support-device-surface-factor-rated-load
What is the paragraph citation for support-device-surface-factor-rated-load?
For support-device-surface-factor-rated-load, paragraph citation is 1926.451(d)(1); type of requirement is load safety factor; value (imperial) is 4 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist; applies to is All suspension scaffold support devices, such as outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, and similar devices; regulation section heading is Criteria for suspension scaffolds, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(1) All suspension scaffold support devices, such as outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, and similar devices, shall rest on surfaces capable of supporting at least 4 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist (or at least 1.5 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold at the stall capacity of the hoist, whichever is greater).
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- support-device-surface-factor-rated-load our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(d)(1) our reading
- Type of requirement
- load safety factor our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 4 times the load imposed on them by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist verified
- Applies to
- All suspension scaffold support devices, such as outrigger beams, cornice hooks, parapet clamps, and similar devices verified
- Regulation section heading
- Criteria for suspension scaffolds verified
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(d) Criteria for suspension scaffolds.
— 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