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Aerial ladders represent a unique source of fall risk. The rung spacing is 36 cm in the current design as oppose to the 30 cm spacing of industrial ladders. The wide range of setting angles required during different firefighting scenarios represents a significant challenge to firefighters. At the vertical setting, the aerial ladder works like an extended fix ladder. At the horizontal setting, the aerial ladder acts like a stair with many holes.
