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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
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetEvery numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

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Regulation section heading

(e) Access.

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