Material Handling Equipment
Safety Resources
The American Society of Safety Engineers
The Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association
Pentalift Loading Dock Design Guide
Pentalift Lift Table Sales Guide
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
OSHA Regulation
1910.23(c)(1) Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp, stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides.
1910.23(e)(3)(iv)The anchoring of posts and framing of members for railings of all types shall be of such construction that the completed structure shall be capable of withstanding a load of at least 200 pounds applied in any direction at any point on the top rail.