Getting to a higher level in a workplace often means using a ladder. However ladders, if used incorrectly, become the reason for many fatalities and injuries. Worksites clearly struggle with ...

When your employees use ladders on the construction jobsite, do they give more than a passing thought to ladder safety? As a construction business owner, do you? You and your employees should consider ...

There's an old saying, "It's as easy as falling off a ladder." Despite its folksy ring, the sentiment is dead serious. In fact, 50 people lost their lives in 2014 following a ladder-related accident, ...

Welcome to building.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy. Falls from height remain the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries in the UK. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ...

Forty-three percent of fatal falls overall in the past decade involved a ladder. Falls from ladders were the leading cause of work-related injuries and deaths in the construction field. Despite that, ...

In the recent Supreme Court decision of Speziali v. Nortask Pty Ltd [2023] QSC 166, a principal contractor was found primarily (75 per cent) liable for injuries sustained by an employee of a ...

*This post may contain affiliate links and I'll earn a commission if you shop through them. You can read my full disclosure here. Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools ...