Portable Ladder Standard

Portable ladders are not defined in the standard but by inference a portable ladder would be any ladder not fitting the definition of a fixed ladder.

Portable ladder standard. Ladder rungs steps and cleats have a minimum clear width of 11 5 inches 29 cm on portable ladders and 16 inches 41 cm measured before installation of ladder safety systems for fixed ladders except that. Portable manufactured ladders obtained after january 21 1998 shall bear identification indicating that they meet the appropriate ladder construction requirements of the following standards. It s a place for you to share your vision of how we could develop standards better and how they could add greater value to australian society by being delivered in more user focused ways. The ansi standard a14 2 1990 defines a portable ladder as a ladder that can readily be moved or carried usually consisting of side rails joined at intervals by step rungs cleats or rear.

Ansi a14 1 1990 safety requirements for portable wood ladders ansi a14 2 1990 safety requirements for portable. In california portable ladder safety is regulated by title 8 california code of regulations t8ccr sections 1675 3276 3287 and 3413 american national standard institute ansi standards a14 1 2007 a14 2 2007 a14 5 2007 and a14 10 are mentioned in 3276. Ansi a14 1 portable wood ladders ansi a14 2 portable metal ladders ansi a14 5 portable reinforced plastic ladders. Rungs and steps are slip resistant.

Avoid using a metal ladder near power lines or exposed energized. Look for overhead power lines before handling a ladder. These requirements are also intended to prescribe rules and criteria for labeling marking of the kinds of portable ladders cited in this standard but exclusive of furniture type step stools and special purpose ladders. Standard a14 10 has been incorporated in a14 2 2007 and a14 5 2007.

Standards for manufactured portable ladders. Incubator the standards australia incubator is a sandpit for playing with new ideas and testing concepts. When the step stool standard is approved a14 2 will no longer cover ladder type step stools. Read and follow all labels markings on the ladder.

Browse our website to know more as nzs 1892 5 2000. Combination ladder safety standards safety requirements for construction performance use and care of combination ladders can be found in the following standards. Falls from portable ladders step straight combination and extension are one of the leading causes of occupational fatalities and injuries.