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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 167 · clause 167 · NLR 5/12

PART XI SCAFFOLDS, STAGES AND WORK PLATFORMS — Vertical ladders

167

(1) A vertical ladder providing access to working levels of a scaffold shall

167(a)

be adequately fastened to the scaffold;

167(b)

be configured so that its siderails extend approximately one metre above the uppermost working level; and

167(c)

have rungs spaced at 30 centimetres on centre and have a clear space of at least 15 centimetres behind each rung.

167(2)

A ladder attached to a scaffold shall be positioned so that its use will not cause the scaffold to become unstable.

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