# toeboard-minimum-strength — Every numeric dimensional tolerance and safety factor in OSHA's scaffold general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451)

For toeboard-minimum-strength, paragraph citation is 1926.451(h)(4)(i); type of requirement is minimum strength; value (imperial) is 50 pounds; value (metric) is 222 n; applies to is toeboards, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.

- **Requirement ID:** toeboard-minimum-strength _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Paragraph citation:** 1926.451(h)(4)(i) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of requirement:** minimum strength _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Value (imperial):** 50 pounds _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Value (metric):** 222 n _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** toeboards _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Regulation section heading:** Falling object protection _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## What the source says

> (4) Where used, toeboards shall be: (i) Capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 50 pounds (222 n) applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along the toeboard (toeboards built in accordance with appendix A to this subpart will be deemed to meet this requirement); and

## 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

> (h) Falling object protection.

## 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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