You must ensure:
- (1) The steps of mobile ladder stand platforms meet the requirements of WAC 296-876-91010(1). When the employer demonstrates that the requirement is not feasible, steeper slopes or vertical rung ladders may be used, provided the units are stabilized to prevent overturning.
- (2) Mobile ladder stand platforms with a platform height of four to ten feet (1.2 m to 3 m) have, in the platform area, handrails with a vertical height of at least thirty-six inches (91 cm) and midrails.
- (3) All ladder stand platforms with a platform height above ten feet (3 m) have guardrails and toeboards on the exposed sides and ends of the platform.
- (4) Removable gates or nonrigid members, such as chains, are only permitted to be used on mobile ladder stand platforms, instead of handrails and guardrails, in special-use applications.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060 and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 20-09-146, § 296-876-91015, filed 4/21/20, effective 10/1/20.]