Spotlight May-June 2019
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different heights and ladders to overcome that fear. He still does<br />
not hunt out opportunities to climb, but he knows he can when he<br />
must. When I teach ladder use, I stress maintaining three points of<br />
contact: two feet and a hand, two feet and a knee, wrapping a leg<br />
through the rung so there are two feet and ankle—always maintaining<br />
a secure base so I have two hands free to work. You cannot work<br />
with one hand while the other is locked with a fear-crazed vice-like<br />
grip around a ladder rung. Find a secure center of gravity and don’t<br />
over reach. Most ladder falls are a result of reaching past your center<br />
of gravity and not having a solid base. When possible, I use a rope to<br />
pull an object up to me (once I have established a three-point contact)<br />
rather than trying to climb with the object in one hand. Also,<br />
be sure to use the correct height ladder—I repeat, don’t over-reach!<br />
Of course, I could not cover all safety practices in this brief article.<br />
I have attempted to cover the most common topics, and hope I<br />
have opened your eyes to simple things you can do to protect yourcontinued<br />
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