# rope-safety-factor-adjustable-suspension-stall-load — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For rope-safety-factor-adjustable-suspension-stall-load, paragraph citation is 1926.451(a)(4); type of requirement is load safety factor; value (imperial) is 2 (minimum) times the stall load of the hoist; applies to is Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on adjustable suspension scaffolds; regulation section heading is Capacity, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** rope-safety-factor-adjustable-suspension-stall-load _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(a)(4) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** load safety factor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 2 (minimum) times the stall load of the hoist _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on adjustable suspension scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Capacity _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (4) Each suspension rope, including connecting hardware, used on adjustable suspension scaffolds shall be capable of supporting, without failure, at least 6 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to that rope with the scaffold operating at either the rated load of the hoist, or 2 (minimum) times the stall load of the hoist, whichever is greater.

## 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

> (a) Capacity.

## 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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