Handrails
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Published by SALUSHandrails are required on stairways with 5 or more treads [1]. They must extend the entire length of the stairway and be adequately secured to the structure [1]. The height of the handrail should be between 800 and 920 millimeters above the front edge of the treads [1]. Handrails must be strong enough to support a worker who falls on the stairway [1]. For open-sided stairways, both a handrail and an intermediate rail or equivalent safeguard are required [1]. Temporary stairways must have handrails constructed of at least 38 by 89 millimeter construction grade lumber or material of equivalent strength, supported by posts no more than 3 meters apart [1].
Handrails should provide an adequate handhold for employees to grasp to avoid falling 3, 5. The ends of stairrail systems and handrails should be constructed to avoid projection hazards 3, 5. A minimum clearance of 3 inches (8 cm) should be maintained between handrails and other objects [2].
Handrails and stair rail systems should be smooth-surfaced to prevent injuries like punctures or lacerations and to prevent snagging of clothing 6, 9. The minimum clearance between handrails and any other object should be 2.25 inches (5.7 cm) 6, 9. Handrails should have a shape and dimension that allows employees to grasp them firmly 6, 9. Handrails and the top rails of stair rail systems must be capable of withstanding a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied in any downward or outward direction within 2 inches (5 cm) of any point along the top edge of the rail 9, 12.
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[1] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (Construction, Division 3, OSHA Oregon)
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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division Oregon Administrative Rules AO 3-2015 Division 3 - (9) Handrails shall provide an adequate handhold for employees grasping them to avoid falling. - (10) The ends of stairrail systems and handrails shall be constructed so as not to constitute a projection hazard. - (11) Handrails that will not be a permanent part of the structure being built shall have a minimum clearance of 3 inches (8 cm) between the handrail and walls, stairrail systems, and other objects. - (12) Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings shall be provided with guardrail systems. Guardrail system criteria are contained in Subdivision M of this part. [55 FR [redacted postal code], Nov. 14, 1990; 56 FR 2585, Jan. 23, 1991; 56 FR 5061, Feb. 7, 1991; 56 FR [redacted postal code], Aug. 23, 1991] Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) and 656.726(3). Hist: OR-OSHA Admin. Order 6-1991, f. 3/18/91, ef. 4/15/91. ## 1926.1053 Ladders - (a) General. The following requirements apply to all ladders as indicated, including job-made ladders. - (1) Ladders shall be capable of supporting the following loads without failure: - (i) Each self-supporting portable ladder: At least four times the maximum intended load, except that each extra-heavy-duty type 1A metal or plastic ladder shall sustain at least 3.3 times the maximum intended load. 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. Ladders built and tested in conformance with the applicable provisions of Appendix A of this Subdivision will be deemed to meet this requirement. - (ii) Each portable ladder that is not self-supporting: 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. The ability of a ladder to sustain the loads indicated in this paragraph sh…
[2] Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 (Sask. Reg. 10/2020)
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S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that every area where a worker could be struck by a falling object is clearly marked by barriers, notices, warning lights or other warning devices. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s9-8. ## Protection from objects falling from scaffolds, etc. - 9-9 (1) If a suspended scaffold, suspended powered scaffold or load-carrying unit is suspended from or attached to a structure, an employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that wire mesh, or other material equally effective to prevent objects from falling from the working surface, is installed from the working surface to a height of at least 900 millimetres on all sides except the side adjacent to the structure. - (2) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that wire mesh is installed from the working surface of a platform to a height of 2 metres on all sides of: - (a) a tower hoist as defined in section 13-1; - (b) a building shaft hoist; and - (c) a hoist cage in an excavated shaft. - (3) If it is necessary to hoist or lower materials that are of such a nature that the sides of a cantilever hoist platform or skip cannot be equipped as required by subsection (1), an employer, contractor or owner shall provide another equally effective means for the protection of workers against falling materials. - (4) If it is necessary for workers to pass through a safeguard required by this section, an employer, contractor or owner shall install a gate that is equally effective to prevent objects from falling from the working surface and shall ensure that the gate is kept closed except when the gate is in use. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s9-9. ## Handrails - 9-10 (1) An employer, contractor or owner shall ensure that a stairway with 5 or more treads: - (a) is equipped with a handrail that: - (i) extends the entire length of the stairway; - (ii) is adequately secured to the structure; - (iii) is installed on …
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