No endorsement or recommendation is intended, implied or made of the resources mentioned here. The American Ladder Institute (ALI) has compiled this listing as a public service to those seeking information relating to ladder safety and education. Should you be aware of any resource not mentioned here, we would appreciate hearing from you.

Availability of information for each of the listed resources may vary from those published here. Please contact the listed producer for more information.

When developing a company ladder safety program, consult directly with your insurance company before coordinating a program on your own. The materials on the following pages are intended to help you coordinate the most educational program to reduce the risks of ladder related accidents in the work place.


4-Safety.com
3027 Lake Shore Blvd.
Marquette, MI 49855 USA
Web Site: www.4-safety.com

A positive approach to safety and health training.


Aims Media
9710 Desoto Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311-4409 USA
Phone: 800-367-2467
Fax: 818-341-6700
Web Site: www.aims-multimedia.com

Aims Media offers ladder and scaffold videos/CD-ROM’s in both English and Spanish.


American Ladder Institute (ALI)
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-4267 USA
Contact: Ron Pietrzak Ext. 3632
Phone: 312-644-6610
Fax: 312-527-6705
Web Site: www.americanladderinstitute.org

ALI has a ladder safety teaching unit featuring Ladder Dude™ which assists elementary school instructors in teaching their students the importance of ladder safety. The kit consists of five lesson plans and suggested activities, as well as flash cards and Ladder Dude stickers.


American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036 USA
Phone: 642-4960
Web Site: http://web.ansi.org

ANSI sells copies of all ASC A14 Standards.


American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
1800 East Oakton Street
Des Plaines, IL 60018 USA
Phone: (847) 692-4121

The ASSE sells older versions of ANSI ASC A14 Ladder Standards.


American Subcontractors Association, Inc. (ASA)
1004 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-3588 USA
Phone: 703-684-3450
Fax: 703-836-3482

ASA has a ladder safety training program which includes a video and an instructor's manual.


ANSI A14 Committee
c/o American Ladder Institute
401 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611-4267 USA
Phone: (312) 644-6610
Fax: (312) 644-6610

The ANSI ASC A 14 Committee writes and revises the ANSI ASC A 14 ladder standards. The ANSI ASC A 14 Committee also publishes and sells the current 2000 revised ladders standards. A number of standards are now available for purchase. Call for further information.


Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Publications Department
1957 E. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 USA
Phone: (202) 393-2040
Fax: (202) 737-5011

AGC has both ladder and scaffold fall protection safety videos.


BNA Communications, Inc.
9439 Key West Ave.
Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Phone: (800) 233-6067

BNA offers a 12 min. video illustrating the safe way to use straight, extension and step ladders; and shows how to select the right ladder for the job, and proper inspection procedures.


Bureau of Business Practices (BBP)
24 Ropeferry Road
Waterford, CT 06836 USA
Phone: (800) 876-9105
Fax: (800) 916-4000

BBP publishes a safety training program series including ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


Channing L. Bete Co., Inc.
200 State Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373-0200 USA
Phone: (413) 665-7611
Fax: (413) 665-2671

This company publishes print media on ladder, scaffolding and fall protection.


Clements Communications
Concord Industrial Park
Concordville, PA 19331 USA
Phone: 345-4548
Fax: (800) 459-1933

Clements Communications offers videos and print media on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


Coastal Video Communications Corp.
3083 Brickhouse Court
Virginia Beach, VA 23452 USA
Phone: (804) 498-9014
Fax: (804) 498-3657
Email: marb@coastal.com

Coastal Video produces on videos and print media information on ladders, scaffolds and swing stages.


Core Media Training Solutions
1732 NW Quimby Street
Portland, OR 97209 USA
Phone: (503) 223-6794
Fax: (513) 223-9654

Core Media offers videos on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


Don Brown Productions, Inc.
1428 West Collins Ave.
Orange, CA 92667 USA
Phone: (714) 771-9711
Fax: (714) 771-9713

This company produces videos on ladder safety.


Emed Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 369
Buffalo, NY 14240-0369 USA
Phone: (800) 442-3633
Fax: (800) 344-2578

EMED is one of the few sources that has safety posters on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


ERI Safety Videos
P.O. Box #1257
Lexington, SC 29072-7569 USA
Phone: (803) 356-4880
Fax: (803) 356-1946

ERI Safety Videos both rents and sells ladder safety videos.


Glenngraphics
611 Chevy Chase Circle
Sugarland, TX 77478 USA
Phone: 242-3211

Glenngraphics offers posters on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


International Film Bureau, Inc.
332 Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604-4382 USA
Phone: (800) 427-4545
Fax: (312) 427-4550

This company offers both ladder and scaffold video tapes for sale or rent.


