{"id":5838,"date":"2020-10-28T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T16:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=5838"},"modified":"2023-11-13T09:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:36:48","slug":"ladder-safety-for-holiday-decorating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/osh\/winter-weather-safety\/ladder-safety-for-holiday-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"Ladder Safety for Holiday Decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday decorating frequently involves hanging items higher than you can reach while standing on the floor. Below are some helpful reminders about safe ladder use; these hints are also\u00a0available to print\u00a0as a small reminder for employees: <span class=\"doc-icon\"><a class=\"doc-type pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/download\/holiday_safety\/Holiday%20ladder%20printout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Holiday Ladder Printout<span class=\"sr-only\"> pdf<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/download\/holiday_safety\/Holiday%20ladder%20printout.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1631 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2014\/08\/Holiday_ladder_thumb-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday ladder reminders\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2014\/08\/Holiday_ladder_thumb-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2014\/08\/Holiday_ladder_thumb-225x229.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2014\/08\/Holiday_ladder_thumb.jpg 392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a>When putting up holiday decorations, always use the proper step stool or ladder to reach high places.\u00a0<strong>Don\u2019t stand on chairs, desks or other furniture.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If you have to use a step ladder near a doorway, lock or barricade the door and post signs so no one will open it and knock you off the ladder.<\/li>\n<li>A straight or extension ladder should be placed one foot away from the surface it rests against for every four feet of ladder height.<\/li>\n<li>When you climb, always face the ladder and keep three points of contact on the ladder whether two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand.<\/li>\n<li>When climbing, keep your hips between the side rails and do not lean too far or overreach. Reposition the ladder closer to the work instead.<\/li>\n<li>Use ladders with slip-resistant feet and wear clean, dry and slip-resistant shoes when climbing a ladder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday decorating frequently involves hanging items higher than you can reach while standing on the floor. Below are some helpful reminders about safe ladder use; these hints are also\u00a0available to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":0,"parent":5777,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5838","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6749,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5838\/revisions\/6749"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}