MEMORANDUM FOR: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS, STATE PLAN DESIGNEES

THROUGH: AMANDA EDENS,Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

FROM: PATRICK J. KAPUST, Acting Director,Directorate of Enforcement Programs

SUBJECT: Enforcement of 29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)(ii)(B) and 1910.29(f)(1)(iii)(A): Heights of Handrail and Stair Rail Systems

This memorandum replaces the memorandum issued on June 10, 2019, on this subject, and provides guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers for enforcing the handrail and stair rail system requirements at 29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)(ii)(B) and 1910.29(f)(1)(iii)(A). OSHA has received a number of inquiries about these two OSHA standards since publishing the final Walking-Working Surfaces rule on November 18, 2016.

(emphasis by me)

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