Ladders
- OSHA Campaign Flyer – English; Español
- Fall Prevention Fact Sheet – English; Español; Polish (Polski); Russian (русский)
- OSHA Ladder Booklet – Falling Off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely (Bilingual in 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- El sitio de web tiene la opción para traducir a español) – compiles different falls materials in one place
Guides for Instructors
- Preventing Falls from Ladders in Construction: A Guide to Training Site Supervisors and accompanying PowerPoint– 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; Español
- CPWR Toolbox Talks — Falls: Step Ladders – English; Español
- Focus 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
- National Association of Home Builders Ladder Safety Video Toolbox Talk – English & Español
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
- Safe Ladder Practices in Roofing – English; Español. 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 – English, Español
Handouts
- Hazard Alert, Ladders – A one page handout with pictures on how to use a ladder safely. English; Español.
- Portable Ladder Safety QuickCard – English; Espanol
- Safe Use of Stepladders – English
- 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; Español; Portuguese; Haitian Creole
- 7 Steps to Ladder Safety – a one page graphic illustration in English and Spanish 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; Español
- Ladder Safety for Painters – a handout from MA FACE for painters using ladders
- Fact Sheet: Prevent Construction Falls from Roofs, Ladders, and Scaffolds – a NIOSH FACE program fact sheet
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 below or via PowerPoint:
CPWR Construction Solutions
- Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- Rolling Ladder
- Roofer Ladder Hoist
- Ladder Leveler
- Proper Ladder Selection
Research
Additional Materials