New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Lab - Commissioner, Department of Labor
Chapter Lab 1400 - SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES
Part Lab 1403 - RULES FOR EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND HEALTH
Section Lab 1403.48 - Railings
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
The employer shall ensure compliance with the following requirements:
(a) This section shall not apply to scaffolding and stairway railings;
(b) A standard railing shall consist of top rail, intermediate rail, and posts, and shall have a vertical height of 42 inches from upper surface of top rail to floor, or platform;
(c) A railing for open-sided floors, platforms, and runways shall have a toeboard which shall be a vertical barrier at floor level erected along exposed edges of a floor opening, wall opening, platform, runway, or ramp to prevent falls of materials whenever persons can pass beneath the open side, or where there is equipment with which falling materials could cause a hazard; and
(d) Railings shall be of such construction that the complete structure shall be capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds in the vertical or horizontal direction.
#4118 eff 8-22-86, EXPIRED: 8-22-92
New. #6684, eff 2-4-98, EXPIRED: 2-4-06
New. #8606, INTERIM, eff 4-12-06, EXPIRED: 10-09-06 (formerly Lab 1403.62 )
New. #8796, eff 1-11-07
