Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support. (a) Lot 41, front porch roof; The company exposed an employee to falls of 9feet to the ground below while accessing and egressing a roof landing from a 20 ft. Werner aluminum extension ladder that only extended over the landing by 2 ft. 6 in. and it was not fastened at the top.