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.
Osha platform safety gates.
This is a good option for techs that are carrying items up and down the staircase and.
This is the only time in which a safety gate is not required.
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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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.
Single bar gates may not be used in this situation.
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.
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.
Osha doesn t say you must use a gate but gives situations in which a gate could be your solution and if you so choose what requirements must that safety gate meet.
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Okay here s what osha says for example about guarding a ladderway floor opening or the access area to your 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.
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.
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.
This rule updated general safety standards specific to slip trip and fall hazards.
The rule also included a new section that established employer requirements for using personal fall protection systems.
Some wor k platform systems come with an independent staircase that attaches to the deck at multiple po i nts.
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.
W ith thi s versatility you can configure the staircase in a way to prevent your technicians from walking directly down the staircase.
