Ladder safety device

Abstract

A ladder stabilising device (10) comprising first (11) and second clamp (13,52) members joined by connection member (12,51) in the form of a flexible cable or strap (12,51). The first member (11) may be clamped to a building, a post or the like. The connection member (12) is wrapped around a rail (30) or rung (29) of the ladder and the second clamp member (13) is fixed to the building or to the ladder. In a preferred embodiment the second clamp member (52) is adapted to slide along a ladder rail (54) to be releasably locked (58) into a preferred position. The second clamp member (52) may be a slotted sleeve (52) or adapted to slide along a slot and rail arrangement (54). The device may include a tensioning arrangement (61,62) to tension the connection member (51). A method of stabilising a ladder is also disclosed.

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