# self-contained adjustable scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements — OSHA fall protection trigger height by standard

For self-contained adjustable scaffold · 1926.451 General requirements, hazard situation is self-contained adjustable scaffold; standard is 1926.451 General requirements; required protection once triggered is a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by the frame structure, and by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by ropes; subpart is Subpart L —Scaffolds; cfr paragraph is 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iv), recorded from its source on 2026-08-25; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Hazard situation:** self-contained adjustable scaffold _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** 1926.451 General requirements _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Required protection once triggered:** a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by the frame structure, and by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by ropes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Subpart:** Subpart L —Scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR paragraph:** 29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iv) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (iv) Each employee on a self-contained adjustable scaffold shall be protected by a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by the frame structure, and by both a personal fall arrest system and a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) when the platform is supported by ropes;

## 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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