OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1918.24 12 times since 2015, against 10 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $41,086 at their current amounts.
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The parts of the rule cited most
1918.24(e)(1) · 3 citations
(e)(1) Where access to or from a stowed deckload or other cargo is needed and no other safe means is available, ladders or steps of adequate strength shall be furnished and positively secured or held against shifting or slipping while in use. Steps formed by the cargo itself are acceptable when the employer demonstrates that the nature of the cargo and the type of stowage provides equivalent safe access.
1918.24(b) · 2 citations
(b) When any fixed ladder is visibly unsafe (or known to be unsafe), the employer shall identify such ladder and prohibit its use by employees.
1918.24(a) · 1 citations
(a) There shall be at least one safe and accessible ladder for each gang working in a single hatch. An effective means of gaining a handhold shall be provided at or near the head of each vertical fixed ladder. No more than two ladders are required in any hatch regardless of the number of gangs present.
1918.24(d) · 1 citations
(d) For vessels built after July 16, 2001, when six inches (15.24 cm) or more clearance does not exist behind the rungs of a fixed ladder, the ladder shall be deemed “unsafe” for the purposes of this section. Alternate means of access (for example, a portable ladder) must be used.
1918.24(i)(1)(i) · 1 citations
(i) Broken, split or missing rungs, cleats or steps;
1918.24(i)(1)(ii) · 1 citations
(ii) Broken or split side rails;
1918.24(i)(1)(v) · 1 citations
(v) Any other structural defect.
1918.24(j)(1) · 1 citations
(1) Ladders shall be securely positioned on a level and firm base.
Industries cited most
- Transportation and Warehousing 11
- Manufacturing 1
States cited most
Recently cited employers
- American Seafoods Company Dutch Harbor, AK · Apr 8, 2026