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Ladder Safety for General Industry Workers
Learn to inspect a ladder before your shift, set up a portable ladder, climb it the way the rule requires, and use a stepladder correctly. Short lessons, knowledge checks, a scenario and a final quiz.
This certificate records completion of awareness training based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.23(b) and (c) (general requirements for all ladders and portable ladders). It is not an OSHA card or license, and it does not by itself meet the training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.30. Your employer must still train you in the proper care, inspection, storage, and use of the ladders and other equipment covered by 29 CFR 1910 Subpart D before you use them, provide fall hazard training by a qualified person if you use personal fall protection systems, and retrain you when required.
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What you will learn
- Inspect a ladder before your shift and know what to do with a damaged one
- Set up a portable ladder on a safe base, at a safe height, away from traffic
- Climb with the correct body position and without carrying a load that unbalances you
- Use a stepladder correctly
- Know the limits of the ladder you are on, including its maximum load
Course outline
- Inspect before you climb: Look at it every shift; A damaged ladder comes out of service
- Set it up safely: Stable base, every time; Top, height and traffic
- Climb and work: Three habits on every climb; Load, movement and purpose
- Stepladders: Open, locked and used as designed
- On the job
Course facts
- Who it is for: Worker
- Time: about 15 minutes, on your phone or computer
- Final quiz pass mark: 80%, with a certificate employers can verify
- Based on OSHA 29 CFR 1910.23 (Ladders) ยท general industry
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