walkway-guardrail-maximum-distance
What is the paragraph citation for walkway-guardrail-maximum-distance?
For walkway-guardrail-maximum-distance, paragraph citation is 1926.451(g)(1)(v); type of requirement is maximum distance; value (imperial) is 91⁄2 inches; value (metric) is 24.1 cm; applies to is Each employee on a walkway located within a scaffold, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(v) Each employee on a walkway located within a scaffold shall be protected by a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity) installed within 91⁄2 inches (24.1 cm) of and along at least one side of the walkway.
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- walkway-guardrail-maximum-distance our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(g)(1)(v) our reading
- Type of requirement
- maximum distance our reading
- Value (imperial)
- 91⁄2 inches verified
- Value (metric)
- 24.1 cm verified
- Applies to
- Each employee on a walkway located within a scaffold 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