Fixed Ladder Cages And Wells Are Designed Constructed And Maintained To

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 ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained to.

To provide hands free vertical movement. 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 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.

A surface or area to which an employee could fall. 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. A cage also is called a. 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.

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 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. 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. Such surfaces or.

G cages wells and platforms used with fixed ladders. To hold at least two climbers simultaneously d. 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. To provide a resting area during the climb c.

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. To contain employees in the event of a fall b. By laws of the locality in which the work is to be constructed and be qualified to practice in the. 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.

The employer must ensure. Fixed ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained. 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.