Let’s talk about safety: On average, about 220,000 people make emergency-room visits each year because of accidents involving ladders. More than 87,000 people are treated annually in emergency rooms ...

Washington, DC -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Louisville Ladder Inc., announced a voluntary recall of 25,000 "Louisville/Davidson" and "Michigan" Brand Fiberglass ...

Ladder injuries are one element of sweat equity you may not hear about on home-improvement shows. While human error may explain some of the roughly 175,000 emergency ...

Werner's easy-operating extension ladder features a patent-pending lift-assist technology that helps the end-user comfortably raise and lower the ladder’s fly section. The Werner GLIDESAFE Extension ...

Ladders themselves rarely malfunction, but ladder users do. Ladder safety is 50 percent common sense and 50 percent taking the time to do it right. Here's some advice, most of which is emblazoned on ...

Bates College has developed Ladder Safety Guidelines to safeguard employees that perform work with portable ladders. These guidelines are intended to prevent ladder-related accidents and to promote ...