Fixed Ladder Cages And Wells Are Designed Constructed And Maintained To

However the source document for 29 cfr 1910 27 ansi a14 3 1956 safety code for fixed ladders has been revised several times since its adoption by osha in 1971 and its most current version ansi a14 3 2002 american national standard for ladders fixed safety requirements allows fixed ladder usage without cages or wells for a.

Fixed ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained to.

Fixed ladders must be provided with cages wells ladder safety devices or self retracting lifelines where the length of climb is less than 24 feet 7 3 m but the top of the. Are cages and wells installed on fixed ladders designed constructed and maintained to permit easy access to and egress from the ladder that they enclose. And 1910 29 g 4 platforms used with fixed ladders provide a horizontal surface of at least 24 inches by 30 inches 61 cm by 76 cm. A surface or area to which an employee could fall.

To contain employees in the event of a fall b. The employer must ensure. Fixed ladders must be provided with cages wells ladder safety devices or self retracting lifelines where the length of climb is less than 24 feet 7 3 m but the top of the ladder. 1910 29 g 1 2 are all cages and wells in use continuous throughout the length of the fixed ladder except for the access egress and other transfer points.

Fixed ladders without cages or wells must have at least a 15 inch 38 cm clear width to the nearest permanent object on each side of the centerline of the ladder. Fixed ladder that is designed to surround the climbing space of the ladder. To provide a resting area during the climb c. Cages and wells are not ladder safety systems.

1 cages and wells installed on fixed ladders are designed constructed and maintained to permit easy access to and egress from the ladder that they enclose see figures d 14 and d 15 of this section. Fixed ladders without cages or wells must have at least a 15 inch 38 cm clearance width to the nearest permanent object on each side of the centerline of the ladder. A cage also is called a. Such surfaces or.

To hold at least two climbers simultaneously d. 1910 27 d 1 ii cages or wells except as provided in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph conforming to the dimensions shown in figures d 7 d 8 and d 9 shall be. Cages or wells except on chimney ladders shall be built as shown on the applicable drawings covered in detail in figures d 7 d 8 and d 9 or of equivalent construction. To provide hands free vertical movement.

G cages wells and platforms used with fixed ladders. 1917 118 e 2 when a well or cage is used ladders with length of climb exceeding 30 feet 9 14 m shall comply with the following provisions. Fixed ladders more than 20 feet 6 1 m in height shall be provided with a cage well or ladder safety device.