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Ladders freak me out. Over the years i have seen two serious accidents from them. One crippled the guy. He now lives in a wheelchair. I guess i just wont trust the guy hanging on the underside. Seen too many guys just let go of stuff when the going got serious

From what you say, the entire point of holding the ladder is to protect the person holding the ladder not the person climbing it? Uhhhh, right

O.k. So the thought is it is safer for the ladder holder in the case of the ladder climber falling off. But what about when the person on the roof gets on the ladder? In that case the weight can easily kick out the foot of the ladder. From what everyone says, it seems like the entire point of...

This picture showed up in our local newspaper. Universally, I think tree workers hate ladders. But when needed, they sure are helpful. We have always 'footed' a ladder: One guy climbs the ladder, and another stands on the lowest rung. The idea being that the entire weight of the the person...