The American Ladder Institute (ALI), the developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry, has launched its 2026 ...

This session breaks down what that regulation means for facility managers, safety professionals, and anyone responsible for keeping workers safe at height. We’ll focus on the practical side of ...

If you open 29CFR 1926 and turn to Subpart X, you will see it starts with 1926.1050. This provides the scope, application, and definitions that apply to stairways and ladders. If your employees are ...

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination and extension) are one of the leading causes of workplace injuries and fatalities. Appropriate precautions can reduce the risk significantly.

Most folks use ladders in their day-to-day lives, either professionally or personally. That's why training on safe ladder usage so important—and so difficult, says Mike Van Bree, president of the ...

Citations for ladder safety violations were No. 3 on OSHA’s list of most cited for 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021, having risen from No. 5 in 2020 and No. 6 in 2019. OSHA’s ladder safety requirements are ...