This Standard sets out requirements for the design and manufacture of portable ladders from various materials and combinations of materials, such as metal, plastic, reinforced plastic, other composites, ceramics, timber and engineered wood.
The Standard provides two duty ratings for industrial ladders and domestic ladders, which are assigned minimum load ratings.
The Standard provides two stability ratings; for stability and higher stability, which may relate to industrial ladders and domestic ladders. Any such stabilizing device or devices shall be an integral part of the ladder and shall not be removable.
The Standard covers single and multiple-section ladders, multipurpose ladders, combination ladders and those special-purpose ladders defined in Clause 1.5 and to other ladders that can be set up in configuration equivalent to the foregoing ladders.
The Standard does not fully cover ladder accessories. Examples of accessories not covered may include, but are not limited to, ladder levellers, ladder stabilizers, stand-off devices, ladder jacks, ladder straps, hooks, castors, shelves, safety gates that may be installed on, or used in conjunction with ladders.
NOTE: Accessories should not lessen the performance and test requirements of ladders to which they are attached.

Originated as part of AS 1892—1977.
Previous editions AS/NZS 1892.1:1996 and AS/NZS 1892.3:1996.
Revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 1892.1:2018. Originated as part of AS 1892-1977. Previous editions AS/NZS 1892.1:1996 and AS/NZS 1892.3:1996. Revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 1892.1:2018.