Buying a ladder for a weekend project is very easy. Leave the coffee pot

U.S. Drive to the nearest hardware store. Get a ladder that fits

the height requirement for the job. Carry the ladder in the back

of the SUV. Back home.

No!

My local hardware store has a courtesy questionnaire that you

must complete before you can purchase a ladder. Then there is the

disclaimer form if you don’t see the security video.

“What is this?” I asked the clerk. Looks like my local hardware

store owner had been sued on two separate occasions for selling

unsafe equipment. This owner was taking no chances with the client.

the wounds came back to haunt him.

There may be some support for your requirement. More than 160,000 people

They are injured in ladder related injuries every year. If you don’t know

how to choose a ladder for work or if you are trying to use a ladder

If safety is not inspected, the chances of injury are high.

I signed all the forms and sat down to watch a thirty minute video.

titled “Stair Safety”. The video was not interesting but the

the silly things people do on the stairs made me laugh.

Then I saw a video clip that applied to me. The person was in a

ladder cleaning gutters. Suddenly, the extendable ladder collapsed.

The video showed the ambulance. The person in the video could not

engage the locks on your extension ladder.

The employee stopped the video to remind the group “Do not USE

a metal ladder in a lightning storm “(there were 10

bored owners watching this video). All we needed was the

employee for comment. But we had to listen to everything because

We wanted our stairs. The employee reminded us of basic security

principal. “If you work outdoors during a thunderstorm,

get off a metal ladder. “Store the metal ladder in your garage.

Do not leave a metal ladder leaning against your home during a

storm “.

We all chuckled and thought “DUH”!

The employee returned the video. There on the screen we saw

three electrical incidents involving metal ladders. I thought

everyone knew that metal stairs conduct electricity.

So stay away from power lines and lightning and get out of the rain. Everyone doesn’t know, so I paid more attention. I was glad

to find out you could buy a fiberglass ladder.

The secretary showed us how to check the maximum load of a ladder. When you check the maximum weight that the ladder supports

You must add your weight plus the materials you carry

Go up the ladder. No way. I will only buy a high load weight for

my ladder because I’m not asking any of the females in my house

to calculate your weight plus anything.

Fortunately for the hardware store, I finished with all

requirements to buy a ladder. I knew i needed

select the right ladder for the right job. The store had

A large selection of stairs from various types of materials.

They also had various styles of ladder.

Unfortunately for me, I needed to buy several ladders.

to meet the requirements of the jobs you did around the house.

I chose my stairs carefully. I didn’t want a ladder made of

metal for obvious reasons.For mundane outdoor jobs,

the metal ladder was the least expensive.

Then the clerk pointed out that the cheap metal ladder

had no non-slip material on the bottom

I had to spend additional money to get that feature.

Since ladders are so common, we tend to use a ladder

for granted. We forget about the dangers associated with this.

household tool. Being safe on a ladder is so important

like being safe in your home or car.