Ladder Safety
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| T or F: Job-made ladders are exempt from OSHA Ladder safety. | show 🗑
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| Each self-supporting portable ladder shall be capable of supporting: | show 🗑
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| show | The ability of a ladder to sustain the loads indicated in this paragraph shall be determined by applying or transmitting the requisite load to the ladder in a downward vertical direction.
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| show | At least four times the maximum intended load, except that each extra-heavy-duty type 1A metal or plastic ladders shall sustain at least 3.3 times the maximum intended load.
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| show | by applying or transmitting the requisite load to the ladder in a downward vertical direction when the ladder is placed at an angle of 75 1/2 degrees from the horizontal.
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| Each Fixed ladder: | show 🗑
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| Each step or rung shall be capable of supporting a single concentrated load of a least how many pounds? | show 🗑
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| Ladder rungs, cleats, and steps shall be? | show 🗑
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| Rungs, cleats, and steps of portable ladders (except as provided below) and fixed ladders (including individual-rung/step ladders) shall be spaced? | show 🗑
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| Rungs, cleats, and steps of step stools shall? | show 🗑
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| show | be not less than 8" nor more than 18" apart, as measured between center lines of the R.C.S. The rung spacing on the extension section of the extension trestle ladder shall be not less than 6" nor more than 12", as measured between center lines of the RCS.
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| show | 16 inches (41 cm).
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| show | 11 1/2 inches (29 cm).
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| The rungs of individual-rung/step ladders shall be shaped such that? | show 🗑
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| show | corrugated, knurled, dimpled, coated with skid-resistant material, or otherwise treated to minimize slipping.
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| show | corrugated, knurled, dimpled, coated with skid-resistant material, or otherwise treated to minimize slipping.
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| show | When they are specifically designed for such use.
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| show | A metal spreader or locking device shall be provided on each stepladder
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| show | at least equivalent in strength to a one-piece side rail made of the same material.
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| When two or more separate ladders are used to reach an elevated work area, the ladders shall be? | show 🗑
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| show | prevent injury to an employee from punctures or lacerations, and to prevent snagging of clothing.
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| Wood ladders shall not be coated with any opaque covering, except for? | show 🗑
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| show | 7 inches (18 cm), except in the case of an elevator pit ladder for which a minimum perpendicular clearance of 4 1/2 inches (11 cm) is required.
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| show | 30 inches (76 cm), except as provided in paragraph (a)(15) of this section.
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| show | 24 inches (61 cm), provided that a deflection device is installed to guide employees around the obstruction.
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| Through fixed ladders at their point of access/egress shall have a step-across distance of? | show 🗑
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| Fixed ladders without cages or wells shall have a clear width to the nearest permanent object of? | show 🗑
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| show | less than 24 feet (7.3 m) but the top of the ladder is at a distance greater than 24 feet (7.3 m) above lower levels.
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| Where the total length of a climb equals or exceeds 24 feet (7.3 m), fixed ladders shall be equipped with one of the following: | show 🗑
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| For fixed ladders, Horizontal bands shall be: | show 🗑
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| show | on the inside of the horizontal bands and shall be fastened to them
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| show | not less than 27 inches (66 cm), or more than 30 inches (76 cm) from the centerline of the step or rung (excluding the flare at the bottom of the cage), and shall not be less than 27 inches (68 cm) in width
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| show | be clear of projections
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| For fixed ladders, Horizontal bands shall be spaced: | show 🗑
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| For fixed ladders, Vertical bars shall be spaced: | show 🗑
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| show | at a level not less than 7' nor more than 8' above the point of access to the bottom of the ladder. The bottom of the cage shall be flared not less than 4" all around within the distance between the bottom horizontal band and the next higher band
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| show | a minimum of 42 inches (1.1 m) above the top of the platform, or the point of access at the top of the ladder, with provision for access to the platform or other point of access.
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| show | 1.They shall completely encircle the ladder 2.They shall be free of projections 3.Their inside face on the climbing side of the ladder shall extend not less than 27" nor more than 30" from the centerline of the step or rung
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| show | at least 30 inches
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| Wells for fixed ladders, the bottom of the wall on the access side shall start: | show 🗑
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| show | 1.capable of 18" drop of 500-pound weight 2.permit to ascend/descend without having to hold/push/pull any part of device, leaving both hands free
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| show | at each end of the carrier, with intermediate mountings, as necessary, spaced along the entire length of the carrier, to provide the strength necessary to stop employees' falls;
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| Mountings for flexible carriers shall be attached: | show 🗑
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| show | reduce the design strength of the ladder.
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| show | 42" above top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder. For a parapet ladder, the access level shall be the roof if parapet is cut to permit passage thru parapet; if parapet is continuous, the access level shall be the top of parapet.
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| show | omitted from the extension and the ext. of side rails shall flare to provide not < 24" nor > 30" clearance between side rails. Where ladder safety devices are provided, the maximum clearance between side rails of the ext. shall not exceed 36".
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| show | continuous in the extension.
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| show | 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.
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| Ladder safety devices, and related support systems, for fixed ladders shall conform to all of the following (part one): | show 🗑
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| show | at least 3' above upper landing surface; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support, and a grabrail shall be provided to assist in mounting/dismounting.
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| show | be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.
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| show | oil, grease, and other slipping hazards.
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| show | False! Ladders shall not be loaded beyond the maximum intended load for which they were built, nor beyond their manufacturer's rated capacity.
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| show | the purpose for which they were designed.
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| show | the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support).
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| show | the horizontal distance is one-eighth the working length of the ladder.
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| show | no greater than 90 degrees from the horizontal, as measured to the back side of the ladder.
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| T or F: Ladders can be used on unstable or unlevel surfaces if they are secured? | show 🗑
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| Ladders shall not be used on slippery surfaces unless what? | show 🗑
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| Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, shall be? | show 🗑
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| The top of a non-self-supporting ladder shall be placed with the two rails supported how? | show 🗑
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| Ladders shall not be moved, shifted, or extended when? | show 🗑
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| Ladders shall have nonconductive siderails if they are used where the employee or the ladder could what? | show 🗑
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| T or F: The top or top step of a stepladder shall not be used as a step. | show 🗑
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| show | the ladders are designed and provided with steps for climbing on both front and rear sections.
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| show | visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use.
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| Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be what? | show 🗑
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| show | withdrawn from service until repaired.
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| The requirement to withdraw a defective ladder from service is satisfied if the ladder is either: | show 🗑
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| Ladder repairs shall restore the ladder to a condition that is what? | show 🗑
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| T or F? Single-rail ladders are safe to use if used in it's intended purpose? | show 🗑
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| show | face the ladder.
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| Each employee shall use at least one hand to do what? | show 🗑
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| An employee shall not carry any object or load that could cause what? | show 🗑
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| Slip-resistant feet shall not be used as a substitute for care in? | show 🗑
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