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RINGLOCK

SAFETY MANUAL & USER GUIDES

Ladder Access

LADDER ACCESS

This is the ladder access solution that is most often used. It involves installing inclined
ladders within the scaffold and securing them to a longitudinal Ledger near the
bottom and to the Guardrail at the top. Methods of securing the ladder may include
the use of MKRS ladder clips/hooks.

The ladder bay is usually erected at the same time as the access scaffold and is built
following the Scaffold Erection Guideline Steps. The opening in the platform to receive
the ladder is formed using a Ledger to Plank Transom and generally a Plank that is half
the length of the bay. The usual opening width is two Planks and the opening should be
at least 1.00m along the length of the platform to allow safe access up and down the
ladder.

Ladders should be inclined at a 1 in 4 slope. It is recommended that the top part of
the ladder should extend 1000mm above the landing platform to allow easy access
on and off the rungs.

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