what are the safety requirements for stairs

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ - (3) You must provide, and ensure each employee uses, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces. - (4) Inspection, maintenance, and repair. You must ensure: - (a) Walking-working surfaces are inspected, regularly and as necessary, and maintained in a safe condition. - (b) Hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again. If the correction or repair cannot be made immediately, the hazard must be guarded to prevent employees from using the walking-working surface until the hazard is corrected or repaired. - (c) When any correction or repair involves the structural integrity of the walkingworking surface, a qualified person performs or supervises the correction or repair. [Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, .040, .050, and .060. 20-12-091 (Order 19-05) § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 06/02/2020, effective 10/01/2020. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. WSR 15-24-100, § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 12/1/15, effective 1/5/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; WSR 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 73-5, § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 5/9/73 and Order 73-4, § 296-24-[redacted postal code], filed 5/7/73.] ## WAC 296-24-740 Stairways. This section contains specifications for the safe design and construction of fixed general industrial stairs. This classification includes interior and exterior stairs around machinery, tanks, and other equipment, and stairs leading to or from floors, platforms, or pits. This section does not ap…

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Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (iv) Nonslip floors. Floors, footwalks, and passageways in the work area around machines or other places where a person is required to stand or walk shall be provided with effective means to minimize slipping. - (4) Walkways, docks, and platforms. - (i) Width. Walkways, docks, and platforms shall be of sufficient width to provide adequate passage and working areas. - (ii) Maintenance. Walkways shall be evenly floored and kept in good repair. - (iii) Docks. Docks and runways used for the operation of lift trucks and other vehicles shall have a substantial guard or shear timber except where loading and unloading are being performed. - (iv) Elevated walks. All elevated walks, runways, or platforms, if 4 feet or more from the floor level, shall be provided with a standard railing except on loading or unloading sides of platforms. If height exceeds 6 feet, a standard toeboard also shall be provided to prevent material from rolling or falling off. - (v) Elevated platforms. Where elevated platforms are used routinely on a daily basis they shall be equipped with stairways or fixed ladders that comply with Subpart D of this part. - (vi) Hazardous locations. Where required, walkways and stairways with standard handrails shall be provided in elevated and hazardous locations. Where such passageways are over walkways or work areas, standard toeboards shall be provided. - (5) Stairways. - (i) Construction. Stairways shall be constructed in accordance with Subpart D of this part. - (ii) Handrails. Stairways shall be provided with a standard handrail on at least one side or on any open side. Where stairs are more than 4 feet wide there shall be a standard handrail at each side, and where more than 8 feet wide, a third standard handrail shall be erected in the center of the stairway. - (iii) Lighting. All stairways shall be adequately lighted as prescribed in paragraph (c)(9) of this section. - (6) Emergency exits including doors and…

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## Where door may be a hazard - 114 (2) Where a door stored above the door opening is spring-loaded or presents a hazard in some other way by its mechanism, an employer shall ensure that the door is - (a) inspected at regular intervals by a competent person, and - (b) where necessary, repaired by a competent per -son. 97-121 ## Stairways ## Stairways - 115 (1) An employer shall ensure that a stairway - (a) is of sufficient strength to sustain a live load of 4.8 kPa, - (b) is a minimum of 1.12 m in width, - (c) is pitched not less than 20 degrees and not more than 35 degrees from the horizontal, - (d) has risers constant in height that are not less than 127 mm and not more than 200 mm, - (e) has a maximum height of 3.7 m between land -ings, - (f) has landings, if any, with a minimum clearance of 1.12 m measured in the direction of the run, - (g) has a vertical clearance of 2.05 m from the top of the tread at all points in the stairway, - (h) has treads constant in width and not less than 225 mm in width, and - (i) has a non-slip nosing or a strip of non-slip mate -rial not less than 50 mm in width and installed 25 mm from the front edge of the tread on all treads where there may be a hazard of slipping due to the material of the tread. - 115 (2) Paragraphs (1)(b), (c) and (h) do not apply to a service stairway. ## Porte qui présente un danger 114 (2) L'employeur doit s'assurer que les portes qui se lèvent au-dessus de l'embrasure et qui sont montées sur ressort ou dont le mécanisme présente un danger de toute autre façon, sont - a) inspectées à intervalles réguliers par une per -sonne compétente, et - b) au besoin, réparées par une personne compétente. 97-121 ## Escaliers ## Escaliers 115 (1) L'employeur doit s'assurer que les escaliers - a) présentent une résistance suffisante pour suppor -ter une charge mobile de 4,8 kPa, - b) ont une largeur minimale de 1,12 m, - c) ont une inclinaison entre 20 …

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Division 3 - (4) When a building or structure has two or more points of access between levels, at least one point of access shall be kept clear to permit free passage of employees. - (b) Employers shall provide and install all stairway and ladder fall protection systems required by this Subdivision and shall comply with all other pertinent requirements of this Subdivision before employees begin the work that necessitates the installation and use of stairways, ladders, and their respective fall protection systems. 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. ## 1926.1052 Stairways - (a) General. The following requirements apply to all stairways as indicated: - (1) Stairways that will not be a permanent part of the structure on which construction work is being performed shall have landings of not less than 30 inches (76 cm) in the direction of travel and extend at least 22 inches (56 cm) in width at every 12 feet (3.7 m) or less of vertical rise. - (2) Stairs shall be installed between 30° and 50° from horizontal. - (3) Riser height and tread depth shall be uniform within each flight of stairs, including any foundation structure used as one or more treads of the stairs. Variations in riser height or tread depth shall not be over 1/4-inch (0.6 cm) in any stairway system. - (4) Where doors or gates open directly on a stairway, a platform shall be provided, and the swing of the door shall not reduce the effective width of the platform to less than 20 inches (51 cm). - (5) Metal pan landings and metal pan treads, when used, shall be secured in place before filling with concrete or other material. - (6) All parts of stairways shall be free of hazardous projections, such as protruding nails. - (7) Slippery conditions on stairways shall be eliminated before the stairways are used to reach other levels. - (b) Temporary service. The following requirements apply to all stairways as indicated: