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2. Fixed ladder - Wikipedia

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   Stand-off brackets: Dictated by OSHA Standard 1910.27(c)(4) stand-off brackets must be at least 7" (180 mm) longer than the farthest obstruction for clearance on the back side of ladder. This means that if there is a 4" (100 mm) gutter projecting from the side of a building, a fixed ladder would have to have standoff brackets that were at least ...

3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Wikipedia

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   OSHA's protection applies to all federal agencies. Section 19 of the OSH Act makes federal agency heads responsible for providing safe and healthful working conditions for their workers. OSHA conducts inspections of federal facilities in response to workers' reports of hazards and under programs that target high-hazard federal workplaces. [8]

4. Ladder - Wikipedia

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   Extension ladder or "telescopic ladder", a fixed ladder divided into two or more lengths for more convenient storage; the lengths can be slid together for storage or slid apart to expand the length of the ladder; a pulley system may be fitted so that the ladder can be easily extended by an operator on the ground then locked in place using the ...

5. Clearance (civil engineering) - Wikipedia

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   The clearance values may depend on the heights and types of the obstacles. For example, in Flanders, the horizontal clearance next to the paths for poles, lampposts and trees is 0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in), and for walls and fences is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The horizontal clearance from the edge of the path to the curb is based on curb heights. For ...

6. Manual handling of loads - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the governing body which regulates workplace safety. OSHA does not have a standard which sets a maximum allowable weight that employers must follow. [19] However, manual materials handling may fall under Section 5(a) which is often referred to as the General Duty ...

7. Precautionary statement - Wikipedia

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   OSHA 1910.145 Definition: "May be used to represent a hazard level between "Caution" and "Danger," instead of the required "Caution" tag, provided that they have a signal word of "Warning," an appropriate major message, and otherwise meet the general tag criteria of paragraph (f)(4) of this section." [2]

8. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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   Ladder company: A group of fire fighters, officers and engineers that staff a ladder truck. Ladder slide (or ladder bail) A technique used to rapidly bail out of a window and onto a ladder face-first. After exiting the window, the firefighter quickly rotates 180 degrees to descend the ladder normally. Layout: Establishing water supply. Usually ...

9. Essentials of Fire Fighting - Wikipedia

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   The 7th edition of Essentials of Fire Fighting addresses the 2019 edition of NFPA 1001, Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications and the 2017 edition of NFPA 1072, Standard for Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction Emergency Response Personnel Professional Qualifications.