According to NHS figures about 20,000 people each year are admitted to accident and emergency wards in England after falling out of bed, compared with 6,400 who drop from ladders, the NHS Information Centre revealed.Falls from trees account for 1,200 cases, while 170 are admitted after falling from cliffs.In total, falls accounted for almost 460,000 hospital admissions … [Read more...] about Lying In Bed Proves More Hazardous Than Working Up A Ladder
Archives for July 2011
Men Face Trial For Sewer Ladder Thefts In Nantwich
Three men are facing trial after equipment including ladders worth £60,000 was stolen from United Utilities' sewers in Nantwich.They were arrested by a quick-witted police officer from Cheshire who recognised their van details from case files. They were later charged with the theft of 30 ladders on Thursday May 26.All have since appeared at South Cheshire Magistrates … [Read more...] about Men Face Trial For Sewer Ladder Thefts In Nantwich
Little Giant Ladder Systems Revitalises Communities
Little Giant Ladder Systems®, maker of the original articulating ladder, and ToolBank USA, provider of high-quality tools to non-profit organisations across the country, announced the versatile and safe Little Giant Ladders are now being lent to non-profit organisations and their volunteers for community improvement projects. A full line of Little Giant Ladder Systems … [Read more...] about Little Giant Ladder Systems Revitalises Communities
Latest Little Giant Accessories now Available from TB Davies
Wing from Utah, USA owners of the Little Giant Ladders System launch a whole new suite of accessories to compliment the Little Giant Ladder series. The new accessories, some of which are designed from the ground up, aim to give users much greater flexibility and improve safety.Hal Wing CEO of Wing instructed his engineering team to find ways of increasing the number of … [Read more...] about Latest Little Giant Accessories now Available from TB Davies
TB Davies Work Platforms Pick for BAE Submarine Fleet
John Hudson BAE Systems Submarine Solutions Managing Director said, "The submarine is huge. It's 100m long, three decks deep, there is no inch of the submarine that is similar to another inch of it. I would definitely put it in the same league as the space shuttle, or projects of that size."The Devonshire Dock Hall was designed to hold four vessel hulls simultaneously and … [Read more...] about TB Davies Work Platforms Pick for BAE Submarine Fleet