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Ladder safety tips

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Real Estate Agent with Kingsway Real Estate., Brokerage

Whether you're decorating your house, hanging a painting or just doing some cleaning around the yard, here are a few basic ladder safety tips that will help you stay safe:

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- Always use a sturdy ladder while climbing and make sure to wear slip-resistant shoes, like ones with rubber soles

- Face the ladder while climbing up and down, and make sure to keep your body centered on the ladder

- Stand below the "safe standing level" on a ladder, for aa stepladder this is the second step from the top

- Make sure all locks on the ladder are in place and keep the ladder on ground level

- NEVER climb a chair, it is far too dangerous so always use a ladder

Don Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services - Idabel, OK

So many people don't think about ladder safety, they just lean it against a building and hop on witout thinking.. great tips

Apr 17, 2011 10:50 AM
Mandeep Bhathal
Kingsway Real Estate., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
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Thanks Don and Judi. You are right. People should start thinking more about their safety. 

Apr 17, 2011 11:05 AM