Protection of
Open-sided Floors, Platforms, and Runways. [1910.23(c)]
![[photo] Places that require toe guard and railing.](images/fig10.jpg)
1910.23(c)(1)(i) Persons can pass,
1910.23(c)(1)(ii) There is moving machinery.
1910.23(c)(1)(iii) There is equipment with which falling materials
could create a hazard, or
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, (See
i, ii, and iii above)
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