✨ Consumer Safety Standards
22 MAY 2014
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 51
W = 14 + 15L^1.8
Where
W = permissible walking distance, in millimetres
L = working length of the ladder under test, in metres
(See Note 2 and Figure W2)
...(W5)
FIGURE W1 STEPLADDER WALKING TEST
- Small sideways force
- 10 kg
- LH foot at start
- Walking distance
- RH foot at start
- Walking distance
FIGURE W2 STEPLADDER WALKING TEST, Length L
Notes
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Where there is a range of possible movement of the stiles when the ladder hinges are in the locked position, the test shall be carried out with the ladder in the most onerous position.
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The working length L of the stepladder for the purposes of the walking test is the length from the test surface in front of the stiles to the centre of the hinge, including the feet as described in Figure W2.
New Zealand Gazette, 21 November 2012, No. 139, page 4040
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