scaffold-stairway-minimum-width-between-stairrails
What is the paragraph citation for scaffold-stairway-minimum-width-between-stairrails?
For scaffold-stairway-minimum-width-between-stairrails, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(4)(ix); type of requirement is minimum width; value (imperial) is 18 inches; value (metric) is 45.7 cm; applies to is Each scaffold stairway, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(ix) Each scaffold stairway shall be at least 18 inches (45.7 cm) wide between stairrails.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- scaffold-stairway-minimum-width-between-stairrails our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(4)(ix) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum width our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 18 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 45.7 cm verified
- Applies to
- Each scaffold stairway verified
- Regulation section heading
- Access verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
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