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The holiday festivities are here. The annual hanging of lights and decorations from eves, gutters, walls, banisters and any other surface we can reach on our home begins. For some, this is the only time of year the dusty ladder is pulled out of hiding. Little thought is given to how this tool is purchased or used safely.

Ladders are labeled with duty ratings. Type I, the industrial ladder, holds 250 pounds. Type II holds up to 225 pounds. Type III, the household ladder, holds up to 200 pounds.

Remember to include the weight of the tools or materials you plan to use. If you work around electrical wires, don't choose a metal ladder. A number of accidents occur each year because power lines and equipment wires contact metal ladders. Use a dry wooden or nonconductive fiberglass ladder for this kind of work.

Using a Ladder

* Make sure the ladder is suited for the type of job you plan to do (see the types above).
* Before using a ladder, especially a ladder that has been stored in the garage for a while, inspect it for cracks or broken joints.
* Place your ladder on a stable, even, flat surface. Never place a ladder on top of another object.
* Use the 1:4 ratio to ensure a stable working platform. Place the base of the ladder 1 foot away of whatever it leans against for every 4 feet of height to the point where the ladder contacts at the top (see graphic).
* When using an A-frame stepladder, make sure the brace is locked in place.
* If climbing onto another surface (like a roof,) make sure the ladder extends at least three feet past the platform you're climbing onto.
* Secure tall ladders by lashing or fastening the ladder to prevent movement.
* Always face the ladder when climbing or descending.
* Keep both feet on the ladder - never put one foot on a rung and the other foot on a different surface.
* Do not climb higher than the second rung on stepladders or the third rung on straight or extension ladders.
* Never stand on the top or the paint shelf of a stepladder.
* Keep your belt buckle (if you have one) positioned between the rungs so it doesn't catch.
* Never leave ladders unattended - kids love them.
* Never over reach, climb down and move the ladder.
* Do not place a ladder on an icy surface.
* When working with electricity, use a ladder made of wood or fiberglass.

Maintaining Ladders

Inspect ladders regularly. Stepladders and extension ladders should be inspected for broken or frozen joints or latches. Aluminum ladders should be inspected for cracks and broken welds. Aluminum ladders should also be inspected for rough spots and burrs before first use.

Wood ladders should be inspected for cracked wood, splinters, and rot. Look for broken or loose hardware. Protect wood ladders with linseed oil or clear sealant. Never paint a wooden ladder - the paint may hide imperfections such as rot or cracks.

Fiberglass ladders are protected with a clear sealant. If the fiberglass is damaged through the sealant, sand lightly before applying another coat of lacquer.

Faith Ranoli is a Holistic Home Inspector, Life Development Counselor, Intuitive Environmental Consultant, author, teacher and radio host on HealthyLife.net. She is the owner of Heart and Home Healing, a consulting service designed to empower people, create healthy homes and stage the feel of homes or offices. Reach her at FaithRanoli@aol.com

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From the Editor's Desk

It's the season of sharing and caring. While I'm an advocate for both on a daily basis and a fan of random acts of kindness, there's no better way to end one year and enter the next than to do something good for someone else. Where we as a society have gone so far astray is in believing that demonstrations of sharing and caring must come with a hefty price-tag.
A simple gift from the heart is more deeply appreciated and memorable. It is the hours spent reading to a child and the paper angels we craft for a homeless shelter and retirement home that make a real difference. A donation of volunteer time and spare blankets to a local animal rescue group and performing soothing songs for hospice patients puts sharing, caring and giving in its true order.
A special gift you can give your friends, family, and others is to let them know about HealthyLife.net. Our unique radio station is a wellspring for positive motivation and support, and provides inspiration and resources 24-hours-a-day. Whether someone is in Atlanta, Georgia or in Dublin, Ireland, HealthyLife.net is there. Our Web site also features a variety of helpful articles, show archives, and activities. "The Susan Swanson Show" (third Tuesday of every month, 2 p.m. PT) with host Susan Swanson, MFT, LCSW talks about "Holidays and Families." Learn how to make "Gifts from the Garden" with show host Elysa Markowitz ("Natural Eating with Elysa," third Monday of each month, 8 a.m. PT). Get "New Year Transits" with master astrologist Kristin Fontana ("Guiding Stars with Kristin Fontana," every Wednesday, 10-11 a.m. PT). And open your path of grand possibility as show host Dr. Margaret McCraw and her special guest, Sharon Kreighbaum, shows you how to "Create a Different Year: Clear Out Clutter." If you miss a particular program, all are available in the HealthyLife.net ARCHIVES to listen to at anytime or to download in MP3, ITunes, Podcast or RSS versions.
On behalf of everyone here at HealthyLife.net, thank you for tuning in. We wish you a joyous holiday season and very happy and healthy New Year. And I'd like to add a special thank you to Linda Mackenzie, HealthyLife.net radio network creator/leader, who has given the world such a magnificent, positive light force that continually shares and cares.

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Negative emotions lower our immune system and keeps us bogged down mentally, delays and stops us from reaching our goals and actually inhibits the brain in accomplishing what we want. Positive emotions boost the immune system and makes the brain work in a balanced mode which is conducive to change. So how do you keep positive?

1. Can't Keep Positive if you can't Forgive. When you don't forgive, negative energy swirls in the background of your life keeping you tied to negative thoughts. By forgiving you release the attachment to the significance of the event rendering it powerless against you and the negative energy attachment is broken.

2. Can't Keep Positive if you don't have Gratitude. Thinking of the things you have rather than the things you don't increases the positive energy around you and that attracts more positive things to you.

3. Can't keep Positive if you don't have the concept of Oneness and that we are all connected. Thinking you're alone and powerless is a misperception - we are all connected and everything we think, do or say affects our energy and all the energy in the universe.

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