In the quest for safer workplaces, one change is steadily gaining momentum: the transition from ladders to stairs. From warehouses to construction sites, businesses are beginning to recognize the long ...

A devastating fire in Brooklyn took the life of 53-year-old Pakistani immigrant Ashiq Hussain, who plunged to his death when a rescue ladder abruptly retracted as he attempted to escape. The tragic ...

When he first picked himself up off the ground after falling from a ladder on a job site six years ago, Mark Foster thought at worst he might be a bit sore for a few days. Though he’d smacked his head ...