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Comments (28)
Abaas Mahroos
IPVMU Certified | 09/25/18 07:44pm
Great topic to cover.
One of our clients (an integrator) had one of their staff pass away from a fall off a ladder. It was no more than 2m in height, landed on the back of his head. He wasn't wearing a helmet.
I still find it scary that one can die from a seemingly routine task.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
Not an exciting topic. A seemingly simple topic. But people do well to head as a reminder everyone now and then.
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Shannon Davis
To expand upon this due to insurance and contractor requirements in many facilities or job sites you can no longer use a step ladder over 4' to 6' without being tied off. On some construction project we have been on lately unless you can reach what you are working on with a 4' ladder then you have to use a lift. This is really important to know when bidding a project the safety requirements of the site. Not having the price of a lift in your bid could tank a small job. More importantly the use of extension ladders is becoming even more prohibited on some sites.
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Rob Dunham
11/01/18 09:50pm
Aluminium ladders do not meet code in most locales when you are working with cabling. Code almost always requires non-conductive ladders.
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Dustin Hoffman
"Many will tell you to throw the ladder with the fly out so that it faces towards you when you climb it. Those people are wrong. Ladder manufacturers will tell you to throw the ladder with the fly in, facing the building. "
What am I reading this wrong fly out is wrong? What even in the demonstration video the fly is out towards the climber. This can't be right.
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Dean Kozak
They actually make fiber glass multi ladders nowadays , werner and little giant both..
Werner:
Werner 22 ft. Reach Height Multi-Purpose Fiberglass PRO Ladder with 300 lbs. Load Capacity Type IA-FMT-22 - The Home Depot
Little giant:
Little Giant Conquest Ladder | Type 1A | Conquest Ladders
I also recommend using a dolly or cart with ladder storage or carry hooks for easier transport of the low to mid height ladders as it save time going back and forth to truck van or job site storage , but also easier on the lower back.. and Id say for also if you do access control then really cart is a must have set up
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Tan Tharp
I never knew the handy trick about having the ladder be 1 additional foot away from the wall for every four feet high. Once growing up I had a ladder slip out from under me, and now I can see why.
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Daniel S-T
Anyone use the Little Giant King Kombo ladder? Seen it all over Instagram, looks like a neat little ladder...
NOTICE: This comment has been moved to its own discussion: Anyone Use The Little Giant King Kombo Ladder?
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Stephen Wilson
Great points on safety. I was doing a job pressure washing a house and needed a latter to get to the gutters, and luckily was on grass but when i got to the top my ladder was to close to the house and got top heavy, causing me to almost loose balance and fall, exact scenario talked about here, never to carful.
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Lynn Harold
What's the rule of thumb for a 1-man 2-ladder install? Took this pic at my car dealer while waiting for service.
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Undisclosed Integrator #2
That's a terrible way to carry an extension ladder. Your weight-bearing arm should be around it (not through it) holding the base so it's braced against your body for vertical carry. In your example there is nothing preventing the ladder from falling backwards except the strength of the tech's arms which is a great way to pull a muscle and damage property with your falling ladder. It also doesn't allow for a simple transition to horizontal shoulder carry to clear obstacles, and just looks awkward and uncomfortable because the rungs are in the way.
You should also mention that extension ladders are rated by total length of the base + fly and is NOT an accurate representation of their total height, as the base and fly need several feet of overlap at full extension to be safely locked together. A typical 28' extension ladder for instance will only extend 23' total. The taller the ladder, the more overlap which subtracts from total height.
Little Giants are excellent ladders and every tech should have one. They're heavy but they're FAR more versatile than keeping and hauling around half a dozen different step ladders. They even fold out flat as a quasi-extension ladder and with the wide bases are very stable. Most of the work we do is on them. Pro tip: get one that has wheels, they are invaluable for moving it around.
Best extension ladder we have is the 16' Louisville. It comprises two 8' sections and so is only 8' tall when collapsed, which makes it a dream in residential scenarios. One of my former employers used to issue us 10' straights which were frequently too long to get under soffits with a deck. The extended length on the 16' is 13' which will get you high enough for most small commercial jobs and almost any residential. We use ours A LOT. Beyond that we either use the 24' or 32'. In telecom we all had 28s which is a decent one-ladder-only solution, but you will invariably encounter a job where you wish you had a 32' and other jobs where a 24' was easier to manipulate.
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Kyle Clancy
i thought some of the tips were very helpful. Even safety aside, ladder re- adjustments add time and restrict work flow. Thank you
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Kevin Laroche
There's little to learn about ladder safety and lots to go wrong. We certainly have come a long way from living in the trees.
My 2 main ladders are a 6ft Werner fiberglass and a 17 ft little giant. With the exception of reaching to the top of roofs or poles, these 2 ladders get the job done quite well.
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Pete Simchuk
Love the Little Giant! I must get one. The man in the video makes it look light. Mine is very heavy. I love it versatility!
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Ernest Williams
The little giant works well for most jobs, it has a good foot stand that saves the feet from torture of standing on a single rung for too long.
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Craig Verkerke
Ladder safety is definitely a serious matter. I had just purchased a new home, ranch style on a crawl space, and was putting up Christmas lights using an aluminum extension ladder. It was a cheap ladder, what I was able to afford when I bought it. I was just getting level with the gable vent at the peak of the roof when that cheap extension ladder snapped. A neighbor 100 yards away heard the snap and me hitting the ground and came running. I was lucky, I had the wind knocked out of me and sported some colorful bruises for Christmas, but nothing broken. I won't get on a ladder anymore that isn't rated for my weight plus tools and equipment.
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