Items Tagged with 'ladder safety'

Trabajador lesionado es trasladado por aire desde un techo de 50 pies en un centro de datos de Google

Emergency crews rescued a construction worker injured 50 feet above ground at a Google data center site in LaGrange, Ga. The worker was airlifted in serious condition.

The American Ladder Institute launched its 2026 ladder safety survey as National Ladder Safety Month marks its 10th year promoting safer ladder use.

OSHA dio a conocer sus 10 infracciones más citadas para 2025. Como en años anteriores, las caídas —el tipo de incidente más común en el techado— ocuparon dos lugares en la lista.

OSHA revealed its top 10 most cited violations for 2025. As in past years, falls — the most common type of incident in roofing — claimed two spots on the list.

Safety experts Tammy Clark and John D’Annunzio, head out to a commercial roofing jobsite to highlight ways roofing contractors can stay safe.

After sustaining an injury that prevented him from descending from the roof, a roofing contractor in Illinois welcomed assistance from the local fire department and its ladder truck.

The WERNER Ready Step is a lightweight and compact fiberglass step ladder built for residential trades professionals and includes built-in tool organization.

A New Jersey roofing contractor agreed to pay $155,000 in penalties after reaching a settlement agreement with the Department of Labor over fall protection violations it received in the summer of 2024.

Safety expert Tammy Clark heads to a commercial roofing job to highlight ways roofing contractors can avoid accidents and OSHA violations involving ladders.