# direct-access-maximum-vertical-distance — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For direct-access-maximum-vertical-distance, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(8); type of requirement is maximum distance; value (imperial) is 24 inches; value (metric) is 61 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.

- **Requirement ID:** direct-access-maximum-vertical-distance _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(e)(8) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** maximum distance _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 24 inches _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 61 cm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Direct access to or from another surface _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Access _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (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.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Regulation section heading

> (e) Access.

## 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: 2027-08-31.
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