Every Open Sided Floor Or Platform

Guard every open sided floor or platform feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level on all open sides by a standard rail.

Every open sided floor or platform.

General industry every open sided floor platform or runway 4 feet or more above adjacent floors or ground level should be guarded by a standard railing on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp stairway or fixed ladder. A floor opening is an opening measure in inches or more in its least dimensions in a floor platform or other work surface through which persons may fall. To prevent employees from being injured from falls employers must. Every open sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing or the equivalent as specified in paragraph e 3 of this section on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp stairway or fixed ladder.

4 feet or more. For all government owned operated facilities every open sided floor or platform 4 ft 1 2 m or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a guardrail system or equivalent. Every open sided floor or platform four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level e g a raised packinghouse sorting table must be guarded by a standard railing or the equivalent as indicated in the section specifications for various railing materials on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp stairway or fixed ladder. Every open sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floors or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing or the equivalent as specified in paragraph e 3 of this section on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp stairway or fixed ladder.

Section 1 states the following.