Why should I inspect my ladder?

In today’s episode of “Why should I inspect my ladder?” we find an excellent example of a quality lightweight ladder manufactured by Little Giant ladder that most likely was blown off a house while fully extended and was left a little bent. The ladder is still perfectly safe to use, but more than likely the technician is dissatisfied with the amount of effort to lift and lower the ladder since it is mildly bent to the right. Our teams are trained how to safely assess the level of deflection and carefully bring the ladder back to factory specifications and at the same time make the ladder more user friendly during the lifting and lowering procedure. Our goal at US Safety is to make sure that your ladder fleet it safe and efficient. Our clients first priority is safety and part of making a ladder safe is removing any barriers that might make the ladder more difficult to use. When we inspect a ladder we are looking for damage that according to the manufactures guidelines would deem the ladder defective, but also repairable damage. the repairable damage could be bad rungs, damaged rung locks, broken cable hooks, worn out feet, damaged extension ropes, missing end caps, worn rivets, or rusted hardware. Sometimes physical damage plays a much less important role in an extension ladder being usable. This situation is an excellent example of a ladder that desperately needed maintenance and without proper training the technician would wonder every day why his ladder is so difficult to use. If your ladder fleet doesn’t have a daily inspection program in place for your technicians and an annual inspection by a trained ladder maintenance and inspection company call us today to start the conversation. Ask for Chad 847-460-2087 or email me directly at chad@ladderrepairs.com #laddersafety #ladderinspections #UsSafety