midrail-minimum-strength-200-pound-systems
What is the paragraph citation for midrail-minimum-strength-200-pound-systems?
For midrail-minimum-strength-200-pound-systems, paragraph citation is 1926.451(g)(4)(ix); type of requirement is minimum strength; value (imperial) is 150 pounds; value (metric) is 666 n; applies to is guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(ix) Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, solid panels, and equivalent structural members of a guardrail system shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along the midrail or other member of at least 75 pounds (333 n) for guardrail systems with a minimum 100 pound toprail capacity, and at least 150 pounds (666 n) for guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- midrail-minimum-strength-200-pound-systems our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(g)(4)(ix) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum strength our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 150 pounds verified
- Value (metric)
- 666 n verified
- Applies to
- guardrail systems with a minimum 200 pound toprail capacity 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