# powerline-clearance-insulated-under-300-volts — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For powerline-clearance-insulated-under-300-volts, paragraph citation is 1926.451(f)(6); type of requirement is minimum clearance from insulated power lines; value (imperial) is 3 feet; value (metric) is 0.9 m; applies to is Less than 300 volts, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** powerline-clearance-insulated-under-300-volts _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(f)(6) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** minimum clearance from insulated power lines _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 3 feet _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 0.9 m _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Less than 300 volts _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Use _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Insulated lines voltage | Minimum distance | Alternatives | Less than 300 volts | 3 feet (0.9 m) |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Regulation section heading

> (f) Use.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1926/subpart-L/section-1926.451

Last verified: 2026-09-14. Review by: 2027-08-31.
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