toprail-minimum-height-supported-before-2000-and-suspended
What is the paragraph citation for toprail-minimum-height-supported-before-2000-and-suspended?
For toprail-minimum-height-supported-before-2000-and-suspended, paragraph citation is 1926.451(g)(4)(ii); type of requirement is minimum height; value (imperial) is 36 inches; value (metric) is 0.9 m; applies to is supported scaffolds manufactured and placed in service before January 1, 2000, and on all suspended scaffolds where both a guardrail and a personal fall arrest system are required, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
The top edge height on supported scaffolds manufactured and placed in service before January 1, 2000, and on all suspended scaffolds where both a guardrail and a personal fall arrest system are required shall be between 36 inches (0.9 m) and 45 inches (1.2 m).
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- toprail-minimum-height-supported-before-2000-and-suspended our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(g)(4)(ii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum height our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 36 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 0.9 m verified
- Applies to
- supported scaffolds manufactured and placed in service before January 1, 2000, and on all suspended scaffolds where both a guardrail and a personal fall arrest system are required verified
- Regulation section heading
- Fall protection verified
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(g) Fall protection.
— 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