direct-access-maximum-horizontal-distance
What is the paragraph citation for direct-access-maximum-horizontal-distance?
For direct-access-maximum-horizontal-distance, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(8); type of requirement is maximum distance; value (imperial) is 14 inches; value (metric) is 36 cm; applies to is Direct access to or from another surface, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(8) Direct access to or from another surface shall be used only when the scaffold is not more than 14 inches (36 cm) horizontally and not more than 24 inches (61 cm) vertically from the other surface.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- direct-access-maximum-horizontal-distance our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(8) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum distance our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 14 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 36 cm verified
- Applies to
- Direct access to or from another surface verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
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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