Study tools ladders/access equipment
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Compare ladders/access equipment. Use the supported task and the released recognition cues together. Scope and scored-use restrictions remain attached to each entry.
ladders/access equipment comparison Tool Supported use Recognition cues Stepladder Provides self-supporting access at an appropriate height when opened and used as designed. self-supporting A-frame; spreaders or bracing between sides Extension ladder Provides non-self-supporting access when properly placed and secured. overlapping rail sections; non-self-supporting straight form
Comparison panels Comparison panel
Stepladder vs. Extension ladder Self-supporting A-frame/spreaders versus overlapping non-self-supporting rails.
Drawn from the same released illustrations as each tool's page. Scored-use status This comparison can appear in scored practice. Every question stays an original written for this site.
Member uses and recognition cues Member Supported use Recognition cues Practice status Stepladder Provides self-supporting access at an appropriate height when opened and used as designed. self-supporting A-frame; spreaders or bracing between sides Eligible Extension ladder Provides non-self-supporting access when properly placed and secured. overlapping rail sections; non-self-supporting straight form Eligible
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