02.09.2014

Idiots on Ladders 2014

With this year’s Ladder Exchange now underway the UK Ladder Association has also begun its ‘Idiots on Ladders’ competition which highlights the worst examples of people misusing ladders.

Throughout the year people are encouraged to send in the worst examples of people working at height using ladders. The pictures are then put up on the association’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/ladderassociation) with the most ‘liked’ image crowned this year’s biggest Idiot on a Ladder.

To enter a picture, simply post it onto the Facebook page or email it to: [email protected].
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Last year's biggest Idiots on Ladders winner

Ladder Association chairman, Cameron Clow, said: “Most people these days understand what makes ladder use safe or unsafe. For two years now we have been running the Idiots on Ladders contest, and each time pictures have come flooding in. That shows that the public knows when people are doing something on a ladder they shouldn’t, and are shocked by it, but it also shows that misusing a ladder is far too common.”

“We are devoting a month of the Ladder Exchange to promoting safe use so that everyone knows the guidance and training they need is available. You don’t have to be working in construction to benefit, even occasional users in retail, for example, have a course tailored to them. Putting aside a few hours of a day can ensure you never wind up being an Idiot on a Ladder.”

The biggest Idiot on a Ladder winner will be announced at the end of the Ladder Exchange in December.