Buyers and Safety Managers: reduce costs and accidents – rationalize your company’s ladder park. [ deutsch - italiano - français ]
1. Eliminate all ladders over 25 kg / 55 lb
Safety regulations are very clear on moving loads manually. The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work considers a weight of 25-30 Kg to be potentially too heavy to lift for most people (OSHA Fact Sheet 73).
2. Classify every job at height in:
- Work up to 3 meters / 10 ft
- Work up to 6 meters / 20 ft
The biggest group of fatal accidents at work form fall accidents (for ref. see: Sonja Gawehn, Tödliche Arbeitsunfälle, 1991 – 2004. Frankfurt am Main 2007)
70 % of all ladder accidents occur up to 2.60 m / 8.53 ft (for ref. see: Gaps Analysis to NIOSH, Review of the scientific literature on injuries from falls from and with ladders, by: Advanced Technologies and Laboratories, Inc. in Germantown, Maryland, USA)
3. Work up to 6 meters / 20 ft
with light, strong, easy handling and self-locking “telescoping ladders”
Aluminium telescoping ladders stand-alone and lean-to
Aluminium telescoping ladders lean-to
Insulating and hygienic telescoping ladders stand-alone and lean-to
Insulating and hygienic telescoping ladders lean-to
4. Work up to 3 meters / 10 ft
With self-instructing, non-slip and clean “ergonomic ladders”
Ergonomic ladders with non-slip, hygienic tread-layers
come also with big foot
Ergonomic ladders with 80 cm/32 in rail
come also with big foot
Insulating and hygienic ergonomic ladders
Insulating and hygienic ergonomic ladders with 80 cm/32 in rail
Antistatic ergonomic ladders
Antistatic ergonomic ladders with 80 cm/32 in rail
5. Eliminate Fiberglass Ladders
“Fiberglass” or “glassfibre” is material made from extremely fine fibers of glass. It is used as a reinforcing agent for polymer products. The resulting composite material, properly known as fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) or glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), in popular usage is called “fiberglass. The advantages of the products are corrosion resistant, mechanical strength, low weight, chemical resistant, electrical and thermal insulating and many others.
Unfortunately fiberglass is much more difficult to recycle than materials like wood (100 % natural and industrial recycling), aluminium (75 % industrial recycling). Crushing and granulation is one possibility but commercially non proven.. Tests have shown that it is technically possible to break down the molecule chains in uncured polyester by pyrolysis, and then reuse the resulting product as new polyester raw materials. However, pyrolysis is not currently financially viable.
- Global production of fiberglass 2007 4.2 million tons, demand 4.5 million tons, prospects 2010 5.68 million tons
- China is the key driver (38.1 %) of global production in 2007
Benefits of Rationalization
- Telescoping ladders and ergonomic ladders are available in Europe since 1975, in America since 1990, in Asia since 2002
- Better purchasing and administration thanks to standardized products
- Inexpensive maintenance
- In field parts and repair service
- Reliable and better risk assessment and job-control
- Benefits N°2-5 occur for standard works at height, for electrical works at height, for works at height in white -, clean and HACCP ambient
- Programmable control of accidents and injuries
- 100 % recycling
Wanted Sole Distributor of SKYLAX brands for USA and Canada
Telescopic ladder with dielectric strength up to 1000 Volts AC; red brilliant surface, easy to clean; free of fiberglass parts, the City Star telescoping ladders resist years in salty seawater, against agents in the atmosphere, against permanent UV rays.
