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ANSI-ASC A14.1 Ladders - Wood - Safety requirements

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This standard covers the construction, care, and use of common types of portable wood ladders. Among other things, it provides construction and storage requirements. The earlier ANSI A14.1 and A14.2 standards only rate and have test procedures for 300 pound rated ladders. A newer ANSI portable ladder standard for 375 pound rated ladders is out, but it is not incorporated into OSHA standards.

Current edition

  • ANSI-ASC A14.1-2017 Ladders - Wood Safety Requirements

Incorporation by reference

The following editions have been incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):

IBR approved for Overview of requirements IBR approved edition
29 CFR 1915.72(a)(6) Employers must ensure that manufactured portable wood ladders they provide are in accordance with the provisions of ANSI Standard A14.1-1975: Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders. ANSI A14.1-1975 Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders.
29 CFR 1917.119(c) Employers must ensure that portable manufactured ladders obtained after January 21, 1998 bear identification indicating that they meet the appropriate ladder construction requirements of the following standards: ANSI A14.1-1990, Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders, ANSI A14.2-1990, Safety Requirements for Portable Metal Ladders, ANSI A14.5-1992, Safety Requirements for Portable Reinforced Plastic Ladders. ANSI A14.1-1990 Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders.
29 CFR 1918.24(g)(1) Employers must ensure that portable manufactured ladders obtained after January 21, 1998 bear identification showing that they meet the appropriate ladder construction requirements of the following standard: ANSI A14.1-1990, Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders. ANSI A14.1-1990 Safety Requirements for Portable Wood Ladders.

How to purchase

Standards are available for purchase from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), see webstore.ansi.org, and from the American Ladder Institute (ALI), see www.americanladderinstitute.org.

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