AboutBubba Essary Expertise I have 27 years in the Construction Safety Industry. I can answer questions relating to construction safety for industrial, commercial, heavy high & bridge, residential, and power plants.
Experience I have 27 years experience in both construction and general industrial safety. I have worked many projects from offshore marine construction, large industrial projects, automotive construction projects, shipyard construction, petrochemical and refinery construction, both fossil fuel and gas turbine power plants to name a few. I have worked for clients such as Fluor Daniels, Texas Utilities, Proctor & Gamble, Daimler Chrysler, General Motors and J. Ray McDermott.
Organizations National Safety Council
American Society of Safety Engineers
Question What is the proper way to hold an extension ladder for the worker using it?
Do I hold it from the inside or the outside?
Answer Good question. What do you feel more comfortable doing?
There are pros & cons for either way. My preference, which is what I tell my guys, is to hold it from the outside, while the worer clinmbs it and ties the ladder off to prevent it from falling.
There is no OSHA ruling for how to hold the ladder when someone else is climbing it.
