Keywords: Ladder, myth, maintenance, regulation, risk assessment, steps,

Ladder ban rumour

Paul Reeve | Feature | HSW
02.03.2007

The myth that the Work at Height Regulations 2005 (WAHR) ban the use of ladders or steps just refuses to go away. Six months after the WAHR were introduced in April 2005, an HSE spokesperson appeared on the BBC's Newsnight to try to dispel the notion that window cleaners could not use ladders bec ...

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