Test Your Knowledge: Ladder Safety Answers
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Here are the answers!
1. As a general rule, for projects requiring getting on a roof, how far should your ladder be able to extend?
Answer: Three feet beyond the roofline
2. What should be factored in when accounting for load capacity?
Answer: All of the above
3. Never stand beyond this point on an extension ladder to properly maintain balance.
Answer: The fourth rung from the top
4. How many points of contact should a worker on a ladder maintain at all times?
Answer: At least three
True or False?:
You’re over reaching when your shoulders move beyond the stiles of a ladder. T/F
Metal ladders can be used near electrical sources if they have rubber feet at the bottom. T/F
The base of a ladder should be placed one foot away from the structure for every four feet of height to where the ladder rests on a building. T/F