ramp-walkway-cleat-maximum-spacing
What is the paragraph citation for ramp-walkway-cleat-maximum-spacing?
For ramp-walkway-cleat-maximum-spacing, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(5)(iii); type of requirement is maximum spacing; value (imperial) is fourteen (14) inches; value (metric) is 35 cm; applies to is the slope of a ramp or a walkway is steeper than one (1) vertical in eight (8) horizontal, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(iii) If the slope of a ramp or a walkway is steeper than one (1) vertical in eight (8) horizontal, the ramp or walkway shall have cleats not more than fourteen (14) inches (35 cm) apart which are securely fastened to the planks to provide footing.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- ramp-walkway-cleat-maximum-spacing our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(5)(iii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum spacing our reading
- Value (imperial)
- fourteen (14) inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 35 cm verified
- Applies to
- the slope of a ramp or a walkway is steeper than one (1) vertical in eight (8) horizontal verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(e) Access.
— 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