Safe Use of Ladders and Stepladders: A brief guide
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Safe Use of Ladders and Stepladders: A brief guide ID 17427 | 23.08.2022 This guidance is for employers on the simple, sensible precautions they should take to keep people safe when using portable leaning ladders and stepladders in the workplace. It will also be useful for employees and their representatives. Following this guidance helps you to comply with health and safety law, but you are free to take other action. The law calls for a sensible, proportionate approach to managing risk. Further guidance on how to decide whether a ladder is the right type of equipment for a particular task is also provided in Working at height: A brief guide (see Further reading). References to ladders in this leaflet, unless otherwise indicated, are to types of portable leaning ladders and stepladders, and the guidance applies to both. More specific requirements that apply only to a certain type of ladder are covered in detail under the relevant headings. Guidance document LA455 [...] Leaning ladders When using a leaning ladder to carry out a task: - only carry light materials and tools – read the manufacturer’s labels on the ladder and assess the risks; Figure 1 Ladder showing the correct 1 in 4 angle - always grip the ladder and face the ladder rungs while climbing or descending – don’t slide down the stiles; Figure 2 Correct – user maintaining three points of contact Figure 3 Incorrect – overreaching and not maintaining three points of contact [...] segue in allegato
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