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05/12/1975 - General requirements of ladders |
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Standard Number: | 1926.451(e)(2); 1926.1053(b)(1) |
May 12, 1975 Mr. Ingo Zeise Construction Division Engineering Department E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1007 Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19898 Dear Mr. Zeise: This is in response to your letter of April 3, 1975 regarding the intent of general requirements of ladders, [29 CFR 1926.451(e)(2) and 1926.1053(b)(1)] of the Construction Safety and Health Regulations. In addition, this confirms Jeff Campbell's conversation with you on April 24, 1975. We feel the intent of 1926.451(e)(2) and 1926.1053(b)(1), as written, addresses the subject adequately. Further points of clarification are: Ladder side rails with rungs removed above the landing are not required on manufactured portable wood or metal ladders; step through side rails (ladder extensions) are required on fixed or job-made ladders where specified on OSHA standards; and, there may be special conditions here grab rails would be required due to hazardous walking surfaces such as slippery conditions at the point of access to the ladder at the landing. If I can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Donald A. Shay, Director Office of Compliance Programming [Corrected 5/28/2004] |
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