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The Ladder Safety app, NIOSH's first mobile application, is designed to improve extension and step ladder safety-a concern for those working in construction or any other task that requires ladder use.
The app provides user-friendly guides and interactive tools to prevent major causes of falls:
- Angle Measuring Tool-Uses visual, sound, and vibration
 signals to make it easier for users to set an extension ladder at the proper angle (approximately 75 degrees) and to check the verticality of extension and step ladders.
- Selection Tool-Provides a procedure to select the minimum required ladder duty rating corresponding to user characteristics and task.
- Inspection Tool-Includes a comprehensive checklist for ladder mechanical inspection.
- Proper Use Tool-Presents a set of rules for safe ladder use in a user-friendly format.
- Accessories Tool- Describes a number of available extension ladder safety accessories.
Using smart phone technology, the NIOSH Ladder Safety app deli
vers ladder safety tools, information, reference materials, and training resources into the hands of individual ladder users wherever and whenever they are needed.
The app is available in English and Spanish as a free download for
Apple iPhone/iPad
and
Google Android devices
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