This paragraph does not however exempt the passage through the railing for platforms from being protected by a gate or offset as required in paragraph 1910 23 a 2.
Osha platform safety gates.
This is the only time in which a safety gate is not required.
When discussing the new.
Whether you call them swing gates safety gates ladder way gates drop bars or chains the new osha standard is in effect and it s time to address the changes.
The same applies here.
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This rule updated general safety standards specific to slip trip and fall hazards.
Single bar gates may not be used in this situation.
1910 25 b 5 when a door or a gate opens directly on a stairway a platform is provided and the swing of the door or gate does not reduce the platform s effective usable depth to.
Osha requirements have always been a complex topic but osha s walking working surfaces and fall protection standards may have made things even more complicated for some facilities.
An open sided work platform that is accessed by a caged fixed ladder on the side of the platform where the ladder s cage is at least as high as the guardrail system protecting the work platform should have the access opening protected by a gate equivalent to a guardrail system.
The rule also included a new section that established employer requirements for using personal fall protection systems.
Osha s newest regulations are in full swing literally march 27 2019 2 59 pm osha s walking working surfaces standard has been revised and published.
This is a good option for techs that are carrying items up and down the staircase and.
Okay here s what osha says for example about guarding a ladderway floor opening or the access area to your platform.
Some wor k platform systems come with an independent staircase that attaches to the deck at multiple po i nts.
Stairway landings and platforms are at least the width of the stair and at least 30 inches 76 cm in depth as measured in the direction of travel.
The employer may use chains or gates instead of a removable guardrail section at hoist areas if the employer demonstrates the chains or gates provide a level of safety equivalent to guardrails.
The intent of the exemption in paragraph c was to allow other than a standard fixed guardrail at the entrance to a fixed ladder.
W ith thi s versatility you can configure the staircase in a way to prevent your technicians from walking directly down the staircase.
