Ladder Safety Toolbox Talks and Requirements for Portable ladder, Angle Ladder Safety The standard for portable leaders content specific requirements designed to ensure work safety. Portable Ladder Portable Ladder safety toolbox talks - Load on Ladder - Self supporting (fold out ladder) and non-surgical (leaning) portable ladders most be able to support at least four times the minimum intended load except extra-heavy-duty metal or plastic ladder, which must be able to sustain 3.3 times the minimum intended load. Angle ladder safety : Non-supporting ladders, which must lean against a wall or other support, are to be positioned at such an angle that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is about 1/4 the working length of the ladder. In case of job-made wooden ladder , that angle should equal about 1/8 the working length. This minimise the strain of the load on ladder joints that may not be as strong as no commercially manufactured ladders....
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