# Fixed ladders (that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level) · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For Fixed ladders (that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level) · 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, hazard situation is Fixed ladders (that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level); standard is 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection; trigger height is more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level; required protection once triggered is Each fixed ladder installed on and after November 19, 2018, is equipped with a personal fall arrest system or a ladder safety system; subpart is Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** Fixed ladders (that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1910.28 Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Trigger height:** more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** Each fixed ladder installed on and after November 19, 2018, is equipped with a personal fall arrest system or a ladder safety system _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart D —Walking-Working Surfaces _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(9) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (9) Fixed ladders (that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level). (i) For fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet (7.3 m) above a lower level, the employer must ensure: (A) Existing fixed ladders. Each fixed ladder installed before November 19, 2018 is equipped with a personal fall arrest system, ladder safety system, cage, or well; (B) New fixed ladders. Each fixed ladder installed on and after November 19, 2018, is equipped with a personal fall arrest system or a ladder safety system;

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-D/section-1910.28

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard](https://referencesource.org/osha-fall-protection-trigger-height-by-standard/).