Ladder Exchange
Ladder Exchange is aimed at ladder users and those who manage the work. The HSE want to get sensible messages to them about using a ladder safely.
HSE Announces the Ladder Exchange
Ladder Exchange is aimed at ladder users and those who manage the work. We want to get sensible messages to them about using a ladder safely. Falls from height continue to be the main cause of workplace fatality and one of the main causes of serious injury. Over a third of falls injuries are the result of a fall from a ladder. In February a worker in Coventry died following a fall from a ladder.
We know from our inspectors that many of the ladders being used in the workplace are not up to scratch. We aim to take 4000 of these ‘dodgy’ ladders out of the workplace working with our partners in a Ladder Exchange scheme.
HSE and Local Authority inspectors will also be looking at safe ladder use in June and July 2007. We have a simple message to ladder users. If it is right to use a ladder, use the right ladder, use it safely. If it’s not the right ladder, exchange it.
Ladder Exchange is a local initiative that will take place throughout June and July. Each area will hold its own ‘week’. HSE and our partners in Local Authorities, ladder manufacturers and hire companies are planning a series of events in the summer aimed at ladder users in building and plant maintenance.
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