A ladder knee rest comprising a padded frame with top and bottom lateral arms separated by a central support column. The frame can be hung in front of a ladder with a positioning strap, and the length of the positioning strap can be adjusted to move the frame vertically up or down the ladder. Securing straps extending from the lateral arms can be connected behind the ladder and tightened to prevent side-to-side movement. A user's knees can be placed between the padded top and bottom lateral arms to reduce pain and/or discomfort in the user's legs while the user works on the ladder.

The invention relates to a ladder system for trench shoring, comprising a lower ladder (14) which extends from the bottom of a trench over a lower subportion (T1) of the height of the trench, and an upper ladder (16) which extends over an upper subportion (T2) of the height of the trench up to a trench edge, wherein the upper ladder (16) is a suspension ladder for suspending onto a shoring panel (12). A ladder system according to the invention is intended to increase the safety of the workers particularly for deep trenches. In a ladder system according to the invention, a platform (22) is arranged at the lower end of the upper ladder (16) is, and that the lower ladder (14) is a stepladder or leaning ladder which stands on the bottom of the trench.

A ladder stand includes a ladder, a platform, an optional seat, a tree engagement bracket, straps and strap diverter guides. The straps can be crisscrossed around the rear of the tree and extend forwardly to respective strap diverter guides. These guides can redirect the straps from a generally acute angle relative to the ladder to an orientation substantially parallel to the ladder, with the lower portions of the straps extending downwardly along the ladder. One or more tensioners can provide tension in the straps, thereby pulling the bracket into the tree under significant force to provide safe and stable securement of the ladder stand to the tree. The strap tensioning can be accomplished by a user on the ground, without ever having to climb the ladder or secure any additional straps to the tree. A related method of use is provided.

An external ladder assembly for a nacelle of a wind turbine includes at least one ladder having parallel side legs and a plurality of rungs arranged between the parallel side legs. The ladder assembly also includes a ladder platform arranged with the ladder and configured for placement atop the nacelle. Further, the ladder assembly includes a mounting assembly for affixing the ladder platform atop the nacelle. More specifically, the mounting assembly is adjustable between multiple positions so as to level the ladder platform atop the nacelle. Thus, the ladder assembly provides access to one or more uptower, external features of the wind turbine.

A foldable walkway may include a platform having a first end and a second end longitudinally opposite the first end, a ladder pivotally coupled to the first end via a first pair of pivot joints, and a pair of supports pivotally coupled to the second end via a second pair of pivot joints. The ladder and the platform are configured to be manually pivoted about the respective first and second pairs of pivot joints. The ladder includes a first portion pivotally coupled to the first end of the platform via the first pair of pivot joints, a second portion movably coupled to the first portion to increase or decrease an extent of the ladder, and a spring having a first end coupled to the first portion and a second end coupled to the second portion.

An access device is configured to be switched between a stored state in which an access member is stored in a vehicle body and a deployed state in which the access member is deployed. In the stored state, an exterior cover becomes a portion of an exterior surface of the vehicle body and the access member is stored inside the vehicle body. In the deployed state, the access member extends from the vehicle body toward a ground surface and the exterior cover is disposed on a back side of the access member.