Platform Ladder Standards

1910 27 d 2 iii one rung of any section of ladder shall be located at the level of the landing laterally served by the ladder.

Platform ladder standards.

All landing platforms shall be equipped with standard railings and toeboards so arranged as to give safe access to the ladder. 1910 23 e 3 iv removable gates or non rigid members such as chains may be used on mobile ladder stand platforms instead of handrails and guardrails in special use applications. Platforms shall be not less than 24 inches in width and 30 inches in length. For a parapet ladder the access level shall be the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through the parapet.

1 1 m above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. Walking working surfaces the standard that serves as the authority on work platform compliance it s been nearly impossible to get a straight answer on what our fall protection needs to have to comply. Safety requirements for construction performance use and care of platform ladders can be found in the following standards. Ansi consensus standards on portable ladders include ansi asc a14 1 2007 for wood ladders ansi asc a14 2 2007 for metal ladders ansi asc a14 5 2007 for reinforced plastic ladders and ansi asc a14 7 2011 for mobile ladder stands and mobile ladder stand platforms.

Osha requirements for work platforms have always been horribly complex. Platform ladder safety standards. The following requirements apply to all ladders as indicated including job made ladders. If the parapet is continuous the.

But sinc e january 2017 when osha completely rewrote the standard 1910 subpart d.