Comments on: is ladder safety training mandatory according to OSHA? http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/is-ladder-safety-training-mandatory-according-to-osha/ Information on Forklift Training Tue, 11 May 2010 23:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rwa000 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/is-ladder-safety-training-mandatory-according-to-osha/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 rwa000 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:13:59 +0000 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/?p=747#comment-1044 as the first answer said it is on the ladder, however training is not an OSHA standard, fall protection is, the CFR states that anyone in construction or field work should have adequate fall protection if climbing over 6 feet, a harness of some type with a lanyard attached, what OSHA doesn't say is how are you supposed to attached said fall protection if you have to climb over 6 feet to attach it<br><b>References : </b><br> as the first answer said it is on the ladder, however training is not an OSHA standard, fall protection is, the CFR states that anyone in construction or field work should have adequate fall protection if climbing over 6 feet, a harness of some type with a lanyard attached, what OSHA doesn’t say is how are you supposed to attached said fall protection if you have to climb over 6 feet to attach it
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]]> By: beardog4314 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/is-ladder-safety-training-mandatory-according-to-osha/comment-page-1/#comment-1043 beardog4314 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:34:59 +0000 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/?p=747#comment-1043 Fortunately for you, ladder safety is pretty elementary, and written on the side of most ladders. 1) Check your ladder for structural damage before climbing. 2) Choose a non-conductive ladder if you're working with electricity. 3) Make sure someone is stabilizing the bottom of the ladder. 4) Always maintain three points of contact with the ladder (two hands and a foot, or two feet and a hand). 5) Always keep your weight centered over the ladder. (If you need to lean out to reach, then your ladder is in the wrong place.) There, now you're trained. Go forth, and don't fall off anything.<br><b>References : </b><br> Fortunately for you, ladder safety is pretty elementary, and written on the side of most ladders. 1) Check your ladder for structural damage before climbing. 2) Choose a non-conductive ladder if you’re working with electricity. 3) Make sure someone is stabilizing the bottom of the ladder. 4) Always maintain three points of contact with the ladder (two hands and a foot, or two feet and a hand). 5) Always keep your weight centered over the ladder. (If you need to lean out to reach, then your ladder is in the wrong place.)

There, now you’re trained. Go forth, and don’t fall off anything.
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