May 16, 2012

VIDEO: Common ladder safety errors in construction

Bruce Bolduc, owner of Construction Workplace Safety Training Ltd. , recently gave a seminar near Toronto on ladder safety in construction.

He talked about some of the common errors with ladder use, such as overextending and overloading ladders.

For more information, please see Where does labour law stand on ladder safety? in the Daily Commercial News.

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