platform-overhang-maximum-over-10-feet
What is the paragraph citation for platform-overhang-maximum-over-10-feet?
For platform-overhang-maximum-over-10-feet, paragraph citation is 1926.451(b)(5)(ii); type of requirement is maximum overhang; value (imperial) is 18 inches; value (metric) is 46 cm; applies to is Each platform greater than 10 feet in length, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(ii) Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- platform-overhang-maximum-over-10-feet our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(b)(5)(ii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum overhang our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 18 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 46 cm verified
- Applies to
- Each platform greater than 10 feet in length 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