Abstract: A safety arrangement for stairs comprises a length of rail secured to a wall parallel to the stairs and a handle which is slidable along the rail if force is applied to the handle in a direction parallel to the longitudinal extent of the rail but is jammed with respect to the rail if force is applied in any other direction. Preferably the handle is a loop formed by rubber covered reinforcement and the handle is a loop formed by rubber covered reinforcement and the handle has a neck portion leading to a head portion, the neck portion extending through a slot into a box section of the rail which contains the head portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ladder anchor for stabilizing a ladder while in use.The ladder anchor comprises a hollow member having at least a wedge-shaped front portion provided with a closable orifice for filling the member with ballast or discharging ballast therefrom, the member having a ground engaging surface and a top surface,the top surface having therein at least one recess for receiving one or each of the longitudinal struts of a ladder and providing a foot receiving surface between the recess or recesses and the base of the member.Preferably, the member can be filled with water as the ballast.