2022 Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and Regulation

Coatings on wood ladders
13.10
An employer may not apply anything to a wood ladder, except
(a) a transparent protective coating; and
(b) a small identifying mark or symbol, which may be non-
transparent.
PORTABLE LADDERS
Commercially manufactured portable ladder
13.11 
An employer must ensure that a commercially manufactured portable
ladder used at a workplace
(a) complies with the applicable requirements of the following
standards:
(i) CSA Z11-18, Portable Ladders,
(ii) ANSI-ASC A14.1-2017, American National Standard for 
Ladders — Wood — Safety Requirements,
(iii) ANSI-ASC A14.2-2017, American National Standard for 
Ladders — Portable Metal — Safety Requirements,
(iv) ANSI-ASC A14.5-2017, American National Standard 
for Ladders — Portable Reinforced Plastic — Safety 
Requirements; and
(b) is used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s
specifications and safe operating instructions.
M.R. 128/2019
Site-fabricated portable wood ladder
13.12 
An employer must ensure that a portable wood ladder fabricated on
the worksite for use by a worker
(a) is constructed entirely from straight-grained, construction grade
or better lumber that is free of
(i) loose knots, or knots greater than one-third the width or
thickness of the material, and
(ii) sharp edges, splinters or shakes;
(b) has side rails that are
(i) at least 400 mm but not more than 500 mm apart, and

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(ii) not notched, tapered, lapped or spliced;
(c) has evenly spaced rungs that are
(i) nailed directly to the edge of the side rails,
(ii) not more than 300 mm on centre,
(iii) at least nominal 25 mm x 100 mm, and
(iv) supported by filler blocks, of the same thickness as the
rung, fastened between the rungs or secured by a single
continuous wire; and
(d) if its length is
(i) 5 m or less, has side rails measuring at least nominal
50 mm x 100 mm, or
(ii) more than 5 m, has side rails measuring at least nominal
50 mm x 150 mm.