Workplace tumbles off of ladders are a major cause of injury and death among American employees, a new study says. "Falls remain a leading cause of unintentional injury [deaths] nationwide, and 43 ...
Ladders are a common sight in New York City, whether on bustling construction sites, in residential buildings, or among commercial maintenance crews. With the city’s dense infrastructure and high-rise ...
As families prepare for the holidays and decorate homes with lights and seasonal displays, doctors are urging people to take ...
Everyone has climbed a ladder, right? At home or at work. Of all possible dangerous tasks, climbing a ladder is the most common. And it is risky. Approximately 164,000 emergency room visits occur ...
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 ...
As you deck the halls this holiday season, you will want to do so with caution. Climbing the ladder to hang that blinking reindeer from your roof’s eave may seem harmless, but a 10-foot plunge to the ...
Did you know that more than 22,000 people across the U.S. are injured while using ladders each year? And, unfortunately, 161 people suffered a fatal injury from a ladder in 2020. According to the U.S.
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 ...