March is National Ladder Safety Month
From step stools to extension ladders, National Ladder Month reminds us to always put our ‘right foot forward.’
Every year over 100 people die in ladder-related accidents, and/or suffer disabling injuries. National Ladder Month, led by the American Ladder Institute (ALI), was designed to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities.
What is National Ladder Safety Month?
National Ladder Safety Month is the only movement dedicated exclusively to the promotion of ladder safety, at work and at home. It helps to bring awareness to the importance of the safe use of ladders, through resources, training, and a national dialogue. Provided by ALI, the only approved developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry.
ALI believes ladder accidents are preventable, but without better safety planning and training and continuous innovation in product design, fatalities will continue. Please join ALI and its members in sharing this message with the world year-round.
The goals of National Ladder Safety Month are to:
Decrease number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities
Increase the number of ladder safety training certificates issued by ALI
Increase the frequency that ladder safety training modules are viewed on www.laddersafetytraining.org
Lower the rankings of ladder-related safety citations on OSHA’s yearly “Top 10 Citations List”
Increase the number of in-person ladder training
Increase the number of companies and individuals that inspect and properly dispose of old, damaged or obsolete ladders
To learn more go to the Ladder Safety Month website at: https://www.laddersafetymonth.com/
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