Having entered its third year, the contest is far from short of idiots. Raising the importance of ladder safety is the key objective of the competition which has had 50 entries already.

Ladder Association experts are vetting some of the worst and most dangerous examples of ladder usage, then uploading the images to Facebook.

The winner will be the entry with the most comments and likes on Facebook by the end of December and will be announced in January.

“Thousands of people look at these horrifying images each year, and judging by the number of entries received so far, 2014 promises to bring the problem of ladder misuse into even sharper focus.

The huge response this year shows that people know how ridiculous misusing ladders can be, but it also shows the scale of the problem, with people finding unbelievable pictures all around the UK and beyond. Being safe on a ladder can be as simple as taking a one-day or less training course, but many are choosing to take their lives in their hands instead.”

Idiots on Ladders is run by the Ladder Exchange who are again allowing people to trade in their old dodgy ladders for new ones with a discount, over the past few years they have been responsible forremoving thousands of potentially dangerous ladders.