Getting up on a ladder is
potentially dangerous.
 When using a step ladder, make sure
you stand it on a surface that is level and firm and spread the
legs widely.
With an extension ladder, the correct slope should
be one in four.
This means that the feet of the ladder should be
placed outside the line of the gutter post, or (if it is leaning
against a building) a distance equal to one quarter of the height
between the ground and the gutter.
Also the top of the ladder should extend at least
1 metre above the top of the wall or support and the top half of
the ladder should not be extended more than three quarters of its
length.
Again, make sure the extension ladder stands on a
firm surface. With both ladders, get someone to hold them while
you ascend and descend.
Wear shoes with soles that grip (such as sand
shoes) and, if you are climbing onto a roof, wait until it is dry
before you get up on it.
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