Ladder Liability
Leave a CommentI love spending time at the beach. Just this last weekend I drove by four fellows on extension ladders trimming palm trees with chainsaws on the side of the street.
Image of a worker performing ad hoc tree work without appropriate safety considerations. Of particular concern, his ladder is at an acute angle that puts undue strain on the frame and the worker has no secondary restraints to prevent him from falling off the ladder. Ladder falls are the most common injuries in the arboricultural industry.
Of course, anyone who knows me knows that one thing I like almost as much as the beach is talking about ANSI, OSHA and (more…)
