Ladders

Campaign Materials

OSHA Campaign Flyer – English; Spanish (Español)
Fall Prevention Fact Sheet – English; Spanish (Español); Polish (Polski); Russian (русский)
OSHA 2019 Stand-Down Poster – English; Spanish (Español)
OSHA Ladder Booklet – Falling Off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely (Both English and Spanish
NIOSH Safety App – the app features a multimodal indicator and a graphic-oriented guide for ladder selection, inspection, positioning, accessorizing, and safe use. Available for download on iPhone/iPad and Android devices
NJ FACE – Ladder Safety on the Job Website (Español) – complies different falls materials in one place

Guides for Instructors

Preventing Falls from Ladders in Construction: A Guide to Training Site Supervisors and accompanying PowerP oint– Research results and materials to train site supervisors on how to identify and prevent ladder accidents on construction sites

Toolbox Talks

CPWR Toolbox Talks — Falls: Extension Ladders – English; Spanish (Español)
CPWR Toolbox Talks — Falls: Step Ladders – English; Spanish (Español)
Fo cus Four Toolbox Talks – Falls from Ladders
Portable Ladder Training Guide and Portable Ladder Checklist (From ACGIH®, Tailgate Meetings That Work!. Copyright 1997. Reprinted with permission.)
OR FACE Toolbox Talk Guide: Worker Falls When Ladder Slips

Videos

A Simple Task – Fatal Ladder Fall – This video recreates the real-life series of events that led to the death of a 33-year-old construction worker from a ladder fall — and how it could have been prevented.
CPWR’s Don’t Fall For It Video
NEW! Safe Ladder Practices in Roofing (now available in Spanish) – developed by the Roofing r2p Partnership (National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), the United Union of Roofers and Waterproofers & Allied Workers, and CPWR), this video focuses on ladder safety during roofing work and shows how the free National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ladder safety app can help.
UCOR Ladder Testimonials

Handouts

Hazard Alert – Ladders – a one page handout with pictures on how to use a ladder safely. Also available in Spanish (Español)
Ladder Safety For Residential Construction Contractors– a handout with illustrations for residential workers on how to use a ladder safely (MA Dept. of Public Health) English; Spanish (Español); Portuguese; Haitian Creole
7 Steps to Ladder Safety – a one page graphic illustration on how to use a ladder safely
Ladder Safety Checklist – one page handout with illustrations for workers on how to use a ladder safely.English; Spanish (Español)
Ladder Safety for Painters – a handout from MA FACE for painters using ladders

Spot The Hazard

Spot the Hazard is a new product available from the Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction, to be used as a training activity. It is available in either handout form or via PowerPoint
Spot The Hazard – Ladders 1
Spot The Hazard – Ladders 2
Spot The Hazard – Ladders 3
Spot The Hazard – Ladders 4

CPWR Construction Solutions