Re:The San Franciso Fire Department makes its own wooden lad...
by throwaway5752 on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @02:27PM
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Wow. I wish I had time in the day to look at NFPA (Nat'l FIre Protection Assn) standards. 1931, 1914, and 1911 seem pertinent - this is clearly something that many people have devoted a lot of time and energy to.
edit: http://tkolb.net/safety/LadderSafety/LadderSafety.html ... can't vouch for site but interesting.