The use of ladders in the factory quite frequently, such as construction, daily maintenance, even take items, etc., may be used as necessary because the height of the ladder. In fact, in the United States each year, about 300 people died because of the job ladder, the number of injured persons medical treatment is far more than this. Will be used in the home is often a ladder, such as tree pruning, the lamp replacement, painting, etc., also need to use more attention. Most of the accidents are related to the use of safety-related violations of the ladder. At the factory or at home using a ladder, the following safety recommendations on:

1. Select the appropriate ladder: ladder height must be sufficient, you can work in a comfortable position, not standing on top of the A-ladder jobs. In general, aluminum ladder and stable material quality light, is a better choice, but if some jobs, electrical hazards are easily felt, dry wooden ladder is to avoid a sense of power the better choice.

2. Check before use: Check the ladder, pedal without deformation, damage, loose bolts phenomenon, folding ladder bracing bar is effectively fixed, non-slip pad is off, etc? If damage should be repaired immediately or later. Ladders lacquer paint is not recommended, because the paint will cover up some shortcomings, but the lacquer paint.

3. The use of personal protective equipment: height over 2 meters, the need to wear a seat belt and hang on the solid structure. The relatively non-slip shoes.

4. furnishings ladder: ladder must be placed on a flat solid ground, to maintain the level. In the path of the fence marking required, on the door, in addition to the need to fence off-label locked the door, turned suddenly hit and avoid others. A ladder fixed rod fixation needs, ladders slope not too steep (OHSA recommendation from the bottom of width to height ratio of 1: 4) and is firmly fixed to the structure.

5. Use the ladder: try facing up and down the ladder when the ladder and maintain three points of contact to maintain balance. The tools in the tool bag or use a rope hoisting use, not with juggling way. Avoid stretching to touch difficult to touch the position should be re-move the location to work, try to avoid a foot on the ladder, one foot in the adjacent article. A ladder can not reach the top when you use an order to use, do not boarded the top two bands when using ladders.

6. work together: When using a ladder should have another person to support the bottom, in order to secure, work should wear a helmet, so above items, tools falling.

7. ladder handling: When you want to go through the corridor or corner, slow down long ladder when moving, people need to have a leader, to avoid collision pedestrians, carrying and avoid collisions within the plant facilities, such as machine equipment, pipe road, fire systems.

8. Storage ladder: A ladder should be stored away upright, straight ladder should be stored horizontally. Ladders should prevent moisture, sun and insects.