# ramp-walkway-guardrail-trigger-height — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For ramp-walkway-guardrail-trigger-height, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(5)(i); type of requirement is trigger height; value (imperial) is 6 feet; value (metric) is 1.8 m; applies to is Ramps and walkways, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** ramp-walkway-guardrail-trigger-height _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(e)(5)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** trigger height _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 6 feet _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 1.8 m _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Ramps and walkways _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Access _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (i) Ramps and walkways 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall have guardrail systems which comply with subpart M of this part

## 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

> (e) Access.

## 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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