stairtower-bottom-step-maximum-height
What is the paragraph citation for stairtower-bottom-step-maximum-height?
For stairtower-bottom-step-maximum-height, paragraph citation is 1926.451(e)(4); type of requirement is maximum height; value (imperial) is 24 inches; value (metric) is 61 cm; applies to is Stairtowers (scaffold stairway/towers), recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(4) Stairtowers (scaffold stairway/towers) shall be positioned such that their bottom step is not more than 24 inches (61 cm.) above the scaffold supporting level.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- stairtower-bottom-step-maximum-height our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(e)(4) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum height our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 24 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 61 cm. verified
- Applies to
- Stairtowers (scaffold stairway/towers) 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