Osha Roof Hatch Ladder Requirements

Roof hatch protection is addressed by osha standard 26 cfr 1910 23 entitled guarding floor and wall openings and holes full text of this standard is available online at www osha gov.

Osha roof hatch ladder requirements.

Under the new regulations a ladder over 24 feet high will require a personal fall arrest system or ladder safety system. You can choose any pfas provided it meets the osha requirements in section 1926 502 d. This new requirement is important for a number of reasons. Section 1910 27 c 7 and figure d 6 attached specify the relationship for a fixed ladder to an acceptable hatch cover but there is no specific requirement for grab bars.

And 1910 23 b 2 ii. Osha s general industry standard for fixed ladders is found in 29 cfr 1910 27. A ladder that is less than 24 feet high does not require a fall arrest system of any sort. Individual rung step ladders except those used where their access openings are covered with manhole covers or hatches shall extend at least 42 inches 1 1 m above an access level or landing platform either by the continuation of the rung spacings as horizontal grab bars or by providing vertical grab bars that shall have the same lateral spacing as the vertical legs of the rungs.

What about landing platforms.