# tie-horizontal-spacing-maximum — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For tie-horizontal-spacing-maximum, paragraph citation is 1926.451(c)(1)(ii); type of requirement is maximum spacing; value (imperial) is 30 feet; value (metric) is 9.1 m; applies to is Such guys, ties and braces, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** tie-horizontal-spacing-maximum _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(c)(1)(ii) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** maximum spacing _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 30 feet _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 9.1 m _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Such guys, ties and braces _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Criteria for supported scaffolds _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> Such guys, ties and braces shall be installed at each end of the scaffold and at horizontal intervals not to exceed 30 feet (9.1 m) (measured from one end [not both] towards the other).

## 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

> (c) Criteria for supported scaffolds.

## 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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