PESO: Portable Ladders
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PESO: Easy-To-Use Training in English and Spanish
PESO: Easy-To-Use Training in English and Spanish PESO is an easy-to-use, bilingual toolkit created by the Oregon OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Program to help employers deliver job safety training and reduce workplace injuries and illnesses. The complete toolkit contains tookbox talks, handouts,training modules and overheads to use for presentations. The complete toolkits are posted on the OR-OSHA website at www.orosha.org. The following are links to the PESO toolbox talks in this collection:
Documents
- PESO: Accident Investigation
- PESO: Biological Hazards
- PESO: Excavations
- PESO: Hazard Communication
- PESO: Hazardous Energy Control
- PESO: Hazard Identification
- PESO: Industrial Vehicles
- PESO: Machine Guards
- PESO: Manual Material Handling
- PESO: Health in Construction
- PESO: Portable Ladders
- PESO: Scaffolds
- PESO: Slide Guards
- PESO: Safety Committee
Summary Statement
Brief description of the danger and steps a worker can take to work safely when using a ladder. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collection' button to access the other items.
Most workers injured in falls from ladders are less than 10 feet above the ladder´s base!
- Inspect your ladder for tight joints between steps and side rails, cracks, rust, broken rungs and rails, and oily or greasy rungs.
- Ensure non-slip safety feet on each ladder or, secure ladder to prevent it from sliding on slippery surfaces.
- Step ladders must have a metal spreader bar.
- Extend ladder at least 36 inches (3 feet) above the surface served. See Diagram.
- Check the ladder´s rating and don´t subject it to a load greater than its rated capacity.
- Use only non-conductive ladders near electrical conductors.
- Set the ladder on solid footing, against a solid support.
- Place the base of non-self supporting ladders out away from the wall or edge of the upper level one foot for every four feet of vertical height (1:4). See Diagram.
- Never increase the height of a ladder by standing it on other objects, such as boxes, barrels, or by splicing two ladders together.
- Keep ladders away from doorways or walkways, unless they can be protected by barriers.
- Climb the ladder carefully, facing it and using both hands. Use a tool belt or hand line to carry materials.
- Keep your body centered. Never let your belt buckle pass beyond either ladder rail. If something is out of reach, get down and move the ladder.
- Never use ladders as sideways platforms, runways or scaffolds.
