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Standards (Section 3)
 

The ladder safety program has adopted the following standards:

• Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 4, “Construction Safety Orders”, Article 25, “Ladders”
  (Title 8 specific webpage)
  • Section 1675, “General” (8 CCR 1675)
  • Section 1676, “Job-Made Ladders” (8 CCR 1676)
  • Section 1678, “Extension Ladders” (8 CCR 1678)
• Title 8, California Code of Regulations, Subchapter 7, “General Industry Safety Orders”, Article 4, “Access, Work Space, and Work Areas”
  (Title 8 specific webpage)
  • Section 3276, “Use of Ladders” (8 CCR 3276)
  • Section 3277, “Fixed Ladders” (8 CCR 3277)
  • Section 3278, “Portable Wood Ladders” (8 CCR 3278)
• The following industry-accepted standards:
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A14.1-2000, “Portable Wood Ladder Safety Requirements”
  • ANSI A14.2-2000, “Portable Metal Ladder Safety Requirements”
  • ANSI A14.3-2002, “American National Standard for Fixed Ladders – Safety Requirements”
    
    See the SLAC Library for available standards. For a list of ANSI standards, see the American National Standards Institute “Standards Search”

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