handrail-minimum-clearance-from-objects
What is the paragraph citation for handrail-minimum-clearance-from-objects?
For handrail-minimum-clearance-from-objects, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(4)(vi); type of requirement is minimum clearance; value (imperial) is 3 inches; value (metric) is 7.6 cm; applies to is Handrails, and toprails that are used as handrails, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(vi) Handrails, and toprails that are used as handrails, shall be at least 3 inches (7.6 cm) from other objects.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- handrail-minimum-clearance-from-objects our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(4)(vi) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum clearance our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 3 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 7.6 cm verified
- Applies to
- Handrails, and toprails that are used as handrails verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
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Where each value comes from
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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