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Most Frequently Cited
Stairs and Ladders Standards
FY-04 (10/1/03 - 9/30/04) |
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Rank |
Standard |
Description |
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1 |
1926.1052(c)(1) |
Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than
30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, shall be equipped with: At least one handrail;
and one stairrail system along each unprotected side or
edge.
Note: When the top edge of a stairrail system also serves
as a handrail, paragraph (c)(7) of this section applies. |
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2 |
1926.1053(b)(4) |
Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they
were designed. |
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3 |
1926.1060(a) |
The employer shall provide a training program for each
employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall
enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and
stairways, and shall train each employee in the procedures to be
followed to minimize these hazards. |
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4 |
1926.1053(b)(13) |
The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a
step. |
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5 |
1926.1052(c)(12) |
Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings shall be
provided with guardrail systems. Guardrail system criteria are contained
in subpart M of this part. |
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6 |
1926.1053(b)(16) |
Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not
limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split
rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall
either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as
defective, or be tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and shall
be withdrawn from service until repaired. |
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7 |
1926.1060(a)(1)(iii) |
The employer shall provide a training program for each
employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary. The program shall enable
each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways, and
shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these
hazards: The proper construction, use, placement, and care in
handling of all stairways and ladders. |
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8 |
1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) |
Stairrails and handrails. The following requirements apply
to all stairways as indicated: One stairrail system along each unprotected side or
edge. |
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9 |
1926.1053(b)(8) |
Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced
by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or
driveways, shall be secured to prevent accidental displacement, or a
barricade shall be used to keep the activities or traffic away from the
ladder. |
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10 |
1926.1053(b)(5)(i) |
Non-self-supporting ladders shall be used at an angle such
that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the
ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder
(the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support). |
Region
IV
