Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level · 1926.451 General requirements

What is the hazard situation for Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level · 1926.451 General requirements?

For Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level · 1926.451 General requirements, hazard situation is Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level; standard is 1926.451 General requirements; trigger height is more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level; required protection once triggered is shall be protected from falling to that lower level; subpart is Subpart L —Scaffolds, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

(1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level. <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)(vii)> (vii) of this section establish the types of fall protection to be provided to the employees on each type of scaffold. <https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-1926.451#p-1926.451(g)(2)> Paragraph (g)(2) of this section addresses fall protection for scaffold erectors and dismantlers.

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-25