Who is responsible for ladder safety at UTS

All staff members that use ladders have the responsibilities to:

• inspect them before each use and ensure that the ladder that they are using is suitable for the job, and
• assess the work area and task that they are about to perform, in order to ensure that any risks are recognised and mitigated.

Managers or supervisors

Managers and supervisors of the facility in which ladders are located have the responsibility to:

• ensure that all ladders are regularly inspected with a frequency of at least 12 months, and
• maintain records of ladder inspections and a register of ladder maintenance in the same location that the ladder is stored.