# max-distance-to-work-face-general — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For max-distance-to-work-face-general, paragraph citation is 1926.451(b)(3); type of requirement is maximum gap; value (imperial) is 14 inches; value (metric) is 36 cm; applies to is the front edge of all platforms, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** max-distance-to-work-face-general _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(b)(3) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** maximum gap _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 14 inches _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 36 cm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** the front edge of all platforms _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Scaffold platform construction _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (3) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(3) (i) and (ii) of this section, the front edge of all platforms shall not be more than 14 inches (36 cm) from the face of the work, unless guardrail systems are erected along the front edge and/or personal fall arrest systems are used in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section to protect employees from falling.

## 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

> (b) Scaffold platform construction.

## 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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