Safety Concerns

Falls-from-roof is the leading type of accident for ROOFING at 47 percent and falls from ladders was second at 30 percent.

In at least 25 percent of the fall from elevation cases involving a ladder, the physical condition of the ladder or the way it was used contributed to the injuries sustained in the fall.

Ladder movement, ladder falling over, and ladder broke/collapsed were the most frequently recorded contributing conditions.

Here is a good example of why Ole Willie is still kicking!

wywoody: This is a ladder sculpture inviting risky ladder behavior.

But look what you get if you make it to the top FIRST! :laugh:

I tie the rope around the nearest ladder rung that's either even or just below the gutter and then around the gutter spike.

This way the bottom of the ladder can not kick out either.

The sad thing about that one with the clock tower is that's the only one of the four faces causing any problem. They have to adjust it about once a week.

The guys holding the ladder in front of the New Motion Hair Salon are wearing hard hats at least. I can see why. Trying to imagine what New Motion has to do with hair. Let's see now, they charge people a dollar to walk by and get it to stand straight up?

Now we know why our WC rates are so high One of our citys down this way will not issue a permitunless you have you job and job site approved by OSHA however I do not think that any of the above ever pulled a permit or even license lol

lol

:woohoo:

Two guys I know got electrocuted, and lived about two months ago. One had to resuscitated.

Here's where and how I set my ladder on one job.

I didn't step on or off normally. I hopped onto it so I wasn't touching it and the ground at the same time.

This is how I roll. Get er done :laugh:

now this guy has balls

And here's how some found early retirement!