If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
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Are there industries preferred to use Osha over Ibc, vice versa? Say industrial vs commercial.
Handrail requirement per Ibc is 30 in. OSHA is either 4 or 6 feet.
Handrail requirement per Ibc is 30 in. OSHA is either 4 or 6 feet.






RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
So, if you have a stairway at a workplace then you need to have both a continuous handrail with all the handrail requirement (clearance, grab diamemter, no posts, etc.) and you also require a guard rail at 42". If you have a opening or edge which requires fall protection then you only need the 42" guardrail.
Professional and Structural Engineer (ME, NH, MA)
American Concrete Industries
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RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
Professional and Structural Engineer (ME, NH, MA)
American Concrete Industries
www.americanconcrete.com
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
1926.501(b)(1)
"Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.
1910.23(c)(1)
Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides,
(i) Persons can pass,
(ii)There is moving machinery, or
(iii)There is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard.
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?
Professional and Structural Engineer (ME, NH, MA)
American Concrete Industries
www.americanconcrete.com
RE: If OSHA conflicts with IBC which one to use?