Washington — OSHA has released interim enforcement guidance on certain handrail and stair rail system requirements.
According to a memo issued Feb. 26, the guidance is expected to remain in place until the agency finalizes a proposed rule issued in 2021.
The impetus for the proposed rule was a formatting error in Table D-2 of the 2016 Walking-Working Surfaces final rule. OSHA inadvertently omitted several words for “a stairway with a width of less than 44 inches and two open sides.”…