watching the latests tom scott nebula video and going "wait how the hell are ladder cages safe"

and then I look it up and find out that OSHA's answer is "they're not, you're not allowed to install new ones anymore"

@rcombs Wonder how the EU feels about them. I have rarely seen them though. — Vi
@rcombs What's replaced them?
@lispi314 modern ladder safety systems involve having the climber wear a harness connected to a shuttle that will clamp down on a cable or rail in the event of rapid movement, arresting the fall