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
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(b) Scaffold platform construction.
— 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