Use and Care Manual

AVOIDING HAZARDS
s2EADANDFOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONLABELSONLADDER&AILURETODOSOMAYCAUSESERIOUSINJURYORDEATH
s#OMPLETELYRETRACTTHEmYSECTIONOFANEXTENSIONLADDERBEFOREMOVINGORREPOSITIONINGIT
s$ONOTUSEANYTHINGSUCHASBOARDSORBOXESTOGIVEALADDEREXTRAHEIGHT
s/NLYONEPERSONATATIMESHOULDCLIMBALADDERUNLESSITISDESIGNEDTOSUPPORTTWOPEOPLE
s.EVERUSEALADDERONSCAFFOLDING
s$ONOTLEANANEXTENSIONLADDERAGAINSTBOXESORANYOTHERUNSTABLESURFACE
s$ONOTCONNECTTWOLADDERSTOEACHOTHER
s$ONOTUSEALADDERIFYOUAREFATIGUEDDROWSYDIZZYORHAVEANYPHYSICALCONDITIONWHICHIMPAIRSYOUR
judgement or limits your ability to work safely.
s.EVERCLIMBALADDERWHENUNDERTHEINmUENCEOFANYDRUGSORALCOHOL
s.EVERUSEALADDERFORANYTHINGOTHERTHANITSSTATEDPURPOSE
s!LWAYSFACELADDERWHENCLIMBINGANDWORKING
s.EVERLEAVEALADDERSETUPUNATTENDED
s.EVERALLOWCHILDRENTOCLIMBALADDER
CARING FOR A LADDER
Properly caring for a ladder helps maximize its life span.
s2EGULARLYCLEANANDLUBRICATETHELADDERSMOVINGPARTS#LEANTHERUNGSANDSTEPS
s3TOREANEXTENSIONLADDERBYHANGINGITHORIZONTALLY-AKESUREITISSUPPORTEDEVERYSIXFEET
s+EEPLADDERSAWAYFROMEXTREMEHEATORCOLD
s$ONOTUSEALADDERASASTORAGESHELF
s7HENTRANSPORTINGALADDERONAVEHICLESECUREBOTHENDS4HISWILLHELPPREVENTDAMAGETOTHELADDER
s+EEPDIRTDUSTGREASEGRIMEPAINTCAULKCARBONBASEDSUBSTANCESANDOTHERFOREIGNMATTEROFFALL
ladders, particularly non-conductive ladders, as these substances can provide a path for electrical
currents to travel over the surface of the ladder and endanger the user.
B: BE A SAFETY EXPERT – NOT A STATISTIC