Specifications include, but are not limited to: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Floor-level operating mechanism to allow users to lock/unlock roof hatch and to open/close roof hatch. The device will extend a safety handle to make accessing the hatch easier for users. The system will be bolted on easily to a standard fixed OSHA approved ladder. • Bolt on system that easily attaches to OSHA standard fixed ladder. • Basis of device design: The device is intended to be attached to a standard OSHA compliant fixed vertical ladder and to open and close, lock and unlock a nominal 30-inch x 36-inch standard manufactured roof access hatch. • The upper lifting tube of the device shall be yellow and have a textured grip surface on the top 18-inch minimum. • Minimum clearance needed three inches either side of the top of the ladder at the hatch curb. • Floor-level operating mechanism that users can easily lock/unlock before climbing the ladder. • Safety handle to make getting out of and back into roof hatch easier. • Hatch lock feature that prevents the hatch from closing while workers on the roof. • Height: up to 25 feet.
