29 CFR Part 1926
PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
- PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
- Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor › Chapter XVII—Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor
- Subpart A—General
- § 1926.1 Purpose and scope.
- § 1926.2 Variances from safety and health standards.
- § 1926.3 Inspections—right of entry.
- § 1926.4 Rules of practice for administrative adjudications for enforcement of safety and health standards.
- § 1926.5 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- § 1926.6 Incorporation by reference.
- Subpart B—General Interpretations
- § 1926.10 Scope of subpart.
- § 1926.11 Coverage under section 103 of the act distinguished.
- § 1926.12 Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950.
- § 1926.13 Interpretation of statutory terms.
- § 1926.14 Federal contract for “mixed” types of performance.
- § 1926.15 Relationship to the Service Contract Act; Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.
- § 1926.16 Rules of construction.
- Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions
- § 1926.20 General safety and health provisions.
- § 1926.21 Safety training and education.
- § 1926.22 Recording and reporting of injuries. [Reserved]
- § 1926.23 First aid and medical attention.
- § 1926.24 Fire protection and prevention.
- § 1926.25 Housekeeping.
- § 1926.26 Illumination.
- § 1926.27 Sanitation.
- § 1926.28 Personal protective equipment.
- § 1926.29 Acceptable certifications.
- § 1926.30 Shipbuilding and ship repairing.
- § 1926.32 Definitions.
- § 1926.33 Access to employee exposure and medical records.
- § 1926.34 Means of egress.
- § 1926.35 Employee emergency action plans.
- Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls
- § 1926.50 Medical services and first aid.
- § 1926.51 Sanitation.
- § 1926.52 Occupational noise exposure.
- § 1926.53 Ionizing radiation.
- § 1926.54 Nonionizing radiation.
- § 1926.55 Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists.
- § 1926.56 Illumination.
- § 1926.57 Ventilation.
- § 1926.58 COVID-19.
- § 1926.59 Hazard communication.
- § 1926.60 Methylenedianiline.
- § 1926.61 Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels.
- § 1926.62 Lead.
- § 1926.64 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
- § 1926.65 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response.
- § 1926.66 Criteria for design and construction of spray booths.
- Subpart E—Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
- § 1926.95 Criteria for personal protective equipment.
- § 1926.96 Occupational foot protection.
- § 1926.97 Electrical protective equipment.
- § 1926.98 [Reserved]
- § 1926.100 Head protection.
- § 1926.101 Hearing protection.
- § 1926.102 Eye and face protection.
- § 1926.103 Respiratory protection.
- § 1926.104 Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards.
- § 1926.105 Safety nets.
- § 1926.106 Working over or near water.
- § 1926.107 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Subpart F—Fire Protection and Prevention
- § 1926.150 Fire protection.
- § 1926.151 Fire prevention.
- § 1926.152 Flammable liquids.
- § 1926.153 Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas).
- § 1926.154 Temporary heating devices.
- § 1926.155 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Subpart G—Signs, Signals, and Barricades
- § 1926.200 Accident prevention signs and tags.
- § 1926.201 Signaling.
- Subpart H—Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal
- § 1926.250 General requirements for storage.
- § 1926.251 Rigging equipment for material handling.
- § 1926.252 Disposal of waste materials.
- Subpart I—Tools—Hand and Power
- § 1926.300 General requirements.
- § 1926.301 Hand tools.
- § 1926.302 Power-operated hand tools.
- § 1926.303 Abrasive wheels and tools.
- § 1926.304 Woodworking tools.
- § 1926.305 Jacks—lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic.
- § 1926.306 Air receivers.
- § 1926.307 Mechanical power-transmission apparatus.
- Subpart J—Welding and Cutting
- § 1926.350 Gas welding and cutting.
- § 1926.351 Arc welding and cutting.
- § 1926.352 Fire prevention.
- § 1926.353 Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating.
- § 1926.354 Welding, cutting, and heating in way of preservative coatings.
- Subpart K—Electrical
- General
- § 1926.400 Introduction.
- § 1926.401 [Reserved]
- Installation Safety Requirements
- § 1926.402 Applicability.
- § 1926.403 General requirements.
- § 1926.404 Wiring design and protection.
- § 1926.405 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use.
- § 1926.406 Specific purpose equipment and installations.
- § 1926.407 Hazardous (classified) locations.
- § 1926.408 Special systems.
- §§ 1926.409-1926.415 [Reserved]
- Safety-Related Work Practices
- § 1926.416 General requirements.
- § 1926.417 Lockout and tagging of circuits.
- §§ 1926.418-1926.430 [Reserved]
- Safety-Related Maintenance and Environmental Considerations
- § 1926.431 Maintenance of equipment.
- § 1926.432 Environmental deterioration of equipment.
- §§ 1926.433-1926.440 [Reserved]
- Safety Requirements for Special Equipment
- § 1926.441 Batteries and battery charging.
