{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-appendix-a-to-subpart-x-of-part-1926","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR Appendix A to Subpart X of Part 1926","heading":"Appendix A to Subpart X of Part 1926—Ladders","body":"This appendix serves as a non-mandatory guideline to assist employers in complying with the ladder loading and strength requirements of § 1926.1053(a)(1). A ladder designed and built in accordance with the applicable national consensus standards, as set forth below, will be considered to meet the requirements of § 1926.1053(a)(1):\n• Manufactured portable wood ladders: American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A14.1-1982—American National Standard for Ladders-Portable Wood-Safety Requirements.\n• Manufactured portable metal ladders: ANSI A14.2-1982—American National Standard for Ladders—Portable Metal-Safety Requirements.\n• Manufactured fixed ladders: ANSI A14.3-1984—American National Standard for Ladders-Fixed-Safety Requirements.\n• Job-made ladders: ANSI A14.4-1979—Safety Requirements for Job-Made Ladders.\n• Plastic ladders: ANSI A14.5-1982—American National Standard for Ladders-Portable Reinforced Plastic-Safety Requirements.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION","Subpart X—Stairways and Ladders"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"396260862cde6c7d7b86bce089d00cafb640124fefcbe6c9729a438b0442b5f4","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1926.1060","next":"us/29-cfr-1926.1071"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}