wire-rope-clip-minimum-spacing
What is the paragraph citation for wire-rope-clip-minimum-spacing?
For wire-rope-clip-minimum-spacing, paragraph citation is 1926.451(d)(12)(i); type of requirement is minimum spacing; value (imperial) is a minimum of 6 rope diameters apart; applies to is wire rope clips are used on suspension scaffolds; regulation section heading is Criteria for suspension scaffolds, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31; source re-checked 2026-09-14.
(12) When wire rope clips are used on suspension scaffolds: (i) There shall be a minimum of 3 wire rope clips installed, with the clips a minimum of 6 rope diameters apart;
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
- Requirement ID
- wire-rope-clip-minimum-spacing our reading
- Paragraph citation
- 1926.451(d)(12)(i) our reading
- Type of requirement
- minimum spacing our reading
- Value (imperial)
- a minimum of 6 rope diameters apart verified
- Applies to
- wire rope clips are used on suspension scaffolds verified
- Regulation section heading
- Criteria for suspension scaffolds verified
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Where each value comes from
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Regulation section heading
(d) Criteria for suspension scaffolds.
— 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