Long Island Productions
925 Kearney Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Phone: (510) 528-1681
Fax: (510) 528-1681

Long Island has both humorous and non-humorous ladder and scaffold versions of its video tapes.


Louisville Ladder Corp.
1163 Algonquin Parkway
Louisville, KY 40208 USA
Phone: (502) 636-2811
Fax: (502) 274-4566

Louisville offers a complete ladder safety training kit that includes many extras.


Lynn Ladder and Scaffolding Company, Inc.
220 South Common Street
West Lynn, MA 01905-0646 USA
Phone: (800) 225-2510
Fax: (781) 593-7666
Email: kbidj@aol.com
Web Site: www.lynnladder.com




Marcom Group, LTD.
20 Creek Parkway
Boothwyn, PA 19061 USA
Phone: (800) 654-2448
Fax: (302) 764-3408

Marcom publishes a safety material kit that includes ladder information.


Media Resources, Inc.
2614 Fort Vancouver Way
Vancouver, WA 98661 USA
Phone: (206) 693-3344
Fax: (206) 693-1760

Media Resources provides a complete ladder safety training kit that includes a video, study guide and an instructor's guide.


National Constructors Association (NCA)
1101 15th St. NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: 466-8880

The NCA offers slides/cassettes and tapes/printed scripts concerning ladders and stairways.


National Inst. For Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226 USA
Phone: (800) 35-NIOSH
Web Site: www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/homepage.html

NIOSH has three ALERT bulletins available on ladders, steel scaffolding and swing stages that all concern the electrocution hazards that exist when using these products.


National Resource Safety Center, Inc.
1800 East Deere Ave.
Santa Ana, CA 92705 USA
Phone: (714) 263-8860
Fax: (714) 263-1226

National Resource Safety Center offers videos on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


National Safety Council (NSC)
P.O. Box 429
Itasca, IL 60143-3433 USA
Phone: (630) 285-1121
Fax: (630) 285-0797
Web Site: www.nsc.org

Ladder safety posters, videos and print media are available from the National Safety Council.


Parlay International
P.O. Box 8817
Emeryville, CA 94662-0817 USA
Phone: (510) 601-1000
Fax: (510) 601-1008
Web Site: www.parlay.com

Parlay offers copy-ready safety training material, on paper and CD, on a variety of safety topics, including ladder safety training.


Safety & Training Services, Inc. (STS)
P.O. Box 17070-127
San Diego, CA 92177 USA
Phone: (800) 279-7233

STS has a ladder safety video.


Safety Services of Texas
P.O. Box #160932
Austin, TX 78716 USA
Phone: (800) 767-8003
Fax: (512) 282-8682

Safety Services of Texas offers computer graphics on ladders and fall protection.


Scaffold Industry Association (SIA)
14039 Sherman Way
Van Nuys, CA 91405-2599 USA
Phone: (818) 782-2102
Fax: (818) 786-3027

The SIA has the most complete line of scaffold video tapes and slide programs.


Summit Training Source, Inc.
2660 Horizon SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA
Phone: (800) 842-0466
Fax: (616) 949-5720
Email: safety@summit-training.com
Web Site: www.summit-training.com

Summit has a complete ladder safety program that includes a video and workbook.


The Film Library
3450 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700
Los Angeles, CA 90010 USA
Phone: (800) 421-9585
Fax: (213) 385-8405

Film library offers a complete line of ladder/scaffold safety videos in English/Spanish for rent.


The Training Network
1432 Hearney Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA
Phone: (800) 390-8283

The Training Network offers videos on ladders, scaffolding and fall protection.


Triodyne, Inc.
5950 W. Touhy Avenue
Niles, IL 60714-4610 USA
Phone: (847) 677-4730
Fax: (847) 647-2047
Web Site: www.triodyne.com

Triodyne, Inc. is the ASC A14 Standards Committee Technical Co-Secretariat and houses all of the ANSI standards. Triodyne, Inc. also houses an extensive resource library and can answer various technical questions.


U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Washington, DC 20207 USA
Phone: (800) 638-8270

The CPSC offers information concerning electrical safety (and ladder safety), including a Home Electrical Safety Audit.


U.S. Dept. of Labor - OSHA
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210 USA
Phone: 523-8271

Contact OSHA's regional offices for ladder, scaffold, and fall protection information. Ask for booklet #3124, which is the short version of the ladder law. Other related pub-publications are available as well.


Vicom Multimedia, Inc.
11603-165th Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5M 3Z1 Canada
Phone: (403) 452-4082
Fax: (403) 452-6087

Vicom has a computerized safety program that includes information on ladders.


Werner Company
93 Werner Road
Greenville, PA 16125-9499 USA
Phone: (412) 588-8600
Fax: (412) 588-0315

This "Certified Ladder Sales Expert Training Program" includes a video and training materials geared towards teaching customer sales.