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  2. Ladder - Wikipedia

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    Step ladders have flat steps and a hinged back. Swim ladder, a ladder used by swimmers to get out of the water, often on boats. Telescoping ladder, commonly used to refer to a hybrid between a step ladder and an extension ladder with 360-degree hinges; has three parts and can be taken apart to form two step ladders; e.g. Little Giant.

  3. John H. Balsley - Wikipedia

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    John H. Balsley (May 29, 1823 – March 12, 1895) was a master carpenter and inventor, inventing a practical folding wooden stepladder and receiving the first U.S. patent issued for a safety stepladder in the year. He was born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania to George H. and Sarah (Shallenberger) Balsley. His father was also a ...

  4. Fixed ladder - Wikipedia

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    Fall protection system: Fixed ladders above 24' must have a fall protection system in accordance with OSHA Standard 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(C). Cages are not anymore considered as fall protection, and ladders that are newly installed or replaced after November 19, 2018, must have a fall protection system based on OSHA's new fixed ladder requirements.

  5. Step stool - Wikipedia

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    Step stools are halfway between a ladder and a stool, being used, as a support platform, for reaching targets that are at heights between ~2m and ~3m. The most common modern type is made with two separate ladders connected to each other at the upper end, where there is a platform with an area big enough to stand with both feet on it, having the ...

  6. Stile - Wikipedia

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    A wooden stile in Esha Ness, Shetland. A stile is a structure or opening that provides passage for humans – rather than animals such as livestock – over or through a boundary. Common forms include steps, ladders, or narrow gaps. [1] Stiles are often built in rural areas along footpaths, fences, walls, or hedges that enclose domestic animals ...

  7. Attic ladder - Wikipedia

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    An attic ladder (US) or loft ladder (UK) is a retractable ladder that is installed into an attic door/access panel. They are used as an inexpensive and compact alternative to having a stairway that ascends to the attic of a building. They are useful in areas with space constraints that would hinder the installation of a standard staircase.

  8. Jacob's ladder (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    It is the use of spreaders (long treads that extend well past the vertical ropes) in a pilot ladder that distinguishes it from a Jacob's ladder. When not being used, the ladder is stowed away, usually rolled up, rather than left hanging. On late 19th-century warships, this kind of ladder would replace the normal fixed ladders on deck during battle.

  9. Bauhinia glabra - Wikipedia

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    Bauhinia glabra, also commonly referred to as the monkey step/ladder, is more often introduced with its accepted name, whereas Bauhinia cumanensis, is a synonym for the plant name. B. glabra is located in the tropical climates of countries such as Venezuela , Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador , Brazil , Costa Rica , Colombia and Guayana , while ...

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