# boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements, hazard situation is boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold; standard is 1926.451 General requirements; required protection once triggered is a personal fall arrest system; subpart is Subpart L —Scaffolds; cfr paragraph is 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1926.451 General requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** a personal fall arrest system _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart L —Scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (i) Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;

## 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.
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