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Proposed Rule2026-06578

Walking-Working Surfaces

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Published
April 6, 2026

Issuing agencies

Labor DepartmentOccupational Safety and Health Administration

Abstract

This proposed rule removes a deadline in OSHA's Walking- Working Surfaces standard by which all fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet above a lower level must be equipped with personal fall arrest systems or ladder safety systems. Additionally, OSHA is seeking comment on repealing or revising the requirement that employers use personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet tall and instead permitting employers to continue to use ladder cages or wells.

Indexed from Federal Register on April 6, 2026.

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