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5 Tips for Ladder Safety

March is National Ladder Safety Month. In 2016, 1,130 ladder related injuries caused employees in Texas private industry to take days off work. Ladders were the main source of injury in 24 fatalities. Our tips can help employees use ladders safely and avoid incidents.


Free Traffic Safety Train-the-Trainer Workshops

The National Safety Council’s Texas Employer Traffic Safety Program--Our Driving Concern--covers traffic safety topics that you can present to your employees, including:

  • Our Driving Concern: Making a Difference
  • Distracted Driving
  • Impaired Driving
  • Aggressive Driving
  • Passenger Restraint

Next workshop: March 7, Austin.

Register, view schedule.


Free Ladder Safety Publication

Learn more about using ladders safely in the workplace in our free Ladder Safety – Take 5 for Safety publication in English or Spanish (PDF).

Visit DWC’s Free Safety and Health Publications page to read about a wide range of workplace health and safety topics.


2018 Regional Safety Seminars

Affordable training on the following topics:

  • Elements of Effective Safety Meetings and Training Methods
  • Incident Investigations – Getting to the Root of the Problem in Four Steps
  • Understanding the Requirements of Fall Protection and Working-Walking Surfaces

Next Regional Safety Seminars: March 20, San Antonio; April 11, Fort Worth

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