Contractor takes steps to boost ladder safety
July 1st 2008 To increase awareness of the
importance of safe working
practices among staff,
Northern-based building
maintenance and refurbishment
contractor, cityresponse, brought in
health and safety consultant Peter
Carter who turned his attention to
the issue of working at height.
He says "I found Ladderlog on
the web. It is a clear, visual safety
tagging system which allows for
the proper recording of ladder
inspections, therefore providing an
inspection audit trail.The staff
working in the stores needed a
user-friendly system, but above all,
one where results and records
could be printed off as hard copy –
a simple at-a-glance check, vital
when you are dealing with 60 to 80
ladders at any one time."
Ladderlog has increased
awareness of safety generally. Tags
offer an immediate visual inspection,
not just of the ladder's inspection
history but of its ownership.
Incorporating inspections into a
staggered, six monthly recall
programme has minimised
downtime, and cityresponse has
linked ladder checks with van
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