2021 Australian Workplace Health & Safety Awards
Lock Jaw Ladder Grip as finalist in the 2021 Australian Workplace Health & Safety Awards
We are humbled to be nominated as a finalist for this prestigious award. The awards are presented by The Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS) @australianinstituteofhealthandsafety, providing national recognition to organisations and individuals who are demonstrating excellence and innovation in the field of Workplace Health & Safety. Thank you AIHS for been committed to offering exceptional support regarding policy, advocacy and standards work.
The Lock Jaw Ladder Grip is a safety device that prevents ladder falls and ladder injuries. It is an innovative device that combines versatility with safety. The device was created to attend the global need for safety when using a ladder to access a roof. Worldwide it is estimated there are over 37 million ladder incidents each year, severe enough to require emergency medical treatment costing businesses, governments and the community billions of dollars per year WHO (2018).
The Lock Jaw Ladder Grip is light-weight and durable and has the capability to lock onto a gutter within 5 seconds without damage, stabilising the ladder and preventing ladder slippage and associated injuries. It sells online, in Bunnings retail stores nationally, via distributors and internationally (USA, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Dubai, New Zealand, UK, Norway) It has been incorporated into standards for the Swedish Fire and Rescue and sold to USA Insurance Companies, tradespeople (painters, electricians, carpenters, roofers, etc.), Emergency Services, Energy Companies and homeowners across the world.
Robert and Craig Charlton from Brisbane have invented, manufactured and marketed the cost-effective, globally unique Lock Jaw Ladder Grip. It is a world-class, award-winning, patented ladder safety device that enhances safety when working on roofs by securing the ladder to guttering, preventing the ladder from slipping. It has revolutionised ladder safety within Australia and Internationally. Lock Jaw Ladder Grip assists in meeting legal obligations to secure ladders and helps reduce injuries and fatalities from ladder falls.
– Craig & Gail, Lock Jaw Ladder Grip
