fall-protection-trigger-height
What is the paragraph citation for fall-protection-trigger-height?
For fall-protection-trigger-height, paragraph citation is 1926.451(g)(1); type of requirement is trigger height; value (imperial) is 10 feet; value (metric) is 3.1 m; applies to is Each employee on a scaffold, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(1) Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level shall be protected from falling to that lower level.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- fall-protection-trigger-height our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(g)(1) our reading
- Type of requirement
- trigger height our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 10 feet verified
- Value (metric)
- 3.1 m verified
- Applies to
- Each employee on a scaffold verified
- Regulation section heading
- Fall protection verified
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(g) Fall protection.
— 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