# min-platform-width-general — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For min-platform-width-general, paragraph citation is 1926.451(b)(2); type of requirement is minimum width; value (imperial) is 18 inches; value (metric) is 46 cm; applies to is each scaffold platform and walkway, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** min-platform-width-general _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(b)(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** minimum width _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 18 inches _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 46 cm _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** each scaffold platform and walkway _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Scaffold platform construction _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (2) Except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2)(i) and (b)(2)(ii) of this section, each scaffold platform and walkway shall be at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide.

## 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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