Fritz,
A couple of things come to mind...
1) The laddes are not installed for the HI or linemen. They are installed for the use by employees to access these area of the building. If they cannot effectively and safely access these without the possibility of exceeding physical capabilities (think secretary, shipping clerk, etc...) they are a liability that should not be used. As far as someone taking exception to common sense, then so be it.
2). The ladder in the photo posted is of a *WOOD*/ stick-built ladder. So that part did not take any inspector Kluso to identify that part of it...
3) No assumption was make about the gender of florists as a group. But those that *ARE* female must have equally safe access to stored items. Usually, those lofts are used as storage.
Again, it is a common sense concern not some hair-brained notion of gender discriminatory remark.
