The Ladder Association Assumes Responsibilty for 2012 Ladder Exchange

With immediate effect, the Ladder Association has assumed responsibility for delivering the annual Ladder Exchange. Since it was first launched in 2007, the Exchange has been responsible for removing over 10,000 broken, bent or damaged ladders from the workplace with the message ‘Don’t let a dodgy ladder shatter your life’.

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Ladder Association at Safety & Health Expo 15 –17 May at the NEC, Birmingham: Don’t Miss It!

The Ladder Association is delivering two presentations in this year’s AIF Knowledge Base and three sessions in the new-style AIF Live Zone. For more information please visit www.safety-health-expo.co.uk and www.accessindustryforum.org.uk

With all eleven member organisations of the AIF represented this year, it promises to be the highlight of the 2012 working at height calendar. Guest speakers include representatives from HSE, IIRSM, IOSH, RoSPA, the British Safety Council, the Law Society, the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Department of Work and Pensions, NFRC and the British Insurers Association.

Ladder Training: Make Sure You Get What It Says On The Tin!

In a recent news release the Ladder Association is asking companies during 2012 to check that when they send delegates on a Ladder Association training course, it’s an approved Ladder Association training course they get and not a poor imitation.

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The Ladder Association Gets a New Chairman

CAMERON CLOW, 41, is the new chairman of the Ladder Association, the trade body responsible for advancing safety and best practice in the ladder industry and for overseeing the delivery of the national training scheme. He takes over from Chris Ball and will serve for a period of three years.

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LADDER ASSOCIATION RESPONDS TO LOFSTEDT REVIEW

As part of the Access Industry Forum (AIF), the Ladder Association has welcomed the publication of the report; in particular the fact that the committee acknowledges the problem lies less with the regulations themselves, but more with their implementation. However, the Association does have a number of significant misgivings, not least of which is the proposal to exempt self-employed workers from certain requirements of health and safety legislation. “Working at height is inherently hazardous and needs to be properly controlled and managed,” says the Association.

Ladder Association Toolbox Talks

See the latest advice and guidance when working at height by watching the Ladder Association's Toolbox Talks.

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Falls from Ladders Fall Away: Latest Figures Show 11 per cent Decline

FOR the second year running, figures released by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reveal that the number of injuries involving the use of ladders and stepladders has fallen from 2132 in 2007/08 to 2011 in 2008/09 and 1817 in 2009/10. This despite an average overall increase of 51 per cent in the total number of falls from height reported to HSE over the same period.