Ladders and steps: New training DVDs

The Ladder Association's 'Ladders & Steps' national training course now includes two DVDs intended to enhance the learning experience of attendees: Jason Anker: A Fall From Height: The powerful message in this DVD makes it clear from the outset why delegates should sit up and pay attention. It describes Anker's life as a paraplegic after falling just 10ft from a ladder and sustaining a major spinal injury. Over the 17 years since, he has come to terms with the frustrations of life as a paraplegic, and his guilt and regret at failing to draw attention to a situation he knew to be hazardous. The DVD includes excerpts from Anker's presentation, together with moving testimony from his family. Ladder Safety: The Essentials. The second DVD reinforces the essential elements of the course. It covers ladder classifications, how to decide whether a ladder or stepladder is the right piece of workplace equipment for the task in hand, situations in which you should never use a ladder, and how to carry out and record ladder inspections.

Training is available across the UK from approved training centres: www.ladderassociation.org.uk