Osha Fixed Roof Access Ladder

Every ez series fixed access ladder complies with osha s revised 1910 23 regulations for ladders and carries a limited lifetime warranty.

Osha fixed roof access ladder.

For parapet ladders the access level is. To protect the worker exiting a ladder osha requires a 42 inch high grab bar extension above the access level or landing platform at the top of the ladder. On fixed ladders the perpendicular distance from the centerline of the rungs to the nearest permanent object on the climbing side of the ladder shall be 36 inches for a pitch of 76 degrees and 30 inches for a pitch of 90 degrees fig. Previously a fixed ladder with a cage required a landing platform at a maximum interval of 30 feet.

The side rails of through or sidestep ladders extend at least 42 inches 1 1 m above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. Fixed ladders without cages must now have a landing platform at maximum intervals of 150 feet. 1910 23 d 4 i the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through the parapet. Parapet ladders must have an access level at the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through it.

Per osha 1910 23 d 4 the side rails of through or sidestep ladders must extend 42 inches above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. The new regulations change this requirement dramatically. D 2 of this section with minimum clearances for intermediate pitches varying between these two limits in proportion to the slope except as provided in subparagraphs 3 and 5 of this paragraph. Ladders with cages must now have a landing platform at maximum intervals of 50 feet.

Install in three easy steps.