Safety Presentation Stairways

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Safety Presentation-Stairways
BCN3725-Construction Safety
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Agenda

• General Requirements
• Maintenance Tasks
• Construction Requirements
• Handrail, Stair Rails, and Guard Rail Fall
  Protection Systems
• QA

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General Requirements

• A stairway or ladder shall be provided at all
  personnel points of access where a break in
  elevation of 19 or more exists and there is no
  ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel
  hoist provided.
• -OSHA Subpart X 1926.1051

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General Requirements

• Only those stairways designated as means of
  access to the structure of a building shall be
  used. Other access ways shall be entirely closed
  at all times
• All stairs shall be periodically inspected an
  maintained in a clean and safe condition
• Stairways in a multistory building shall be
  properly illuminated by either natural or
  artificial means.
• Per OSHA section 1926.56, all indoor corridors,
  hallways, and exitways shall be illuminated by a
  minimum five foot candles.
• Stairways shall be completely and substantially
  covered over at a point not less than two floors
  below the floor on which work is being performed,
  and access to the working floor shall be through
  a properly lighted, protected, and separate
  passageway.

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Maintenance Tasks

• The most important step in maintaining safe
  stairways is to keep all stairs clear of
  equipment, waste, and debris.
• In addition, it is required that slippery
  conditions be eliminated before the stairways can
  be utilized.

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Stairway Construction

• Temporary stairways on which construction is not
  being performed shall have landings of not less
  than 30 in the direction of travel and shall
  extend at least 22 in width at every 12 or less
  of vertical rise.
• Stairs shall be installed between 30 and 50
  degrees from horizontal.

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Stairway Construction

• Riser height and tread depth shall be uniform
  within each flight of stairs.
• Where doors or gates open directly on a stairway,
  a platform shall be provided, and the swing of
  the door shall not reduce the effective width of
  the platform to less than 20.

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Handrails and Stair Rails

• Stairways having four or more risers or rising
  more than 30 shall be equipped with
• At least one handrail system and
• One stair rail system along each unprotected
  edge.

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Handrails and Stair Rails

• Handrails and top rails of stair rail systems
  shall be capable of withstanding a force of at
  least 200 lbs.
• Handrails shall provide adequate handhold for
  employees grasping them to avoid falling.
• Temporary handrails shall have a minimum
  clearance of 3 between the handrail and walls,
  stair rails, and other objects.

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Handrails and Stair Rails

• The height of stair rails shall be as follows
• No less than 36 from the upper surface of the
  stair rail system to the surface of the tread.

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Handrails and Stair Rails

• Mid-rails shall be located at a height midway
  between the top edge of the stair rail system and
  the stairway steps.

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Handrails and Stair Rails

• Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings
  shall be provided with guardrail systems.
• Guardrail systems are to be comprised of the
  following-
• A top rail 42 /- 3 above the walking surface
• A midrail constructed halfway between the top
  rail and the walking surface

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Question and Answer

• Questions?
• Thank You