Such surfaces or.
Fixed ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained to.
The employer must ensure.
To contain employees in the event of a fall b.
To provide a resting area during the climb c.
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.
By laws of the locality in which the work is to be constructed and be qualified to practice in the.
Fixed ladders more than 20 feet 6 1 m in height shall be provided with a cage well or ladder safety device.
Fixed ladder cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained.
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.
Cages and wells are designed constructed and maintained to contain employees in the event of a fall and to direct them to a lower landing.
Fixed ladders more than 20 feet 6 1 m in height shall be provided with a cage well or ladder safety device a well refers to a permanent complete enclosure around a fixed ladder which is attached to the walls of the well.
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.
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.
To provide hands free vertical movement.
A surface or area to which an employee could fall.
G cages wells and platforms used with fixed ladders.
To hold at least two climbers simultaneously d.
Cages and wells are not ladder safety systems.
Cages or wells are required on fixed ladders in the united states under osha s 29 cfr 1917 118 e 1.
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.
Ensuring fixed ladders over 24 feet including those on outdoor advertising structures are equipped with a cage well personal fall arrest system or ladder safety system 2 years and replacing cages and wells used as fall protection with ladder safety or personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet 20 years.
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.
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.
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