Ladder Safety Training Course

Ladders are just tools. Many of the basic safety rules that apply to most tools also apply to the safe use of a ladder. Using a ladder may seem like something simple, but hundred of workers injure themselves each year, falling from ladders.

Most accidents involving ladders can be attributed to unsafe work conditions, improper use or a lack of safety training.

Our course teaches the basic safety for working with ladders, with topics that include:

• General Safety Regulations [Section 13A – Ladders)
• Purchasing of ladders
• Non-slip bases and safety tops
• Inspection and maintenance
• Use of ladders
• Ascending and descending ladders
• Other safe practices
• Electrical hazards and metal hazards
• Examples of unsafe practices involving ladders
• Ladder inspection checklist (Example