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A Brief Guide to OSHA's Fixed Ladder Requirements - O'Keeffe's Inc. pip stf05501 fixed ladders and cages updated
“You’re really going to red-tag my granddaddy’s cage?” asked Mags Kelleher, the plant’s senior operator. She was sixty-two, with forearms like pipe wrenches and a deep-seated distrust for bureaucrats with clipboards. “That cage has saved more men than you’ve ever met.” Let's prioritize safety together
: Required at specific intervals (usually every 50 feet for ladders with safety systems) to allow workers to rest. She was sixty-two, with forearms like pipe wrenches
"Cages shall not be specified for new fixed ladder installations. Cages are considered a means of fall containment, not fall arrest, and do not meet the intent of modern fall protection hierarchy."
The updated spec revises the requirements for rest platforms. For climbs between 20 and 30 feet, the standard now requires positive engagement ladder safety systems (LSS), effectively making the cage decorative at best.