Safety standards for wood portable stepladders Jurisdiction China Year 1988 Published in Chinese Original/other title [Chinese] Yidongshi muzheti anquan biaozhun Source In: Reference Collection of National Occupational Safety and Health Standards 1985-1986, China Standards Publishing Co., Beijing, China, Apr. 1988, p.662-673. Price: CNY 11.00 (whole volume). Serial number GB 7059.2-86 Descriptors [Primary] China, step ladders, wood [Secondary] comment on standard, description of equipment, equipment testing, portable ladders, standard Subject category Mechanical hazards, transport Abstract This standard (effective 1 Dec. 1987) specifies the quality of wood structure, standard measurements, metallic accessories, test methods and labelling of wood stepladders. Experimental data on the effect of wood quality on its strength, theoretical bases for determining parameters of stepladders, and results of tests on locally made stepladders are included in an appended commentary. CIS No. 93-39 Database ID 59527