Preventing Injuries, Saving Lives

Every day nearly 2,000 people are injured while using a ladder. Nearly 100 of them suffer a long-term or even permanent disability. And every day, one person dies, never returning home to their family and friends. These numbers are staggering when you think of each individual’s life, and especially the people who love them.

We are driven not by the number of ladders we build, but by the individuals who use them—the hard-working men and women of the world who are the backbone of industry and progress. They put their lives at risk to make things happen. They are dedicated working people with families, hopes and dreams.

If we can help one more of these people get home safely each day, we will have done our job—that’s what gets us out of bed each morning. Ladders will always be a necessity in nearly all walks of life, so we need to find ways to prevent these accidents and save lives.

We believe there are two ways to prevent these accidents: First, providing effective, frequent, and relevant safety training; and second, designing safer climbing and access equipment.

Free Ladder Safety Training

As a member of the American Ladder Institute (ALI), Little Giant helped develop the best online ladder safety training, available at www.laddersafetytraining.org. This free, online service allows managers to track the training of their employees. It also provides a pre-test, an informative training video, a post-test and a certificate of completion.

Sometimes hands-on experience and live training are the most effective methods in prevent injuries. Regardless of the type or brand of ladder you use or the industry you work in, you can register your company for free, on-site ladder safety training from a qualified ladder safety expert. You can visit www.laddersafetyhub.com and fill out the sign-up form.

Designing for Human Nature

Although it is extremely important, training alone is not enough. Even an experienced, well-trained professional can fall off an ordinary traditional ladder. Our new professional climbing equipment will help operators avoid the three most common causes of both OSHA safety citations and ladder-related injuries and fatalities:

1. Repeated handling of heavy climbing equipment
2. Using the wrong ladder for the job; using the right ladder the wrong way
3. Overreaching

In an era of worldwide progress and innovation, the traditional designs sold by most ladder companies have remained all but unchanged, even though the incidence of ladder injuries increase each year. The ladder industry can do better; and we are leading the charge. We engineer our professional access equipment to prevent as many falls as possible. It is better to build a fence at the top of a cliff than to park an ambulance at the bottom.