None of the Industrial Code provisions invoked by plaintiff, namely, 12 NYCRR 8-2.15 and 12 NYCRR former 16.2 (e), former 16.5 (a) and former 16.8 (d), require that trap doors be equipped with a movable railing when open, and the out-of-possession landlord cannot otherwise be held liable for an accident arising out of the negligent use of a trap door where, as here, there is no showing of any structural defect (see, Brown v Weinreb,
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