WAC 296-876-700 Fixed ladders inspection and maintenance

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Your Responsibility

To make sure fixed ladders are inspected and maintained properly

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Protection against corrosion and deterioration

You must

• Paint or otherwise treat metal ladders or metal parts to resist rust and corrosion if they are:
  • - Exposed to the elements
  • or
  • - Located where rust or corrosion could be expected.
• Treat wood ladders used in conditions where decay may occur with a nonirritating preservative.
• Make sure wood ladders aren't coated with an opaque covering except for the minimum amount necessary for identification and warning information which may be placed on one face only of a side rail.
• Treat the interface between different materials or use other means to prevent:
• - One material from damaging or having a harmful effect on another material

  and

• - Electrolytic action between dissimilar metals.

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Inspection and repair 

You must

• Keep ladders in safe condition.
• Have a competent person inspect a ladder for visual defects:

  - Periodically

  and

  - After any occurrence that could affect safe use.

• Make sure any ladder with structural damage or other hazardous defect is immediately removed from service.

You must

• Make sure repairs restore the ladder to a condition meeting its original design criteria.