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// CODE SNIPPET

1910.23(e) Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms

OSHA 1910 General Industry > D Walking-Working Surfaces > 1910.23 Ladders > 1910.23(e) Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms
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1910.23(e)(1) General Requirements

The employer must ensure:

1910.23(e)(1)(i)

Mobile ladder stands and platforms have a step width of at least 16 inches (41 cm);

1910.23(e)(1)(iii)

Mobile ladder stands and platforms are capable of supporting at least four times their maximum intended load;

1910.23(e)(1)(iv)

Wheels or casters under load are capable of supporting their proportional share of four times the maximum intended load, plus their proportional share of the unit's weight;

1910.23(e)(1)(v)

Unless otherwise specified in this section, mobile ladder stands and platforms with a top step height of 4 feet (1.2 m) or above have handrails with a vertical height of 29.5 inches (75 cm) to 37 inches (94 cm), measured from the front edge of a step. Removable gates or non-rigid members, such as chains, may be used instead of handrails in specialuse applications;

1910.23(e)(1)(vi)

The maximum work-surface height of mobile ladder stands and platforms does not exceed four times the shortest base dimension, without additional support. For greater heights, outriggers, counterweights, or comparable means that stabilize the mobile ladder stands and platforms and prevent overturning must be used;

1910.23(e)(1)(vii)

Mobile ladder stands and platforms that have wheels or casters are equipped with a system to impede horizontal movement when an employee is on the stand or platform; and

1910.23(e)(1)(viii)

No mobile ladder stand or platform moves when an employee is on it.

1910.23(e)(1)(ii)

The steps and platforms of mobile ladder stands and platforms are slip resistant. Slip-resistant surfaces must be either an integral part of the design and construction of the mobile ladder stand and platform, or provided as a secondary process or operation, such as dimpling, knurling, shotblasting, coating, spraying, or applying durable slip-resistant tapes;

1910.23(e)(2) Design Requirements for Mobile Ladder Stands

The employer must ensure:

1910.23(e)(2)(i)

Steps are uniformly spaced and arranged, with a rise of not more than 10 inches (25 cm) and a depth of not less than 7 inches (18 cm). The slope of the step stringer to which the steps are attached must not be more than 60 degrees, measured from the horizontal;

1910.23(e)(2)(iii)

The standing area of mobile ladder stands is within the base frame.

1910.23(e)(2)(ii)

Mobile ladder stands with a top step height above 10 feet (3 m) have the top step protected on three sides by a handrail with a vertical height of at least 36 inches (91 cm); and top steps that are 20 inches (51 cm) or more, front to back, have a midrail and toeboard. Removable gates or non-rigid members, such as chains, may be used instead of handrails in special-use applications; and

1910.23(e)(3) Design Requirements for Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms

The employer must ensure:

1910.23(e)(3)(i)

Steps of mobile ladder stand platforms meet the requirements of paragraph (e)(2)(i) of this section. When the employer demonstrates that the requirement is not feasible, steeper slopes or vertical rung ladders may be used, provided the units are stabilized to prevent overturning;

1910.23(e)(3)(iii)

All ladder stand platforms with a platform height above 10 feet (3 m) have guardrails and toeboards on the exposed sides and ends of the platform.

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.

[39 FR 23502, June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 49744, Oct. 24, 1978; 49 FR 5321, Feb. 10, 1984; 81 FR 82983-82986, Nov. 18, 2016]

1910.23(e)(3)(ii)

Mobile ladder stand platforms with a platform height of 4 to 10 feet (1.2 m to 3 m) have, in the platform area, handrails with a vertical height of at least 36 inches (91 cm) and midrails; and

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