# tipping-moment-factor-stall-load — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For tipping-moment-factor-stall-load, paragraph citation is 1926.451(a)(2); type of requirement is load safety factor; value (imperial) is 1.5 (minimum) times the tipping moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the stall load of the hoist; applies to is Direct connections to roofs and floors, and counterweights used to balance adjustable suspension scaffolds; regulation section heading is Capacity, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** tipping-moment-factor-stall-load _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(a)(2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** load safety factor _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 1.5 (minimum) times the tipping moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the stall load of the hoist _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Direct connections to roofs and floors, and counterweights used to balance adjustable suspension scaffolds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Capacity _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (2) Direct connections to roofs and floors, and counterweights used to balance adjustable suspension scaffolds, shall be capable of resisting at least 4 times the tipping moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the rated load of the hoist, or 1.5 (minimum) times the tipping moment imposed by the scaffold operating at the stall load of the hoist, whichever is greater.

## 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

> (a) Capacity.

## 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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