mobile-stairway-type-ladder-minimum-step-width
What is the paragraph citation for mobile-stairway-type-ladder-minimum-step-width?
For mobile-stairway-type-ladder-minimum-step-width, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(3)(iii); type of requirement is minimum width; value (imperial) is 111⁄2 inches; value (metric) is 30 cm; applies to is mobile scaffold stairway-type ladders, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(3) Stairway-type ladders shall: (i) Be positioned such that their bottom step is not more than 24 inches (61 cm) above the scaffold supporting level; (ii) Be provided with rest platforms at 12 foot (3.7 m) maximum vertical intervals; (iii) Have a minimum step width of 16 inches (41 cm), except that mobile scaffold stairway-type ladders shall have a minimum step width of 111⁄2 inches (30 cm); and
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- mobile-stairway-type-ladder-minimum-step-width our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(3)(iii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum width our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 111⁄2 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 30 cm verified
- Applies to
- mobile scaffold stairway-type ladders 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