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Ladder Access in Cold Storage and Freezers A freezer room is a wet room that happens to be below zero. Every surface carries a film of condensation or ice, the aisles are narrow, the doors have raised tracks, and the work at the evaporator is directly overhead. Ladders that work fine on a dock fail badly in that room. Condensation Makes Every Surface Slick The floor in a cold room goes from wet to icy at the door line and stays that way. A ladder foot that sits on that film will slide under the …

Ladder and Tower Programs for School Maintenance A school district maintenance crew does not work in one building. The same two people cover a gymnasium with a 28 foot ceiling in the morning and a portable building with an 8 foot ceiling after lunch, and the equipment has to make that jump without a trailer full of one-purpose ladders. One Crew, Every Ceiling Height Classrooms and offices sit at 9 to 10 feet, cafeterias and libraries at 12 to 14, and gymnasiums and auditoriums run 24 to 30 feet …