Ladders come in a range of styles to suit any number of applications, but step ladders are most common for indoor use. These fold-out, A-frame ladders tend not to surpass 10 feet and typically have ...

Learning how to use a ladder safely can keep you out of harm's way or even save your life whether you're painting your house or cleaning your gutters. If you'll be up on your roof, follow our advice ...

Ladder injuries are one element of sweat equity you may not hear about on home-improvement shows. While human error may explain some of the roughly 175,000 emergency ...

If your profession requires that you use a ladder on a daily basis, you may be interested in a new piece of safety equipment which has been specifically designed to help keep you safe while aloft.

Using a ladder may seem pretty straightforward but these useful tools are actually far more dangerous than you might think. In fact, falls from ladders are among the leading causes of work-related ...

Stairways and ladders are a major source of injuries and fatalities among construction workers. OSHA estimates each year nearly 25,000 employees are injured and 36 die from the improper use of ladders ...

Thanksgiving is past and it’s time to trim the home with Christmas decorations. Having already hung my lights during a warmer weekend, I couldn’t help but notice some of my fellow holiday enthusiasts ...

Other than the obvious uses for ladders in interior decorating such as providing additional height to reach ceilings for painting or hanging window treatments and such, these ladders that I am ...

Resources and training from American Ladder Institute help keep homeowners safe Cleveland, Ohio--(Newsfile Corp. - February 25, 2025) - Most every home has at least one ladder, sometimes even two, ...

Editor's Note: Crafty Chip Kouri is back with an installment of his Around the Home blog, this time refurbishing an old ladder and giving it a new life. Hello, all! First, let me start out by ...