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Simplifying the new OSHA safety gate standard AUGUST 17, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the newly revised Walking-Working Surfaces standard at the end of 2016, and it went into effect Jan. 17, 2017. While this standard (OSHA 1910.29) is more specific about swing-gate requirements at the top of ladderway openings, like [...]

OSHA’s newest regulations are in full swing — literally MARCH 27, 2019 2:59 PM OSHA's walking-working surfaces standard has been revised and published. Whether you call them swing gates, safety gates, ladder-way gates, drop bars or chains, the new OSHA standard is in effect and it's time to address the changes. When discussing the new [...]