All licensed grain storage facilities shall be maintained in such a manner as to be suitable for proper and safe storage of grain. Safe and adequate means of ingress and egress to the various storage bins and compartments of the warehouse shall be provided and maintained by the warehouseman. Storage bins and compartments having an entrance above ground on floor level shall be equipped with a fixed ladder or a safe and adequate lift. When equipped with a fixed ladder, such ladder shall have side rails and rungs; the rungs to be spaced not to exceed one foot centers. There shall be sufficient space between ladder rungs and face of the bin or compartment to permit safe foothold. Catwalks, walkways, lifts, and ladders shall be kept clean and free of grain and other foreign matter. Storage facilities failing to meet these standards will be brought to the attention of the warehouseman. It shall be his responsibility to immediately make the necessary corrections to bring his storage facility into compliance.
2 Miss. Code. R. 1-2-10-118.02