Use of portable ladders - field observations and self-reported safety performance in the cable TV industry

Portable ladders incidents remain a major cause of falls from heights. This study reported field observations of environments, work conditions and safety behaviour involving portable ladders and their correlations with self-reported safety performance. Seventy-five professional installers of a compa...

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Published in:Ergonomics 2017-11, Vol.60 (11), p.1540-1550
Main Authors: Chang, Wen-Ruey, Huang, Yueng-Hsiang, Brunette, Christopher, Lee, Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cable television industry
Compliance
Construction Materials
Employees
extension ladder
field study
Guidelines
Humans
Inclination
Ladder setup
Ladders
Male
Observation
Occupational Health
Occupational safety
Portability
Risk-Taking
Safety
Safety management
self-reported safety performance
Space life sciences
Staff participation
step ladder
Surveys and Questionnaires
Technology
Television
Training
user behaviour
Working conditions
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Summary:Portable ladders incidents remain a major cause of falls from heights. This study reported field observations of environments, work conditions and safety behaviour involving portable ladders and their correlations with self-reported safety performance. Seventy-five professional installers of a company in the cable and other pay TV industry were observed for 320 ladder usages at their worksites. The participants also filled out a questionnaire to measure self-reported safety performance. Proper setup on slippery surfaces, correct method for ladder inclination setup and ladder secured at the bottom had the lowest compliance with best practices and training guidelines. The observation compliance score was found to have significant correlation with straight ladder inclined angle (Pearson's r = 0.23, p 
ISSN:0014-0139
1366-5847
DOI:10.1080/00140139.2017.1332392