Fixed Ladder Cages And Wells Are Designed Constructed And Maintained To

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 ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained to.

The employer must ensure. 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. 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. To provide hands free vertical movement.

To contain employees in the event of a fall b. A surface or area to which an employee could fall. G cages wells and platforms used with fixed ladders. By laws of the locality in which the work is to be constructed and be qualified to practice in the.

Fixed ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.

Fixed ladders more than 20 feet 6 1 m in height shall be provided with a cage well or ladder safety device. 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. A cage also is called a. To hold at least two climbers simultaneously d.

Such surfaces or. To provide a resting area during the climb c. 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.