CLEVELAND, OH -- The American Ladder Institute (ALI) offers free online ladder safety training that can make the professional lives of EHS managers/safety directors much easier.

Loaded with training videos and other materials, the repository, available on laddersafetytraining.org, can serve as a turnkey ladder safety program or be incorporated à la carte into a company’s existing training regimen. All training is created and backed by ALI, the only approved developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry.

The materials are free and available all year long, but ALI is highlighting them now as National Ladder Safety Month approaches. Celebrating “10 Years of Safer Climbing” this year, National Ladder Safety Month is held every March and is the only program dedicated to promoting ladder safety at home and work.

ALI’s free ladder safety training can help reduce ladder-related incidents, strengthen employee awareness of common hazards, and simplify training preparation and delivery through consistent, high-quality safety instruction.

Each week of Ladder Safety Month is dedicated to a specific safety topic. This year’s schedule includes Week One: Choosing the Right Ladder; Week Two: Check Before You Climb; Week Three: Set It Up Safely; Week Four: Climb Safely, Work Safely; and Week Five: Safe Steps with Stepstools.

Ladder incidents continue to impact workers. Because ladders are an everyday tool across many industries, accessible training and refresher education can help promote safer climbing behaviors and improve overall safety awareness.

A special webinar series will be held in conjunction with National Ladder Safety Month. Information on topics and how to register for each event can be found at www.laddersafetymonth.com/participate/scheduled-events/.

Helping to motivate safety and the success of Ladder Safety Month are our sponsors. This year’s Middle Rung Sponsors are International Masonry Institute, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, Werner Co., and Louisville Ladder. First Rung Sponsors are Riverdale Plating & Heat Treat LLC and Dorsey & Whitney. 

For more information, visit https://www.laddersafetymonth.com/.