Requirements for Temporary Stairs

Amendments effective January 1, 2020 will clarify requirements for temporary stairs in the Construction Projects Regulation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The changes will:

• Clarify where temporary stairs should start and end (i.e. clearly requiring temporary stairs in underground levels).
• Exempt an additional specific situation where the installation of temporary stairs may not be possible (i.e. where formwork or falsework is erected to a suspended slab). 

For more information, read the amending regulation:

• O.Reg. 327/19, which amends O. Reg. 213/91 – Construction Projects. 

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