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Ladder and stepladder pre-use check
Checklist · Before each use
The check before a ladder or stepladder is used: that it is right for a short, simple job and that its feet, stiles, rungs and locks are sound.
Use it in Sitro: add it to a project and fill it on a phone, free for 14 days.
The law and guidance behind it
- Work at Height Regulations 2005, Regulations 6 and 7 and Schedule 6 (ladders)
- HSE INDG455, Safe use of ladders and stepladders
The questions
The ladder
- Ladder number or description
- Where it will be used
Checks
- A ladder is right for this: short duration (minutes, not hours), light work, three points of contact kept
- Feet present, not worn or damaged, clean
- Stiles straight, not bent, split or cracked
- Rungs or treads not bent, missing or loose, and clean
- Locking bars or spreaders work (stepladders)
- Platform not split or buckled (stepladders)
- Label readable; class right for the trade (EN 131 Professional)
- Footed or tied, on firm level ground, at about 1 out for 4 up (leaning ladders)
- Result
Sign-off
- Checked by
- Date and time
- Signature
A template to adapt to your site, not legal advice.
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