30 CFR § 57.11026 - Protection for inclined fixed ladders.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.11026"
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title: "30 CFR § 57.11026 - Protection for inclined fixed ladders."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.11026"
section_name: "Protection for inclined 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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 57.11026 Protection for inclined fixed ladders.

Fixed ladders 70 degrees to 90 degrees from the horizontal and 30 feet or more in length shall have backguards, cages or equivalent protection, starting at a point not more than seven feet from the bottom of the ladders.