In Europe, where the use of ladders is far less than in North America, studies have shown it is three times faster to do work off a work platform than a ladder because you’re unrestricted ...

A Hong Kong labour group has called workers to use step platforms after a worker died following a fall from a wooden ladder.

Three fire crews including the aerial ladder platform were sent from Oswestry and Telford Central fire stations to the scene. An operations officer was also in attendance. The aerial platform ...