ALI - A14.4
Safety Requirements for Job-Made Wooden Ladders
| Organization: | ALI |
| Publication Date: | 1 January 2009 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 26 |
scope:
This safety standard prescribes minimum requirements and recommendations for the construction, design, installation, and use of job-made wooden ladders in order to minimize personal injuries. This standard does not cover portable manufactured or portable job-made ladders, permanent fixed ladders, or mobile-equipment ladders.
Purpose.
The purpose of this standard is to provide reasonable safety for life and limb during any construction or demolition operation where conditions are not practical or permit the erection of temporary stairs or ramps. This standard provides a guide for compliance with minimum required specifications when job-made wooden ladders are being constructed for temporary access on construction and demolition operations.
intended Use:
The ladder should be used only for the purpose intended (by the design). Job-made wooden ladders shall not be used for guys or braces, or hoist supports or structural functions other than those of... View More
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