Brochure

8
CHOOSING THE RIGHT LADDER FOR THE JOB
STEPLADDERS
To ensure you choose the ladder best suited
to your needs, follow the Werner height
safety charts.
The highest permitted standing level on a step
ladder is two steps down from the top. A person
standing higher may lose their balance and fall.
A person’s maximum safe reaching height is
approximately 4’ higher than the height of the
ladder. For example, a typical person can safely
reach an 8’ ceiling on a 4’ ladder*.
EXTENSION LADDERS
Extension ladders should be 7 to 10 feet longer
than the highest support or contact point, which
may be the wall or roof line. This will allow
enough length for proper setup, the overlap of
ladder sections, height restrictions of the highest
standing level, and where appropriate, the
extension of the ladder above the roof line. The
highest standing level is four rungs down from
the top.
Average Heights
Support Points
11'
19'
17'
25'
Average Heights
Support Points
11'
19'
17'
25'