# overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements, hazard situation is overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold; standard is 1926.451 General requirements; required protection once triggered is a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity); subpart is Subpart L —Scaffolds; cfr paragraph is 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** overhand bricklaying operations from a supported 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 or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart L —Scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vi) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (vi) Each employee performing overhand bricklaying operations from a supported scaffold shall be protected from falling from all open sides and ends of the scaffold (except at the side next to the wall being laid) by the use of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity).

## 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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