Never Seen This Before
Hello Fellow Safety Comrades,
I am a little stumped by this ladder, it appears to be an extension ladder that has been mounted to the inside of our building by brackets and at the top (<15') of the ladder there have been several rungs removed to allow for 42" above the roof line, has anyone seen this before and does it satisfy OSHA regulations?
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Were the rungs actually removed? Or was it designed that way? We had one similar at one of my previous facilities I worked at.
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I had a very similar situation in my last place of work. The ANSI A14 ladder standard would be worth looking into. They do make kits for this type of installation, but what I ran into is that though the ladder may have met the standard the installation was not in accordance with the ANSI guidelines. making sure that the connectors being installed outdoors and mounting hardware being of dissimilar metals can expedite corrosion. Landings and pass throughs need to also be taken into consideration. The Big question would also be is the ladder designed to be used in this manner. Taking apart a extension ladder and cutting it changes the whole thing.
Fitz’s #1 Law of OHS:
“If it looks unsafe, if it sounds unsafe, if it smells unsafe, if it tastes unsafe, or it just seems unsafe, 99.99 % of the time, Guess What?
It is Unsafe!” This sure looks and seems unsafe!
So I think it doesn’t matter what OSHA says or not, it is unsafe! I would get it taken down ASAP.
My $.02.
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paulandersenCHST@aol.com
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