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platform-gap-adjacent-units-and-uprights

What is the paragraph citation for platform-gap-adjacent-units-and-uprights?

For platform-gap-adjacent-units-and-uprights, paragraph citation is 1926.451(b)(1)(i); type of requirement is maximum gap; value (imperial) is 1 inch; value (metric) is 2.5 cm; applies to is Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

(i) Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) shall be installed so that the space between adjacent units and the space between the platform and the uprights is no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide, except where the employer can demonstrate that a wider space is necessary (for example, to fit around uprights when side brackets are used to extend the width of the platform).

ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31

Requirement ID
platform-gap-adjacent-units-and-uprights our reading
Paragraph citation
1926.451(b)(1)(i) our reading
Type of requirement
maximum gap our reading
Value (imperial)
1 inch verified
Value (metric)
2.5 cm verified
Applies to
Each platform unit (e.g., scaffold plank, fabricated plank, fabricated deck, or fabricated platform) verified
Regulation section heading
Scaffold platform construction verified
Sourceecfr.gov
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DatasetEvery numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

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Regulation section heading

(b) Scaffold platform construction.

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