Izdelovalci, ki dobavljajo sredstva za dostop do delovnih prostorov ob transmisijski gredi kardanskega zgiba, morajo zagotoviti, da ljudje ščitnikov gredi, kot so opisani v šestem odstavku, ne morejo uporabljati za stopnice, razen če so načrtovani in izdelani za ta namen.
Manufacturers providing means of access to working positions near to the universal joint transmission shaft must ensure that shaft guards as described in the sixth paragraph cannot be used as steps unless designed and constructed for that purpose.