Consensus among safety professionals is that the primary cause of ladder injuries is lack of training on their use. “Helping people get home safely is why we come to work each day,” said Ryan ...

Last month, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis launched a campaign to provide employers and workers with safety training for ladders, scaffolds and roofs. More than 10,000 construction workers fell ...

Other workers ... in construction, meat processing, landscaping, farmwork and warehousing. They can die in many different ways, including collapsed ditches, falling off roofs, ladders and ...

Ladders are a common sight in New York City, whether on bustling construction sites, in residential buildings, or among ...

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- Police in Wilmington, Delaware are investigating after a construction worker fell to his ... an apartment building fell from a ladder and landed in front of the ...