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LADDER SAFETY TIPS

Specifications

As OSHA would suggest, ladder rungs, steps, and cleats must be parallel and spaced uniformly, between 10 and 14 inches apart.
Portable ladders have a minimum clear width of 11.5 inches, and 16 inches for fixes ladders, and this must be measured out before the ladder safety systems are installed.

Ladders should be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.
Inspect ladder before initial use during each work shift, and as frequently as possible to identify potential defects or hazards that may endanger the users.
Any ladder that is found to have structural issues or any other kind of defect should be tagged “Dangerous: Do Not Use” immediately, or with similar verbiage that follows OSHA’s standard.
Ladders should not be used by anyone until they have been repaired or replaced.

Employees should face the ladder when going up or down and must always have one hand that is grasping the ladder tightly.
On portable ladders, maintain three-pointed contact, meaning two hands and a foot, or two feet and one hand, on the ladders all the time.
Keep your body toward the middle of steps.
Do not carry any object or load while going up or down that could cause you potentially lose your balance and fall off.

The rungs should be corrugated, knurled, dimpled, coated with skid-resistant material, or treated to minimize the risk of slipping and falling.
Use them on stable, level surfaces, unless secured to prevent displacement, and do not load beyond the maximum intended weight.
OSHA requires that extension or straight ladders used to access a higher surface must extend at least 3 feet above the point of support, and employees should not stand on the three top rungs.

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