1926.453(b)(1): Ladder trucks and tower trucks
Key takeaways
- 1926.453(b)(1) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart L).
- Related part: 1926.453(b)(2) Extensible and articulating boom platforms (1,878 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(1) ("Ladder trucks and tower trucks") is one requirement inside 1926.453 Aerial lifts, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart L). The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(1) Ladder trucks and tower trucks. Aerial ladders shall be secured in the lower traveling position by the locking device on top of the truck cab, and the manually operated device at the base of the ladder before the truck is moved for highway travel.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.453.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Ladder trucks and tower trucks. (1976-01-16)
Related parts of this rule
- 1926.453(b)(2) Extensible and articulating boom platforms 1,878 citations
- 1926.453(b) Specific requirements 1,878 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(v) 1,607 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) 212 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(ii) 27 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(viii) 12 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(vi) 9 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(i) 4 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(ix) 3 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(vii) 3 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(iii) 1 citations
- 1926.453(b)(2)(xii)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.453 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
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