As National Ladder Safety Month kicks off, let’s look at the first week’s theme: ladder selection. Before you get started on your next project, you have to choose a ladder, but how do you know what ...

It's National Ladder Safety Month! Listen in as Editor Sydny Shepard discusses how to properly and safely choose, set up and ascend a ladder. Because falls are the leading cause of work-related ...

Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools are actually far more dangerous than you might think.

Ladders are such a commonplace item around the jobsite and in the home that we probably don't give their use much thought. Put it up, climb up, do your job, then climb down. However, improper use of ...

Consensus among safety professionals is that the primary cause of ladder injuries is lack of training on their use. “Helping people get home safely is why we come to work each day,” said Ryan Moss, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Ladder accidents cause serious injuries ...

March is National Ladder Safety Month, and that means experts from all over the country are weighing in on proper ladder use at work and at home. Of the more than 500,000 people treated for ladder ...

During the past decade, there has been an increased emphasis on firefighter health and safety. This is probably most evident with the National Fallen Firefighter Foundation’s 16 Life Safety ...