20.01.2013

Ladders in San Diego

A regular reader in San Diego, California has been surprised by how many ladders are used locally and more particularly how dangerously they are.

With local tradesman clearly putting themselves at risk it is amazing there are not more serious falls and injuries.
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A painter teeters on the top of a ladder in San Diego

In the two latest ones both users have climbed up to the very top rung, one, a painter to climb onto a balcony complete with large paint bucket and brush. The chances of the ladder slipping sideways during this manoeuvre is exceptionally high.
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A closer look at our man climbing onto the balcony

In the other one we are not sure what the man is doing but he is levering himself from one of the top rungs at around four storeys high. Again the chances of him falling are exceptionally high.
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Working four floors up this man is on the top rungs of a long ladder

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A closer look

What it does show is that there are still plenty of tradesmen around who should be using powered access or other safer forms of working at height equipment. Even in the world’s most mature powered access market.

Both examples are clearly Death Wishes.