Ladder Safety Training Program

Participants will be able to:

• Recall rights, roles and responsibilities
• Identify hazards in ladder use
• Understand how and why accidents occur
• Identify different types of ladders and their safe use and storage
• Apply the hierarchy of controls in the selection of access equipment

Prerequisites

• Workers should complete the mandatory Worker Health and Safety Awareness in Four Steps required for all workers in Ontario 
• Supervisors should complete the mandatory Supervisor Health and Safety Awareness in Five Steps required for all supervisors in Ontario 

Ladder Logic

If needed, Act First Safety offers the flexibility to conduct Health and Safety Awareness training for workers and supervisors on-site at your location and can schedule it consecutively with Ladder Safety for maximum efficiency.

This is a brief section that includes: 

• Wallet certificate
• Detailed Record of Training (private sessions only)
• Training Day handouts and materials
• Validity for 3 years
• Training reminder intervals

Why is ladder safety training important?

Falls are a leading cause of workplace injuries and deaths in all industries. In fact, 25% of all falls from heights are falls from a ladder. The majority of workers are never trained on how to use ladders safely which is a major contributing factor in the high number of ladder falls. Providing workers with proper ladder safety training and encouraging safe work practices in your company will help create a safer work environment and reduce the chance of fines and injury related costs and delays.

What is a ladder last policy?

More and more companies are recognizing that ladders are not always the best method to access work at heights. Some have adopted what is known as a “ladders last” policy on their sites as an administrative control for ladder related hazards. Ladders last does not mean ladders cannot be used to work, but that efforts will be made to consider all alternative methods for access, such as scaffolding or elevating work platforms first. These alternative access methods are often much safer than a ladder. Regardless of your company’s policy, ladders should never risk the safety of the workers using them.

Is fall protection needed when using ladders?

Efforts should be made to not use ladders if the worker will be exposed to a high risk of a serious fall. However, there are situations where only a ladder can be used to access the work area meaning fall protection will be needed in order to protect the worker should they fall. When workers must use fall protection, additional training such as a CPO-approved Working at Heights course will be required in order to ensure workers and supervisors have the knowledge to use fall protection equipment in a safe manner.
 

Please contact our office for further details on Ladder Safety training.