Fillable Printable Form F417-266-000

Form F417-266-000

F417-266-000 Helpful Tools ― Ladder Safety Checklist 10-2016

Ladder Safety Checklist

Date:

Employer/Business:

Completed By (Name/Title):

Job Location:

Length of Ladder:

Yes No N/A

Have all employees received instruction on using ladders safety?

Has the right ladder been selected for the job?

Has the ladder been inspected for defects, cracks, corrosion, and are bolts and rivets

secure?

Have unsafe ladders been tagged and removed from service?

Has the ladder been placed away from overhead electrical wires?

Is a fiberglass ladder in use if there is any chance of contact with electricity?

Do the ladder’s feet work properly and have slip-resistant pads?

Has the ladder been placed away from exit doors or away from the path of pedestrian or

vehicle traffic? If placed in front of a door ― is the door open or locked shut?

Has the ladder been placed on firm, level footing and is there rigid support for the top of

the ladder?

Is help available if it is too difficult to handle the ladder alone?

Is the load the ladder is supporting within the manufacture’s duty rating?

Are the stepladder legs completely open and the spreader brace bars locked?

Are ladder rungs, shoes, and boots clean of substances that would make climbing the

ladder slippery or hazardous?

Is only one person at a time allowed to climb or stand on a ladder?

Have employees been instructed not to pull, lean, stretch, or make sudden movements on

a ladder that could cause it to tip over?

Have employees been instructed not to reach beyond the ladders rails?

Have employees been instructed to climb higher or move the ladder closer to the area

where they are working if they are beginning to reach above their heads or lean out past

the ladder rails?

Does the ladder extend three feet above the landing when employees must climb off the

ladder at an upper level?

Are employees instructed to never stand on the top step or top cap?

Orchard Ladders

Do the warning labels on step and orchard ladders clearly state that the top step and top

cap are not to be used as a step?

Is a straight orchard ladder facing into an uphill or downhill slope?

Are the steps of a tripod orchard ladder level and the tripod leg extended straight from the

center line of the ladder?

On sloping land, is the position of the tripod leg uphill?

When positioning the ladder across the land slope, is the tripod leg slightly downhill?

When using an orchard ladder, are the straps of the fruit sock or bucket positioned so that

the weight of the picked crop is evenly distributed and the employees can maintain a

stable posture on the ladder?

When using an orchard ladder, are employees instructed to never step off onto branches

of the tree, except onto the main crotch?

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