Mobile Ladder Stands and Platforms
MML - MOBILE LADDER FOR TIRE RACK
The employer must ensure:
- The steps and platforms of mobile ladder stands and platforms are slip resistant. Slip-resistant surfaces must be either an integral part of the design and construction of the mobile ladder stand and platform, or provided as a secondary process or operation, such as dimpling, knurling, shotblasting, coating, spraying, or applying durable slip-resistant tapes;
- Mobile ladder stands and platforms are capable of supporting at least four times their maximum intended load;
- Wheels or casters under load are capable of supporting their proportional share of four times the maximum intended load, plus their proportional share of the unit's weight;
- Mobile ladder stands and platforms with a top step height of 4 feet (1.2 m) or above should have handrails. Removable gates or non-rigid members, such as chains, may be used instead of handrails in special use applications;
- The maximum work-surface height of mobile ladder stands and platforms does not exceed four times the shortest base dimension, without additional support. For greater heights, outriggers, counterweights, or comparable means that stabilize the mobile ladder stands and platforms and prevent overturning must be used;
- Mobile ladder stands and platforms that have wheels or casters are equipped with a system to impede horizontal movement when an employee is on the stand or platform; and
- No mobile ladder stand or platform moves when an employee is on it.
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