That's not something you want to have happen on air. Now they wanted to say it was because the floor was slippery. If the floor was slippery, why were you using that area demonstrate the product in the first place. You always need secure footing before beginning a climb on a ladder. Now what I saw was the poor guy lost his footing. This is why you need to be careful at all times of where you are on a ladder, step up and down one rung at a time and make sure both feet are on ladder if you're working stationary on the ladder. As funny as this is in hindsight, I'm sure no one including the guy who fell off the ladder or the makers of the commercial found it funny. They were advertising a product which legitimately a good product. One of our specialist uses of these telescope ladders and they are incredibly and go anywhere. Unfortunately, this commercial does not do the ladder justice, because when used correctly and safety, it can be an awesome tool. Ladders in general are great tools but they are not toys and shouldn't be played with or handled improperly.
Well, it doesn't get any worse than this. How did he get up there in the first place? He's trying to get down on a step ladder gripping the edge of the roof. This was an accident waiting to happen. I can only assume this was not a professional roofing contractor because all roofers at least use real ladders that comply with OSHA regulations and will get you up and down the roof no problem. If this really what the title says, that this was a "Roof Repair Fail" then hopefully this guy reconsidered doing the repair and went
These folks aren't parkour experts!
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