can I use a ladder for floor to floor access in B.C.
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Published by SALUSIn British Columbia, using a ladder for floor-to-floor access is generally not recommended if there is another safe and recognizable way to enter or leave an elevated or sub-level work area. According to the Occupational Health and Safety Code, employers must ensure that workers do not use a ladder to enter or leave such areas if there is another safe method available [1]. This implies that ladders should not be used as a primary means of access between floors if there are safer alternatives like stairs or elevators. If a ladder must be used, it should be done in compliance with all safety regulations, ensuring it is properly secured and used safely.
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[1] Occupational Health and Safety Code
Page 90
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- (a) the width of the treads and the height of the rise of a stairway are uniform throughout its length, and - (b) the treads of a stairway are level. - 122 (2) An employer must ensure that - (a) a stairway with 5 or more risers has the appropriate handrail required by this Code, and - (b) a stairway with open sides has a handrail and an intermediate rail or equivalent safeguard on each open side. - 122 (3) An employer must ensure that temporary stairs are at least 600 millimetres wide. - 122 (4) Repealed. ## Handrails on stairways - 123 (1) This section applies to stairways with 5 or more risers. - 123 (2) An employer must ensure that a stairway is equipped with a handrail that - (a) extends the entire length of the stairway, - (b) is secured and cannot be dislodged, - (c) is between 800 millimetres and 920 millimetres above the front edge of the treads, and - (d) is substantial and constructed of lumber that is not less than 38 millimetres by 89 millimetres or material with properties the same as or better than those of lumber. - 123 (3) An employer must ensure that posts supporting a handrail - (a) are spaced not more than 3 metres apart at their vertical centres, and - (b) are constructed of lumber that is not less than 38 millimetres by 89 millimetres or materials with properties the same as or better than those of lumber. - 123 (4) Repealed. ## Ladders - General ## Restriction on use - 124 An employer must ensure that workers do not use a ladder to enter or leave an elevated or sub-level work area if the area has another safe and recognizable way to enter or leave it. ## Prohibition on single rail - 125 A person must not make a ladder by fastening cleats across a single rail or post. ## Prohibition on painting - 126 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person must not paint a wooden ladder. - 126 (2) A wooden ladder may be preserved with a transparent protective coating.
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