Ladder Safety - How To Use An Extension Ladder Safely

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In this video Damon Bennet teaches us how to use a ladder safely.
Tips:
1. It's always a 2 person job. Never use a ladder alone.
2. Pull the rope to extend ladder and tie it where you need it.
3. There should be 4 points of contact. 2 feet on the ground fully flat and 2 edges of ladder firmly touching the wall.
4. Where it is off the wall is important. Feet on bottom of ladder. Then put your rms out and they should grab ladder without arms bending. Arms should be fully extended.
5. Make sure clips for extension are clipped in properly. Properly fastened.
6. Always have one person at bottom of the ladder holding it for you.
7. Have both hands on either side of the ladder on the way up and down.
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[@efiabrams]

1:53 best part of the whole video. How is this not a meme? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benderr424]

What my girl sees right before I finish

[@NickSmokes]

what the toilet sees at 3am

[@ralphstone1521]

Enjoyed the video. I'm a 70yo woman trying to decide if I can clean my own gutters. Your lesson was informative, and also saved me a broken hip-thanks! I'll call someone-

[@austinr4405]

good start video. Need another video on getting back on the ladder from the roof, how far to extend the top past the roof and so on

[@allenrj1]

No mention of tie off to the gutter at the top, no mention of level base, no mention of wearing a safety helmet when going above head height. If you slip, you may survive a broken arm or leg, but a fractured skull - well good luck with that!

[@dougsteele5764]

Maybe you could show how to raise the ladder past the gutter on the roof.Thank you for the intro on ladder safety.

[@CherylsWorld.63]

I bought a ladder to clean my own gutters or if I ever need it. I don't know ladder terminology but it has like 3 layers (separate ladder parts). I'm not sure which should get extended first, how far or how those clamps are supposed to work on the rungs.

[@jimhabsfan]

Good video mixed with some humor. A general rule of thumb is : for every 4 feet of vertical, the feet of the ladder should be 1 foot out from the base.

[@WORLD-OF-MERLIN]

Base of ladder should be 1/4 distance of whatever the height is.

[@Mordalo]

1/4 ratio 1 foot out for every 4 feet up. Not correcting you, just making it easier. Also, walk on the arch of your foot on the rung, not the ball of the foot.

[@user-pi5lz3gs4s]

So much of this is awkward and odd. 😂 so funny.

[@CherylsWorld.63]

I went all the way to the gutter and didn't know someone was supposed to be holding the bottom. Biggest mistake was looking down, I froze in fear and it took a while to get down. I need far more instruction (but I liked the funny guy).

[@miked2503]

Maybe show how you got the ladder from a truck or garage and in position on the wall/ground?

[@FrankBoston]

That second person is a huge deal, too!

[@claudiomonreal4822]

So your saying a second person should always hold it at the bottom?

[@elchicano65]

Again no mention on how to get ON the roof and OFF the roof safely. By the way I was always to taught to place my hands on the rungs of the ladder and not the sides. Why don't the ladder experts get on and off the roof??....

[@GenX-Memories]

I've sweated bullets MANY times trying to negotiate this. It can be very hair-raising.

[@fungames24]

It's not safe to get on the roof or off the roof because of the slope. So, don't get on the roof. The reason the hands need to be on the rungs is because the ladder will flip, rotate and invert on one side. Latest ladders with a long protruding "rung" at the very top or bottom will prevent the flip.

[@the2ems1]

I’m not really sure whether you should hold the rungs or the sides. But if you ever watch Fred Dibnar, the steeple Jack, he always holds the sides.

[@GetTricksOrDieTryin2]

You shouldn't be getting on or off the roof with a ladder setup like this at all. The extension ladder should extend 3' past the top of your landing. And holding the rails instead of the rungs is perfectly acceptable, as it allows you to maintain constant contact with the ladder.

[@tigertruckerman]

hands are supposed to be on rungs be mistake on side

[@cglees]

How to use an extension ladder....still waiting, is there a part 2? This video just shows how to use a ladder, not how to use the rope to extend it

[@iceplant1]

Video was fine but didn’t help me with the questions I had. How to extend the ladder once it’s upright without scratching the siding

[@alhakisan]

But how do you move it once it's up?

[@jacobjche]

What if u have trex ar s

[@1959blantz]

He talks about 4 points of contact of the ladder touching, but if you look at the top left point of the ladder at 1:17, it isn't touching the house.

[@ldaporch]

sick

[@setthestandardsimracing8689]

I never knew the straight arms thing! awesome thanks silly little thing like that but good to know

[@eztvonline3873]

Glad you found it useful :]

[@drseuss8589]

Tie off your ladder Most deaths or paralysis occur getting 6' step ladders as the break point is between the second and third vertebrae where the average neck line contacts the ground If you're going to fall, jump of vertically they say, then you land in your feet, hit your knees then with elbows protecting your head you roll into a ball then roll and turn impact force into kinetic rolling energy, but better off being tied off on a life line, it simple anchor bracket and rope, takes 5 minutes, Say you have a roof tie down anchor 25' from where you're working at a roof edge, it's 65' from the ground, 70' from the bottom of the elevator shaft, hook your rope around a roof truss right where you're working, so maybe an 8' straight fall would occur if you fell off a wall, however, if you didn't wrap your rope around a close framing member you might be in for a 20 foot fall at the point of drop in only to swing 15' back into a block wall and then your 6' lanyard, so, a 170 lb guy falls, he's at the end of his rope perspective to his fall location, but the anchor point is 25 feet back, he falls for 20 feet in a swing and smashes full velocity 15 feet away into a cmu wall, nominally, but the lanyard or rope with a built in lanyard system (which should then be only connected to your harness D ring and not your 6 foot lanyard) unleashes, so then a 20' swing drop becomes 26 feet of properly connected, or, if improperly connected becomes 6' on the rope with built in fall arrest plus the 20' of rope plus the additional 6' lanyard you're talking s 15' lateral positional fall at the drop point away from Anchorage, and a 32' drop to take you smashing into a concrete stair it elevator shaft, this needs to be reintegrated in OSHA cottages around the globe. It's sometimes impractical to move an anchor every ten minutes, but wrapping your rope around a close framing member plumb up from where you're working might be in order

[@janesmith3287]

The metal thing you can put at the top - a stand off could be shown too as I want to use that safely as well and the point that balancing a ladder on a plastic gutter is not a great idea as it slips and slides is worth making. But thanks for this. I will use the arm thing at the bottom too. Just need to find someone who will hold it for me now.... not at all easy.

