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This toeboard is required for areas where there is no parapet or protective skirting around the edge of the. A toe board is required to prevent debris or tools from accidently falling to areas below the guardrail. Know your railings, toeboards and handrails 1 july 15, 2016. Our thanks also to the construction industry training board and the. Standard safety code for floor and wall openings, railings and toe boards, asa. Werner guard rail and toe board system 4yn66sqhtg20. Ada, building codes, and standards relating to handrails and. Scaffold training office of environmental health and safety. In addition, the regulations require that workers be. Toeboard is required on safety railing whenever it would be potentially hazardous for an object to fall from the edge. Hi step professional use toeboard and inter guard rail.
These additions are required by health and safety legislation when doing buildings maintenance work. Appendix 2 schedule 2 requirements for guard rails, toe boards etc. There are additional standards within subpart d that address ladders, scaffolding, mobile stands and other working surfaces. An additional warning from astm explains how you can or cannot use the. Oshas fall protection and guardrail requirements along with the international building. An average of 75 screws were used per guardrail compared to an average of 85 nails per. Do you need to fit guardrails even at very low levels. In addition, guardrails must be able to withstand at least 200 lbs.
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