SACRAMENTO -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board has denied a petition by the self-proclaimed "Ralph Nader of the ladder industry" to require that ladders be equipped with non-slip surfaces and that extendable ladders be reconfigured for greater safety.John G. Thompson of Marathon, Fla., petitioned the board to require that all freestanding ladders have non-slip surfaces along the upper rails to prevent slipping along surfaces where the ladders rest. He also asked that the sliding sections be required to b
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