Rail extensions for a portable ladder;step-through ladder device.

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December 22, 2005

Mr. Bruce Clark
President
American Innovations Corporation
1865 W. Wayzata Blvd.
Long Lake, MN 55356-9322

Re: Rail extensions for a portable ladder; step-through ladder device.

Dear Mr. Clark,

This is in response to your letter dated September 21, 2005 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in which you ask whether the walk-through railing system that you manufacture meets OSHA ladder safety requirements. Your letter was forwarded to this office for handling on September 26, 2005.