Published: May 2024 You might have noticed that a lot of the Ladder Associations work, and its requirements for membership, are based around product standards, and particularly EN 131, the product standard for portable ladders. But standards are not just about products. A standard is an agreed way of doing something That could be designingMore Info
PRESS RELEASE – 17 May 2024 Consumers at higher risk when buying telescopic ladders from online platforms Latest research commissioned by the Ladder Association has highlighted the increased risk of accidents for consumers who buy telescopic ladders from online platforms as opposed to physical stores. The market research study, funded by the Office for ProductMore Info
We watch with great interest as the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) release their regular Product Safety Reports, as often, they’ll show confirmation of unsafe imported ladders having been stopped, tested, and subsequently rejected, at Port. In April alone, 17 safety reports hit our inboxes of ladders that were all deemed as ‘presentingMore Info
Our Executive Director, Peter Bennett OBE, continued to fly the flag for ladder safety when he appeared recently on the ‘Professional Builder’ podcast. Hosted by Lee Jones, editor of the popular and well-established SME trade magazine, Peter introduced the Ladder Association and how we support businesses of all sizes to stay safe when working atMore Info
By David Gray, Chairman of the Ladder Association and Managing Director, T.B Davies At the Ladder Association, we want everyone who climbs a ladder to come back down safely, and at T.B Davies, our commitment to safety when working at height is at the core of our operations. No Falls Week aligns perfectly with ourMore Info
To coincide with the start of #NoFallsWeek, the Ladder Association are pleased to announce the launch of a new ladder label, designed to promote accredited Ladder Association training to ladder users at work and at home! Available to all Ladder Association members, the label (available in portrait and landscape layouts) can be affixed to theirMore Info
Following on from his appearance on ‘The Roofing Show’ in February, our Executive Director, Peter Bennett OBE, was a guest this week on another of Fix Radio’s popular podcasts – ‘The Electrical Show’. Peter joined host Thomas Nagy to discuss the dangers faced by electricians while working at height. They managed to cover a wholeMore Info
The Ladder Association spoke with Dennis Seaton, frontman of Musical Youth and former chairman of our training committee, who’s been recruited by the association’s newest member, Sunbelt Rentals, as a lead training instructor. We listened to his story – and what a journey it’s been! – to learn the parallels between stage and classroom. PassMore Info
The Ladder Association was shocked to see footage of a recent accident, caught on a driver’s dashcam, involving two men falling from a scaffold tower and ladder in Buckingham, UK. It was nothing short of a miracle that the men appear to have escaped serious injury, or even worse, as they plummeted to the groundMore Info
Ladders appear on the Weatherfield Cobbles For all you Corrie fans, did you catch last Wednesday’s episode featuring the scene on an extension ladder? If you missed it, poor window cleaner Gav had never been up a ladder before, so Tim stepped in to show him the ropes (catching out Tracy Barlow in the process…butMore Info
