Walking-Working Surfaces
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- What it does
This proposed rule removes a deadline in OSHA's Walking- Working Surfaces standard by which all fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet above a lower level must be equipped with personal fall arrest systems or ladder safety systems. Additionally, OSHA is seeking comment on repealing or revising the requirement that employers use personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet tall and instead permitting employers to continue to use ladder cages or wells.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1218-AD73 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Comments and other information, including requests for a hearing, must be received on or before June 5, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-06578 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule; request for comments. |
| Agencies | Labor Department; Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Published | April 6, 2026 |
| Comments close | June 5, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1218-AD73 |
| Docket | OSHA-2025-0072 |
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