[@wildwolf8983]

Who’s the guy on the green outfit? Mr bean? Lol

[@jasonmeador7861]

My work expects me to move these around a huge condo complex and set them up myself

[@twodimensionsjhr]

can you extend the ladder to the max rung?

[@janesmith3287]

No, best to have 2 or 3 sections overlapping.

[@trentonbriones2381]

Yes u can

[@intrusive_thoughts.]

I knew a guy that had to have his leg amputated after an extension ladder collapsed on him.

[@maemorri]

Hee hee. It's funny when extension ladders collapse.

[@CherylsWorld.63]

First how how is a man getting amputated slightly funny? I don't even care too hear the answer because that was beyond psychopathic (my words)! I was already petrified and this made it worse.

[@Poolooskoo]

@@maemorri Some men just want to watch the world burn

[@Mordalo]

1/4 ratio 1 foot out for every 4 feet up. Not correcting you, just making it easier. Also, walk on the arch of your foot on the rung, not the ball of the foot. Hands on the rung, not the outside.

[@claudioconga]

I thought you’d need to grab the inside of the ladder rather as u go up/down instead of the sides, if you do slip you have your hands and a comfortable curved grip to hang from.

[@ldero9520]

Another guy who pretends to be an expert ( shame on him ). YOU HAVE TO GRAB THE RUNGS......NOT THE SIDES. STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE FAMOUS

[@apexkilla]

Does the ladder angle rule of thumb still apply if you’re a T-Rex? 🦖

[@motodrummer]

How come no one ever talks about which way to set the ladder up against the house. I see more guys with ladders set up with proper angles and points of contact yet the ladder is turned the wrong way, meaning the upper extension side is turned 180 out?

[@sonyamcneal9870]

Bearny-Sesamee Street :)

[@MM-ul6bc]

Eh thats the guy from Holmes show!

[@herbiesnerd]

80 firefighters watched this.

[@andrewsrenson1212]

good tips there but two person job...yeh right! i climb solo and at 90 degrees

[@Soknik01]

Yea, I'm pretty paranoid about people spacing out and running straight gas in the saw or not keeping the bar oil full. Those wild things can be found for next to nothing if not free if you check Craigslist. More often than not the sellers used the saw once, left fuel in it for 18 months then assumed it was broken when it wouldn't start. Give em $10 for the saw, take it home and rinse out the tank and fuel lines, gas it up and viola- loaner saw. Lol

[@markhenry6622]

I disagree with the suggestion to have someone holding the ladder. I suggest securing the bottom against slip out ie secure a board against the bottom. Or, on soil, dig 2 inch deep holes for the feet. I my long career I've never heard of a ladder falling backwards from the top which, seems to be everyone's greatest fear, which is why they often place the bottom way too far out from whatever the top is leaning against. In my opinion in this video the bottom is out too far. I have heard way too many ladders slipping out at the bottom. And the injuries that accompany that.

[@JOEGGGJOE]

He use to be on tv with Mike Holmes.

[@SkorpionYassine]

What a thrill..

[@Andybaby]

Q: What exactly does the second person do?

[@jah5075]

Get ready to Play CATCH!

[@claudiomonreal4822]

@@jah5075 lol

[@claudiomonreal4822]

I am assume they hold the ladder so it won't slip

[@Andybaby]

@@claudiomonreal4822 A: They put their feet against the base of the ladder to stop the slip.

[@pro-seriesfabrication3810]

Make disparaging comments about the ladder climber

[@MP-fy1et]

Is that Jared from subway 🤔

[@robinmurray9200]

The ladder in Video is Damaged and should not have been used. ( Always check equipment before or use’s)

[@boyibolomi2086]

The climbers hands on the wrong spot

[@tigertruckerman]

ricky moranis love child

[@Theycallmearkham]

One of the biggest??? Lmao i have a 60 ft 3 piece extension ladder

[@nathan87]

Oh yeah? well I have six HUNDRE...

[@claudiomonreal4822]

Damn you must need experience to get one of those

[@shantelfullerton9865]

If you want, you can learn how to do it with Stodoys plans woodworking plans.

[@sergejpanov5543]

Dislike: Hands are supposed to be on rungs! If you fall, you can't hold on to sides! Bad teacher!

[@sophialow340]

I did it myself thanks to Stodoys.

[@777arc2]

Just a tad too much humor for such a serious subject

[@unsuspiciouschair4501]

ladders are dodgy as hell

[@claudiomonreal4822]

I always feel like they might slip at the bottom

[@jd12do]

Having someone's shoes at the bottom of a ladder doesn't make it safer

[@jd12do]

Idiots

[@pomma09]

you did not show how to unlock the latch. my goodness. that's what I want to know. your busy talking nonsense

[@theWZZA]

Too much "witty" banter that distracts from the important content.

[@yeah_right88]

These guys are cringey together.

[@gertvdmuide5772]

YOU SHOULD HOLD THE SPORTS NOT THE TREE.