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

For tie-vertical-spacing-wide-scaffolds, paragraph citation is 1926.451(c)(1)(ii); type of requirement is maximum spacing; value (imperial) is 26 feet; value (metric) is 7.9 m; applies to is scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** tie-vertical-spacing-wide-scaffolds _(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):** 26 feet _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 7.9 m _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Criteria for supported scaffolds _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (ii) Guys, ties, and braces shall be installed according to the scaffold manufacturer's recommendations or at the closest horizontal member to the 4:1 height and be repeated vertically at locations of horizontal members every 20 feet (6.1 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds 3 feet (0.91 m) wide or less, and every 26 feet (7.9 m) or less thereafter for scaffolds greater than 3 feet (0.91 m) wide.

## 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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