Illinois offers webinars in March on using ladders safely
March 7, 2021
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) The Illinois Department of Labor wants to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and deaths through education during March, “National Ladder Safety Month.”
The agency s division of the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration is planning free weekly webinars on how to stay safe while climbing the rungs.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that about 500,000 people are injured and 300 people die annually in ladder-related injuries.
Labor Director Michael Kleinik says safety precautions are vital when climibing, “from the smallest step ladder to the tallest extension ladder.”
Illinois is not only poised to join the ranks of states that either prohibit or limit employers’ ability to evaluate applicants’ and employees’ criminal conviction records, but also.
This is Ladder Safety Month and the Illinois Department of Labor has some tips for ladder use at home and on the job. One of the most important things to remember is to use th
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