As we are all too aware the elf ‘n’ safety brigade take a rather dim view of the common step ladder and this has led to many a conflict on-site between tradesmen, managers, surveyors and the omnipotent Health & Safety Officer. We have all heard the one about step ladders being illegal (a myth, no doubt, perpetrated by the manufactures of those hideous ‘podium’ contraptions!).
While this can be somewhat of a pain it has to be acknowledged that the humble step ladder has not earned it’s deadly reputation for nothing. …