30 CFR § 57.11025 - Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.11025"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.11025 - Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.11025"
section_name: "Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "57"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.11025 Railed landings, backguards, and other protection for fixed ladders.

Fixed ladders, except on mobile equipment, shall be offset and have substantial railed landings at least every 30 feet unless backguards or equivalent protection such as safety belts and safety lines, are provided.