platform-gap-to-uprights-demonstrated-exception
What is the paragraph citation for platform-gap-to-uprights-demonstrated-exception?
For platform-gap-to-uprights-demonstrated-exception, paragraph citation is 1926.451(b)(1)(ii); type of requirement is maximum gap; value (imperial) is 91⁄2 inches; value (metric) is 24.1 cm; applies to is the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(ii) Where the employer makes the demonstration provided for in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, the platform shall be planked or decked as fully as possible and the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights shall not exceed 91⁄2 inches (24.1 cm).
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- platform-gap-to-uprights-demonstrated-exception our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(b)(1)(ii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum gap our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 91⁄2 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 24.1 cm verified
- Applies to
- the remaining open space between the platform and the uprights 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