access-required-trigger-height
What is the paragraph citation for access-required-trigger-height?
For access-required-trigger-height, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(1); type of requirement is trigger height; value (imperial) is 2 feet; value (metric) is 0.6 m; applies to is scaffold platforms, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- access-required-trigger-height our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(1) our reading
- Type of requirement
- trigger height our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 2 feet verified
- Value (metric)
- 0.6 m verified
- Applies to
- scaffold platforms verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Regulation section heading
(e) Access.
— all from ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-L/section-1926.451