---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 77.206"
title: "30"
number: "77.206"
heading: "Ladders; construction; installation and maintenance."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/77.206"
---

# §77.206. Ladders; construction; installation and maintenance.

- (a) Ladders shall be of substantial construction and maintained in good condition.
- (b) Wooden members of ladders shall not be painted.
- (c) Steep or vertical ladders which are used regularly at fixed locations shall be anchored securely and provided with backguards extending from a point not more than 7 feet from the bottom of the ladder to the top of the ladder.
- (d) Fixed ladders shall not incline backwards at any point unless provided with backguards.
- (e) Fixed ladders shall be anchored securely and installed to provide at least 3 inches of toe clearance.
- (f) Fixed ladders shall project at least 3 feet above landings, or substantial handholds shall be provided above the landings.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.