We did a job last week on large residential remodel job thru a General Contractor. He told me that before we got there another sub was working off of a ladder on a wood deck covered in leaves. The bottom slid out and the top of ladder went through a window. Remember to clear leaves from deck if working on ladder.
Great advise, and goes to show you that common sense isn't distributed evenly. The contractor is lucky the window is the only thing that got broken that day.