend them yours. Did you do the
right thing?
Published 16.06.2010