Stairs and Stairways
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1910.24 Fixed industrial stairs. |
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| Are standard stair rails or handrails on all stairways having four or more risers? | |
| Are all stairways at least 22 inches wide? | |
| Do stairs have landing platforms not less than 30 inches in the direction of travel and extend 22 inches in width at every 12 feet or less of vertical rise? | |
| Do stairs angle no more than 50 and no less than 30 degrees? | |
| Are stairs or hollow-pan type treads and landings filled to the top edge of the pan with solid material? | |
| Are step risers on stairs and stairways designed or provided with a surface that renders them slip resistant? | |
| Are stairway handrails located between 30 and 34 inches above the leading edge of stair treads? | |
| Do stairway handrails have at least 3 inches of clearance between the handrails and the wall or surface they are mounted on? | |
| Where doors or gates open directly on a stairway, is there a platform provided so the swing of the door does not reduce the width of the platform to less than 21 inches? | |
| Are stairway handrails capable of withstanding a load of 200 pounds, applied within 2 inches of the top edge, in any downward or outward direction? | |
| Where stairs or stairways exit directly into any area where vehicles may be operated, are adequate barriers and warnings provided to prevent employees stepping into the path of traffic? | |
| Do stairway landings have a dimension measured in the direction of travel, at least equal to the width of the stairway? | |
| Is the vertical distance between stairway landings limited to 12 feet or less? | |