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Ladder Safety eLearning
Online ladder safety training that settles the question people still get wrong: ladders are not banned, but you have to be able to justify using one, and use it properly.
Who it is for
Who this ladder safety course is for
Ladders and stepladders are involved in a large share of falls from height, and most of those falls are from low heights during short jobs. This course is for anyone who picks one up at work.
- Maintenance, facilities and caretaking staff
- Retail and warehouse staff reaching stock
- Cleaning and window cleaning teams
- Electricians, decorators and trades
- Signage, telecoms and installation workers
- Supervisors who authorise ladder use
Course content
What the ladder safety course covers
Five short lessons covering ladders and the law, types and classes, pre-use checks, setting up and working safely, and stepladders and common failures, then a 12-question assessment.
Ladders and the law
Why ladders are not banned, when a ladder is the right equipment, and the duties on employers and users.
Types and classes of ladder
Leaning ladders, stepladders, combination ladders and platforms, and the BS EN 131 standard.
Pre-use checks
Checking a ladder before every use, what to look for, and taking a defective ladder out of service.
Setting up and working safely
Setting up a leaning ladder at the right angle, securing it, climbing and working with three points of contact.
Stepladders and common failures
Using stepladders safely, the misuses that cause most falls, and alternatives for longer work.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Judge whether a ladder is the right equipment for the task
- Select the right type and class of ladder
- Carry out a pre-use inspection and reject a defective ladder
- Set up a ladder safely and work from it with three points of contact
- Recognise the misuses that cause most falls from stepladders
Your legal duty
The law behind ladder safety training
The Work at Height Regulations 2005 do not ban ladders. They require you to avoid work at height where reasonably practicable, and where it cannot be avoided, to use suitable equipment: with collective protection prioritised over personal. A ladder is suitable for short-duration, low-risk work where the risk assessment supports it.
Ladders are also work equipment, so the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 apply: suitable for the purpose, maintained, inspected, and used only by people who have been adequately trained.
- Work at Height Regulations 2005
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 - sections 2 and 7
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 - risk assessment
Practicalities
How the course works
Would you rather have a tutor?
Ladder safety sits inside the wider work at height picture.
For employers
Ladder Safety training for a team
Ladder misuse is habitual rather than ignorant, people know and do it anyway. Training a whole team at once is what shifts the norm.
- One invoice instead of a card payment per person
- Licences allocated as people join, so induction is covered
- Completion and expiry reporting for your records
- Renewal reminders before certificates lapse
- Bespoke versions built around your own procedures
Ladder Safety eLearning: common questions
No. That myth persists but it is wrong. The Work at Height Regulations require you to choose suitable equipment and justify the choice, ladders remain appropriate for short-duration, low-risk work.
There is no legal figure. HSE guidance treats work of around 30 minutes at one position as a reasonable indicator, but the risk assessment decides, not a stopwatch.
Yes. As work equipment they must be maintained and inspected, and a pre-use check by the user is expected every time. The course covers what to look for.
It is one of the most common causes of falls, and the course explains why side-on working and standing on the top step are the two habits to break first.
About 30 to 45 minutes, with no time limit: start it, pause it, and come back whenever suits. The certificate is issued as soon as you pass the end assessment.
Yes. It runs in a browser on any modern phone, tablet or computer, with nothing to install.
Yes. Open a business account and we invoice you for the licences, which you allocate as people need them, with completion reporting included.
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