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"Ladder Association supports HSE Ladder Exchange initiative"
HSE Launches Ladder Exchange
HSE and Local Authority inspectors will be looking at safe ladder use in September 2008. The HSE have a simple message to ladder users. "Don't let a dodgy ladder shatter your life"
From 1 September 2008 the Ladder Association is actively supporting the HSE's latest initiative to reduce accidents as the result of a fall from a ladder. Ladder Exchange 2008 highlights the risks associated with "dodgy" ladders and provides employers with the chance to exchange these for new ones at discounted prices. The campaign message is clear:
Choose the right ladder for the job and...
...inspect it to make sure it's safe to use!
For more information on the HSE's latest initiative please visit http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls/ladderexchange.htm
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association will take place on
Friday, 7 November 2008 in
Time to step up ladder training says chair of Ladder Association after school caretaker wins ladder fall case
Leeds, Thursday 10 July 2008: Following the recently publicised court case in which a school caretaker successfully claimed damages against his local authority employer, demonstrating that their failure to train him in the proper use of a stepladder was a major contributory cause to the injuries he sustained, Don Aers, chair of the Ladder Association, has issued a statement highlighting the link between training, safety and competency, and reiterating his previous call to all employers to address the need for training when using ladders and stepladders.
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Ladder Association New Publication "LadderBook"
The Ladder Association has published the "LadderBook" a 12 page best practice guide to the safe use of ladders and stepladders. Containing a foreword by Eddie Bailey, Health & Safety Executive programme manager for Falls from height, and an interview with Geoffrey Podger, chief executive of the HSE, it contains a wealth of information about an invaluable piece of workplace equipment.
To download your free copy please click here LadderBook - June 08.pdf alternatively to obtain your free hard copy please email freecopy@ladderassociation.org.uk giving your name, company details and address.
Ladder Association Launches LadderCard in Ireland
The Ladder Association launched its LadderCard & Training scheme in its Irish Seminar held at the Construction Industry Federation, Dublin on Friday 9 May 2008.
The Ladder Association once again participated in the SAFETY & HEALTH EXPO, the main showcase for the Access Industry Forum (AIF), the umbrella organisation representing the principal trade bodies and associations connected with working at height.
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Rather than a formal conference, the Forum opted to run the Work at Height Seminar Theatre. This gave visitors the opportunity to pick and choose the topics of immediate interest in their everyday work.
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HSE SHATTERED LIVES CAMPAIGN
The Ladder Association and the HSE:
Working at Height & Working Together!
Focusing on competency and running from now until the end of March 2008, the HSE's 'Shattered Lives' campaign is intended to highlight the range of skills and knowledge that an HSE or Local Authority inspector looks for when assessing competency in the workplace.
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By responding to the 'Shattered Lives' campaign you will be helping to reduce the number of tragic deaths and terrible injuries resulting from falls from height. That is why the Ladder Association is enthusiastically embracing this latest HSE initiative.