Maximum height before a stair is needed 1

[Tonya1966]

I have a situation where there is a interior elevation difference of 0'-8 1/4" from one platform to the next. My boss is wanting me to verify what the OSHA requirement is for maximum height allowed before a stair/step of some sort is needed. I can't seem to find it can anyone help me?

 

[SlideRuleEra]

OSHA has a general requirement that 19" is the maximum before stairs are needed:
See page 3 of OSHA 3124 Stairways and Ladders, A Guide to OSHA Rules

When there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more and no ramp, runway, embankment or personnel hoist is available, employers must provide a stairway or ladder at all worker points of access.

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[dhengr]

Tonya1966:
You said and your boss said OSHA, and SRE’s citation is from OSHA also. This applies to employer/employee/work place situations, where periodic maintenance and the like are taking place. This does not apply (would not likely apply) where frequent people traffic occurs, and does not apply to critical ingress and egress locations, where many people are involved. This would also not apply where real public foot traffic occurs.

 

[Tonya1966]

Thank y'all for your answers. I din't think that I would need a step there.

 

[thaidavid40]

Paint the leading edge safety yellow and post a "watch your step" sign".
Dave

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[IRstuff]

8 1/4" is with the range for a single step in stair to begin with, see:

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=29057.

It's unlikely that someone would want an 7.5" riser followed by a 3/4" step; that's definitely an accident waiting to happen

The issue, of course, is that OSHA stairway requirements are scattered in a number of differing and sometimes contradictory requirements. Note that different workplaces have their own OSHA paragraphs on similar subjects, such as

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10406

which requires a maximum riser height of 7.5 inches, but appears to be specific to marine terminals. So, the OP needs to determine which particular section of OSHA covers this particular workplace.

TTFN (ta ta for now)
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[TLHS]

What I have learned from industrial clients is that, sometimes, safety yellow can fix anything!