# all scaffolds not otherwise specified · 1926.451 General requirements — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For all scaffolds not otherwise specified · 1926.451 General requirements, hazard situation is all scaffolds not otherwise specified; standard is 1926.451 General requirements; required protection once triggered is personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems; subpart is Subpart L —Scaffolds; cfr paragraph is 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** all scaffolds not otherwise specified _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1926.451 General requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart L —Scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (vii) For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.451#p-1926.451(g)(1)(i)> paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.451#p-1926.451(g)(1)(vi)> (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.451#p-1926.451(g)(4)> paragraph (g)(4) of this section.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-L/section-1926.451

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard](https://referencesource.org/osha-fall-protection-trigger-height-by-standard/).