toprail-minimum-strength-suspension-scaffolds
What is the paragraph citation for toprail-minimum-strength-suspension-scaffolds?
For toprail-minimum-strength-suspension-scaffolds, paragraph citation is 1926.451(g)(4)(vii); type of requirement is minimum strength; value (imperial) is 100 pounds; value (metric) is 445 n; applies to is guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(vii) Each toprail or equivalent member of a guardrail system shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force applied in any downward or horizontal direction at any point along its top edge of at least 100 pounds (445 n) for guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds, and at least 200 pounds (890 n) for guardrail systems installed on all other scaffolds.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- toprail-minimum-strength-suspension-scaffolds our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(g)(4)(vii) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum strength our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 100 pounds verified
- Value (metric)
- 445 n verified
- Applies to
- guardrail systems installed on single-point adjustable suspension scaffolds or two-point adjustable suspension scaffolds 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