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Stop ladder falls before they start

Not A Step blocks the top step and turns it into an organized work surface. The safe choice becomes the easy choice.

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Not A Step device installed on ladder with worker using it safely
$155M
Annual cost of ladder falls
164K
Injuries per year
#3
OSHA violation category
$60K
Average claim cost

Labels don't stop top-step misuse. Your workers prove it every day.

You've trained them. You've posted the signs. And yet the same behavior keeps showing up in audits, incident reports, and workers' comp claims.

Workers stand on the top cap because the task demands height the safe steps don't provide

Tools get placed on the top because there's nowhere else to put them

Three-point contact fails when workers need their hands for the job

The Solution

Hardware, not another warning

Not A Step is an engineered control that physically blocks the top step while creating an organized workspace one step down.

Blocks the top step

Workers can't stand where they shouldn't because the workspace is in the way. The decision gets made for them.

Organizes tools

Compartments for drills, fasteners, spray cans, and small parts. Tools stay put. Hands stay free for climbing.

Fits your ladders

Universal design works with most standard A-frame stepladders. No modifications required.

Not A Step device close-up showing tool compartments

The safe step becomes the easy step

Not A Step doesn't ask workers to change their behavior. It changes the ladder so the right choice is the obvious choice.

Reduces top-step violations to zero
Eliminates struck-by hazards from falling tools
Supports three-point contact compliance
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