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  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Ladder Manufacturer:

  • Ladder Weight Load:

  • Type of Ladder:

  • Construction of Ladder:

General

  • Loose steps or rungs (loose if can be moved by hand)

  • Loose nails, screws, bolts, or other materials

  • Cracked, split, or broken uprights, braces, steps, or rungs

  • Slivers on uprights, rungs, or steps

  • Rungs/steps missing

  • Rungs/steps on metal ladders corrugated or knurled

  • Free from grease, oil, or slippery materials

  • Wooden parts free from splinters, cracks, decay

  • Joints between rungs and side rails tight (loose if can be moved by hand)

  • Movable parts operate freely

  • Damaged or worn nonslip bases

  • Rails free from cracks/splitting

Stepladders

  • Wobbly

  • Do not exceed 20 feet in length

  • Loose or bent hinge spreaders

  • Broken stop on hinge spreaders

  • Sharp edges on spreaders

  • Loose hinges

Extension Ladders

  • Loose, broken, or missing extension locks

  • Defective locks that do not seat properly when ladder is extended

  • Frayed or worn rope

  • Single section ladders do not exceed 30 feet in length

  • Two section extension ladders do not exceed 48 feet in length for metal ladders and 60 feet in length for wood ladders

  • Ladders with more than two sections do not exceed 60 feet in length

Ladder Condition

  • Passed the Inspection?

  • Ladder "Tagged Out of Service" Needs repair?

  • If repaired, date repaired and returned to service:

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