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Ladder Safety Training |
14 FATAL accidents at work every year involve ladders
Ladders accounted for 14 fatalities per year to workers (averaged over 6 years) 60% of those killed or seriously injured had fallen from below head height.
With 1226 (more than 100 a month) Major injuries, falls from ladders and stepladders account for almost a third of all injuries and cost the UK economy around £60 million each year.
Source: HSE Gov.uk/statistics
Accidents involving ladders are all too common, and most businesses have at least one ladder.
The cause is often simple. The ladder slips or tilts at the top, or slips outwards at the base. In some cases, part of the ladder fails due to its poor condition. Gravity means you only go one way. And it's not the fall that hurts but the impact with the ground.
Many companies have experience of such accidents. They happen during routine production activities, maintenance activities, building repair or cleaning work, accessing plant etc.
The HSE says: Anyone at work who uses or specifies the use of ladders needs adequate information and training so that they understand there limitations and safe use.
Leading Edge has developed a training course which is applicable for all industry sectors and places of work.
Who is this Ladder Safety course for?
All personnel who may have a requirement to use ladders and step-ladders
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