Patent ID: 8602163

Claim:
A ladder safety apparatus comprising: a stabilizer bar for a top portion of a ladder, the stabilizer bar having separate footings configured to receive downward pressure when resting with one footing on each side of the ladder on a roof top; a balance rail for the top portion of the ladder to provide handles for a user ascending or descending the ladder, the balance rail having a first handle mounted on one end to a first side of the stabilizer bar and having a first footing on the other end of the first handle, the balance rail having a second handle mounted on one end to a second side of the stabilizer bar and having a second footing on the other end of the second handle, the first and second footing of the balance rail configured to receive downward pressure when resting on the roof top with one footing on each side of the ladder, wherein the stabilizer bar and the balance rail are attachable/detachable to the ladder using an attachment system, the attachment system including two telescoping arms movable independent of each other from a collapsed position so that the attachment system fits between adjacent rungs on the ladder, and the telescoping arms separately extend one at a time to fit securely between the adjacent rungs, thereby securing to any desired position on the ladder, wherein the telescoping arms are substantially rectangular in shape to match side rails of a ladder and include locking pins to maintain the telescoping arms in an extended position.