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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 191; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1978, chapter 729; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85894,"section_number":"45.2-773","catch_line":" Travel ways and loading and haulage areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-773\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":224069,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76109,"identifier":"45.2-922","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/7\/45.2-922","url":"\/45.2-922\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-922\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/7\/45.2-922","dublin_core":{"Title":" Stairways, platforms, runways, and floor openings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-922","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Stairways, platforms, and runways shall be provided where persons work or travel. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Stairways, elevated platforms, elevated runways, and floor openings shall be equipped with suitable handrails or guardrails. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Stairways, elevated platforms, runways, and floor openings shall be provided with toe boards. Stairways, platforms, and runways shall be kept clear of stumbling and slipping hazards and shall be maintained in good repair. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n STAIRWAYS, PLATFORMS, RUNWAYS, AND FLOOR OPENINGS (\u00a7 45.2-922)\n\nA. Stairways, platforms, and runways shall be provided where persons work or\ntravel.\n\nB. Stairways, elevated platforms, elevated runways, and floor openings shall be\nequipped with suitable handrails or guardrails.\n\nC. Stairways, elevated platforms, runways, and floor openings shall be provided\nwith toe boards. Stairways, platforms, and runways shall be kept clear of\nstumbling and slipping hazards and shall be maintained in good repair.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-85.7; 1954, c. 191; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-36; 1978, c.\n729; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.275; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}