Jenkins Academy of Applied Technology
Portable setup and fixed-ladder protection review Stairways and Ladders · v1.0.0 · October 22, 2026
Course developed by Todd Jerome Jenkins, MS, CSP.
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Equipment, task, industry and applicable manufacturer instructions Portable stable/level support, safe angle, top support, clear top/bottom and traffic barrier or securing Construction normal one-quarter working-length setback; spliced wood job-made one-eighth exception where applicable Upper landing: 3-foot side rail extension; construction-only rigid top support plus grasping-device exception; do not apply that exception to general industry Slip controls, nonconductive rails where required, electrical exposure resolved and safe material transfer Fixed ladder climb length, top above lower level, installation date and replacement dates/sections Construction 24-foot climb/top provisions and actual selected system; do not use general-industry transition dates General industry more-than-24-foot fixed ladder: before/on-or-after November 19, 2018; replacement sections; November 18, 2036 full transition Required personal fall arrest or ladder safety system, compatible equipment, entire climb protection and rest/landing arrangement Clearance, rails, through/side-step transition, hatches, landing/opening protection and safe emergency arrangements Actual system training and safe demonstration; gaps corrected before exposure