A good way to keep a stepladder under wraps is by slipping the open area of a coat hanger over the top “step” of the ladder and then hanging the top hook over a nail or hook on your garage wall.

This is the final part of a 12-part series on ladder safety tips. Today’s contractor-grade ladders are well-designed and sturdily built, so it’s not that product defects are causing so many people to ...