Meet 5 Key OSHA Ladder Requirements with the LadderPort Receiver

When portable ladders are part of your facility or jobsite, OSHA compliance is non-negotiable. OSHA’s Walking-Working Surfaces standard (29 CFR 1910 Subpart D) outlines detailed requirements for ladder stability, top support, access, and worker safety.

The LadderPort Ladder Receiver is a purpose-built, fixed attachment that supports five core OSHA ladder-use rules—helping you prevent accidents, simplify training, and reduce liability.

1. Preventing Accidental Ladder Movement

OSHA Standard: 1910.23(c)

What’s Required: Portable ladders must be placed on stable, level surfaces or be secured to prevent movement. In traffic areas, they must be tied off or barricaded to prevent displacement.

How the Receiver Helps: The LadderPort Receiver gives a rigid, dedicated placement point at the building or wall. It provides the ladder with hooks and side plates at the top—where movement is most dangerous. This prevents kick-out, walk-off, and side-shift to meet the tie off criteria.

2. Providing Proper Top Support for Non–Self-Supporting Ladders

OSHA Standard: 1910.23(c)(10)

What’s Required: The top of a non–self-supporting ladder must rest on a surface that supports both side rails—unless using a single-rail attachment specifically designed for that purpose.

How the Receiver Helps: The LadderPort Receiver features a wide, rigid channel that supports both rails equally. It eliminates reliance on fragile edges, trim, or curved roof features—any of which can cause imbalance, twisting, or ladder failure.

3. Enabling Safe Access at Roof or Platform Edges

OSHA Standard: 1910.23(c)(11)

What’s Required: When using a ladder to access an upper landing, the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the landing. If that’s not possible, OSHA allows securing the ladder at the top and providing a graspable handhold.

How the Receiver Helps: The Ladder Receiver side handles meet the 3-foot extension allowing the user to avoid thru the hand holds rather than dangerously traversing around them. In combination with 3-foot grab bars, it creates a safe, compliant step-through point at the access edge.

4. Improving Safety Near Roof Edges

OSHA Standard: 1910.28(b)(13)

What’s Required: Employers must provide fall protection when workers are within 6 feet of an unprotected roof edge, unless the work is both infrequent and temporary.

How the Receiver Helps: While the Ladder Receiver is not a fall protection system itself, it significantly reduces the risk of ladder slips or missteps at the edge. It provides a stable, predictable transition point from ladder to roof—critical in reducing incidents during ascent or descent.

5. Supporting Training and Safety Program Compliance

OSHA Standard: 1910.30

What’s Required: Employers must train employees on safe equipment use, including ladders, and retrain them as needed.

How the Receiver Helps: The Ladder Receiver simplifies SOPs and ladder safety training by creating a consistent, repeatable access method. Training can include key checks: proper 3-foot extension, secure ladder stabilization, grab bar positioning, and approach clearance—making inspections and retraining straightforward.

One Product, Multiple Compliance Gains

From preventing ladder movement to simplifying training, the LadderPort Ladder Receiver delivers practical solutions for OSHA compliance.

Here’s a quick recap:

OSHA Requirement	What’s Required	LadderPort Benefit
1910.23(c)	Secure ladders or use on level surfaces	Secures ladder top to prevent displacement
1910.23(c)(10)	Support both rails of non-self-supporting ladders	Cradles both rails in wide, rigid bearing surface
1910.23(c)(11)	3-ft extension or secure + handhold for access	Enables secure tie-off point and provides compliant grab points
1910.28(b)(13)	Fall protection near roof edges	Stabilizes the transition point at the ladder-to-roof edge
1910.30	Train employees on safe equipment use	Creates standardized process for training and inspection

If portable ladder use is part of your operation, the LadderPort Ladder Receiver gives you a fixed, engineered solution to reduce risk, improve safety, and meet multiple OSHA 1910 ladder-use rules—without complexity.