Why You Need to Sort Ladder Safety Before the Christmas decorations go up          

The festive season in hospitality is all about presentation, and that means putting up decorations. As soon as Halloween finishes, the push begins to get the Christmas decorations put up across your hotels, restaurants, and venues.

This rush means things get dangerous fast. People skip safety checks because they feel pressured. For General managers, Facilities managers, and H&S Managers, this decorating window is one of your riskiest times. That 'quick job' on a ladder often causes the biggest problems.

We don't want you to stop decorating. We just want to make the safety rules easy, quick, and certain.

The Cost of a Festive Fall: Beyond an Injury

When someone falls from a ladder in your hotel or venue, the cost goes far beyond the immediate injury. For a business preparing for its most profitable season, the fallout is devastating:

• Ruined Operations: An incident in public stops everything instantly, upsets your guests, and leads to bad reviews online—right when you need business the most.
• Regulatory Fines & Liability: H&S people know this best. If there’s an accident and you can't show a completed checklist or Permit to Work, you face massive fines and possible legal action. It's a simple case of documentation.
• The Seasonal Ruin: Losing key staff, stopping seasonal events, and paying for emergency cover can quickly wipe out holiday profits.

A simple gap in your paperwork is not worth the risk.

The Simple, Two-Step System for Real Safety

Stopping accidents takes simple systems, not just guesswork. SG World’s two-part solution ensures staff use safe equipment under a controlled process, giving you an instant paper trail that protects your business.

1. Pre-Use Control: Ladder Daily Inspection Checklists

Most ladder accidents happen because the equipment is faulty (like missing feet) or set up wrong. Your Maintenance and Facilities teams need a check they can’t skip:

• What it does: The checklist makes them visually check the ladder before they even think about climbing it.
• The Visual Status: The paddle (tag) shows a clear Green or Red. Green means it’s safe. Red means it’s broken and out of use. It moves safety past verbal warnings and to a simple picture anyone understands instantly.

2. Risk Control: Permit to Work at Heights Pads

For high-risk jobs (like mobile towers, high-level signs, or long projects), a simple checklist isn't enough. You need a formal plan.

• What it does: The Permit to Work (PTW) forces a supervisor to formally sign off the job. It makes teams plan the safest method, the right gear, and emergency steps before any high work begins.
• The Compliance Trail: This is the audit trail your H&S Manager must have. It proves you did your best to control the work and limit risk.

Conclusion: Guarantee a Safe, Uninterrupted Festive Season

You're under pressure to make the venue look amazing. Don't let that rush put your staff or your business in needless danger.

Using our simple, documented safety systems takes minutes, but the protection lasts all season. Stop trusting memory—start trusting a system that works.

Get the SG World tools your team needs to Deck the Halls safely.

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