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petersonra said:
If a 4 ft ladder covers a lot of your needs to get taller you might want to consider buying a platform instead of a ladder. They are not a lot different cost-wise than a ladder and are more versatile although they do take up a little more room. Someone loan me once to paint some ceilings with. It was a whole lot simpler and safer than a step ladder would have been.

It look like this that was a different brand.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Werner-...orm-with-225-lb-Load-Capacity-AP-20/100662616
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Can't stand on it, it only has 2 rungs.

Top platform is for tools, so you don't have to bend over to get them.
 
retirede said:
The manufacturer’s instructions would seem to indicate otherwise. It is made to stand on.
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OSHA also has jurisdiction during construction on job site's, over all elevated platforms and scaffolding.

Platforms are allowed with guard rails, and listed fall-protection lanyards, certified to support the deceleration of a 180 lb weight.
 
ramsy said:
OSHA also has jurisdiction during construction on job site's, over all elevated platforms and scaffolding.

Platforms are allowed with guard rails, and listed fall-protection lanyards, certified to support the deceleration of a 180 lb weight.
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I'll admit my OSHA knowledge is no longer current, but this type of platform (not exceeding 32" tall) is (at least used to be) defined by OSHA as a step stool per 29 CFR 1926.1050(b). The platform requirements you mention would not apply if this is still true.
 
retirede said:
I'll admit my OSHA knowledge is no longer current, but this type of platform (not exceeding 32" tall) is (at least used to be) defined by OSHA as a step stool per 29 CFR 1926.1050(b). The platform requirements you mention would not apply if this is still true.
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For not being current, I'd say you nailed that reference with an interesting list of definitions, especially this one:

Step stool (ladder type) means a self-supporting, foldable, portable ladder, nonadjustable in length, 32 inches or less in overall size, with flat steps and without a pail shelf, designed to be climbed on the ladder top cap as well as all steps. The side rails may continue above the top cap.
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ramsy said:
For not being current, I'd say you nailed that reference with an interesting list of definitions, especially this one:
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Full disclosure - I had to Google to find the reference.
It was not from memory.
But I was pretty sure that the definition existed from back in my plant Engineering days.
 
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