As reported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)*, the national truck, bus and plant division of Volvo has been fined £900,000 after one of their workers fell from a faulty stepladder and suffered serious head injuries. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker was servicing a large delivery truck in September 2015 when heMore Info
It is with great sadness that we have been advised by Clow Group on the recent passing of Alan Keates. Alan had been with the Clow Group since 1982 and was one of the co-founders of WJ Clow (Midlands) Ltd. Warm, personable and outgoing, Alan was very well known and respected throughout the Ladder Industry. He leavesMore Info
The Ladder Association has announced the return of its Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) for 2017 – now called Members’ Conference – which will take place at The Midland Manchester between 9-10 March. This year’s event will host the AMM alongside must-attend special presentations and panel sessions set to explore the changes coming to the industry,More Info
Despite the downward trend in the number of falls from height, this is not the time for complacency says the Ladder Association in response to the HSE’s annual ill health and injury statistics published on 2 November 2016. Regardless of a drop in fatalities from 42 in 2014/15 to 37 in 2015/16, falls from heightMore Info
Launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in 2007 and now managed by the industry’s trade body, the Ladder Association; the Ladder Exchange has returned for 2016 and will run from 1st October – 31st December. Since 2007 the campaign has resulted in thousands of dodgy and downright dangerous ladders being removed from service andMore Info
THE Access Industry Forum (AIF), the forum for the leading trade associations and federations involved in work at height, including the Ladder Association, has announced details of its first national one-day conference. Supported by the Association for Project Safety (APS), Hire Association Europe (HAE) and the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM), Implementing changeMore Info
The London Underground, part of Transport for London, has joined the Ladder Association, the trade body representing the ladder industry in the UK and Ireland. The Association supports technical excellence, safety and best practice and is a major contributor to the setting of national and international standards. It also delivers a range of training coursesMore Info
The Ladder Association, the trade body representing the ladder industry in the UK and Ireland, has boosted its membership again with the addition of Hire Station, the dedicated tool hire business with 58 core tools branches across the UK. Part of the Vp Group, it joins a fast growing list of prominent companies keen toMore Info
Andrew Robertson has been appointed as the Ladder Association’s new ICT officer. He joins the association from Landcatch – a genetic breeding company specialising in Atlantic salmon – where he was responsible for IT and data support across the UK, Europe and South America. A graduate in forestry, he joined Landcatch in May 2008 but,More Info
Want to know what was discussed at our 2016 AMM? Watch each presentation in full, which includes talks from the Ladder Association Chairman, Martin Brooke, Andy McGrory from the Health & Safety Exuective (HSE) and more.
