Using A Portable Ladder To Access Roof Osha

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Using a portable ladder to access roof osha.

If the ladder is damaged it must be removed from service and tagged until repaired or discarded. Rungs and steps are slip resistant. Always inspect the ladder prior to using it. In accordance with 29 cfr 1910 23 c employers must ensure that.

The side rails of through or side step fixed ladders shall extend 42 inches 1 1 m above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. Rules for ladders used on or with scaffolds are addressed in 29 cfr 1926 451 subpart l. Osha defines a portable ladder as one that can readily be moved or carried and usually consists of side rails joined at intervals by steps rungs or cleats 29 cfr 1910 21. For a parapet ladder the access level shall be the roof if the parapet is cut to permit passage through the parapet.

Always maintain a 3 point two hands and a foot or two feet and a hand contact on the ladder when climbing. If the parapet is continuous the access level shall be the top of. Portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface have side rails that extend at least 3 feet 0 9 m above the upper landing surface see figure d 1 of this section. Roofers will usually use an extension ladder to gain access to the roof and a second extension ladder with wheels and hooks to secure it to the ridge of the roof to complete the work from the roof.