Trained ladder users up 47%

The number of people trained by the Ladder Association in the safe use of ladders reached an all-time high in 2012, passing 5,000 for the first time. This unprecedented increase of almost 50% on 2011 came during a year when, despite a reduction in deaths and injuries, falls from height remained the most common cause of fatalities in the workplace.

The increase to 5,052 people trained in 2012 marks a 47% increase on 2011's figure of under 3,500. In training almost 1,000 people during November, the Association also reached its highest ever number trained in one month.