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Fact Sheet: Walking-working surfaces, standard railings

Details requirements for guardrails to prevent falls from open-sided floors, platforms, stairway floor openings, and walking or working surfaces that are more than 4 feet above the ground; describes the use of standard railings, stair railings, and toeboards.



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