Each year, nearly 900 workers in Washington state are injured from falls related to ladders. The risk grows during the holidays when many workers hang lights and other seasonal decorations, or take ...

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...

March 2020 is National Ladder Safety Month, and Werner Ladder is helping sponsoring it. Every year over 100 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. Participate ...

Every year, over 300 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. The impact from sprains and strains, broken bones and other more serious disabling conditions ...

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, ...

Ladder producer Werner said Thursday that it is recalling more than 100,000 faulty units due to a locking mechanism that can fail, potentially causing users to fall and injure themselves. In ...

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities. Appropriate precautions can reduce the risk significantly.

Falls from ladders are one of the most common, yet preventable, work-related injuries. Years ago, working in ceiling spaces usually meant working with fluorescent fixtures and maybe a public-address ...