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*                          INFORMATION ALERT                        *  
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*  Produced by:  New Brunswick Occupational Health                  *  
*                and Safety Commission                              *  
*  Provided by:  Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety *  
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INFO ALERT:  25 (NB)  
  
DATE:  NONE  
  
  
*** HAZARD SUMMARY:  WORKER FALLS FROM LADDER ***  
  
  A worker lost his life when he attempted to climb down an unsecured  
  ladder used for access to an elevated work area.  
  
  He fell approximately 15 feet to the ground where he was found  
  unconscious with the ladder on top of him.  He died later in the  
  hospital.  
  
  
*** APPLICABLE SECTION(S) OF INDUSTRIAL REGULATIONS ***  
  
  1.  All workers to be trained in the recognition of potential hazards  
      associated with their work.  
  
  2.  Where possible the top of the ladder shall be securely fastened.  
      Part 16(7), Reg. 77-1.  
  
  3.  Where a ladder in use is liable to move, and emplyee shall  
      utilize a second employee to stabilize the bottom of the ladder.  
      Part 16(8), Reg. 77-1  
  
  
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