Osha Fixed Roof Access Ladder

Parapet ladders must have an access level at the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through it.

Osha fixed roof access ladder.

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. If the parapet is continuous the access level is the top of the parapet. 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. Fixed ladders without cages must now have a landing platform at maximum intervals of 150 feet.

For parapet ladders the access level is. 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. Ladders with cages must now have a landing platform at maximum intervals of 50 feet. Side rails of through or side step fixed ladders must extend 42 inches 1 1 m above the top level or landing platform served by the ladder.

Install in three easy steps. Every ez series fixed access ladder complies with osha s revised 1910 23 regulations for ladders and carries a limited lifetime warranty. Choose diversified for all your rooftop access ladder needs we offer the fastest installing easiest climbing and longest lasting fixed ladder available. The new regulations change this requirement dramatically.

Previously a fixed ladder with a cage required a landing platform at a maximum interval of 30 feet.