Lone working is sometimes unavoidable, and while it's always better to have another pair of hands on the job to help with carrying and setting up equipment, there are times when it's just you and your ladder.  Professional ladder users will be acutely aware of the proper safety precautions to take when setting up and [...]

With summer over and the nights starting to draw in again many of us will be putting our domestic ladders away for the winter.  Whether that's a garden ladder, a step ladder for outside jobs or an extension ladder for tall tasks, it's important to store our ladders properly so that they're ready for service [...]

Accidents involving ladders are quite commonplace, more so in the domestic and DIY arena than the professional one, although it seems that no amount of training will stop some people misusing their height access equipment.          A roofer in Kentucky fell nearly 10 feet from a ladder, landing on his head and neck in what [...]

A fire at the New Providence Wharf tower block on the 7th of May this year could have been a disaster.  Not only does the building have the same cladding as Grenfell Tower, the balconies are made of wood and the ventilation system was faulty, leading to a broken chimney-like effect as the fire climbed [...]