Walking/Working Surfaces (A1264)

What Are Walking/Working Surfaces Standards?

The ANSI/ASSP A1264 standards aim to protect people who work in industrial and workplace settings that present the hazard of people or objects falling from elevated walking and work surfaces such as floor, roof or wall openings, platforms, runways, ramps, fixed stairs or roofs in normal, temporary and emergency conditions.

Why Use Walking/Working Surfaces Standards?

Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. and are one of the most cited workplace safety violations. Workplace falls can result in serious injuries and fatalities, and cause secondary events. Slips and trips also are a common cause of injury and typically involve footwear bottom and floor material. Applying the guidance in the ANSI/ASSP A1264 standards can lead to better protection of workers at height and improved slip resistance on walkway surfaces.

Purchase an A1264 standard

• ANSI/ASSP A1264.1-2017 Safety Requirements for Workplace Walking/Working Surfaces and Their Access; Workplace, Floor, Wall and Roof Openings; Stairs and Guardrail/Handrail Systems
• ANSI/ASSP A1264.2-2022 Reducing Slip Missteps on Walking-Working Surfaces

Get Involved With A1264

Help establish ASSP’s policies with regard to consensus safety standards by serving on the walking/working surfaces standards writing committee or any of our other standards writing committees. Learn more about how ASSP and our members develop standards.

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