- §§ 1926.442-1926.448 [Reserved]
- Definitions
- § 1926.449 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Subpart L—Scaffolds
- § 1926.450 Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- § 1926.451 General requirements.
- § 1926.452 Additional requirements applicable to specific types of scaffolds.
- § 1926.453 Aerial lifts.
- § 1926.454 Training requirements.
- (Non-mandatory) Appendix A to Subpart L of Part 1926—Scaffold Specifications
- (Non-mandatory) Appendix B to Subpart L of Part 1926—Criteria for Determining the Feasibility of Providing Safe Access and Fall Protection for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers [Reserved]
- (Non-mandatory) Appendix C to Subpart L of Part 1926—List of National Consensus Standards
- (Non-mandatory) Appendix D to Subpart L of Part 1926—List of Training Topics for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers
- (Non-mandatory) Appendix E to Subpart L of Part 1926—Drawings and Illustrations
- Subpart M—Fall Protection
- § 1926.500 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- § 1926.501 Duty to have fall protection.
- § 1926.502 Fall protection systems criteria and practices.
- § 1926.503 Training requirements.
- Appendix A to Subpart M of Part 1926—Determining Roof Widths
- Appendix B to Subpart M of Part 1926—Guardrail Systems
- Appendix C to Subpart M of Part 1926—Personal Fall Arrest Systems
- Appendix D to Subpart M of Part 1926—Positioning Device Systems
- Appendix E to Subpart M of Part 1926—Sample Fall Protection Plan
- Subpart N—Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
- § 1926.550 [Reserved]
- § 1926.551 Helicopters.
- § 1926.552 Material hoists, personnel hoists, and elevators.
- § 1926.553 Base-mounted drum hoists.
- § 1926.554 Overhead hoists.
- § 1926.555 Conveyors.
- Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations
- § 1926.600 Equipment.
- § 1926.601 Motor vehicles.
- § 1926.602 Material handling equipment.
- § 1926.603 Pile driving equipment.
- § 1926.604 Site clearing.
- § 1926.605 Marine operations and equipment.
- § 1926.606 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Subpart P—Excavations
- § 1926.650 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- § 1926.651 Specific excavation requirements.
- § 1926.652 Requirements for protective systems.
- Appendix A to Subpart P of Part 1926—Soil Classification
- Appendix B to Subpart P of Part 1926—Sloping and Benching
- Appendix C to Subpart P of Part 1926—Timber Shoring for Trenches
- Appendix D to Subpart P of Part 1926—Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring for Trenches
- Appendix E to Subpart P of Part 1926—Alternatives to Timber Shoring
- Appendix F to Subpart P of Part 1926—Selection of Protective Systems
- Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction
- § 1926.700 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- § 1926.701 General requirements.
- § 1926.702 Requirements for equipment and tools.
- § 1926.703 Requirements for cast-in-place concrete.
- § 1926.704 Requirements for precast concrete.
- § 1926.705 Requirements for lift-slab construction operations.
- § 1926.706 Requirements for masonry construction.
- Appendix A to Subpart Q of Part 1926—References to subpart Q of Part 1926
- Subpart R—Steel Erection
- § 1926.750 Scope.
- § 1926.751 Definitions.
- § 1926.752 Site layout, site-specific erection plan and construction sequence.
- § 1926.753 Hoisting and rigging.
- § 1926.754 Structural steel assembly.
- § 1926.755 Column anchorage.
- § 1926.756 Beams and columns.
- § 1926.757 Open web steel joists.
- § 1926.758 Systems-engineered metal buildings.
- § 1926.759 Falling object protection.
- § 1926.760 Fall protection.
- § 1926.761 Training.
- Appendix A to Subpart R of Part 1926—Guidelines for Establishing the Components of a Site-specific Erection Plan: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying With § 1926.752(e)
- Appendix B to Subpart R of Part 1926 [Reserved]
- Appendix C to Subpart R of Part 1926—Illustrations of Bridging Terminus Points: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying With §§ 1926.757(a)(10) and § 1926.757(c)(5)
- Appendix D to Subpart R of Part 1926—Illustration of the Use of Control Lines To Demarcate Controlled Decking Zones (CDZs): Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying With § 1926.760(c)(3)
- Appendix E to Subpart R of Part 1926—Training: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying With § 1926.761
- Appendix F to Subpart R of Part 1926—Perimeter Columns: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying With § 1926.756(e) To Protect the Unprotected Side or Edge of a Walking/Working Surface
- Appendix G to Subpart R of Part 1926—§ 1926.502 (b)-(e) Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
- Appendix H to Subpart R of Part 1926—Double Connections: Illustration of a Clipped End Connection and a Staggered Connection: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying With § 1926.756(c)(1)
- Subpart S—Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams and Compressed Air
- § 1926.800 Underground construction.
- § 1926.801 Caissons.
- § 1926.802 Cofferdams.
- § 1926.803 Compressed air.
- § 1926.804 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Appendix A to Subpart S of Part 1926—Decompression Tables
- Subpart T—Demolition
- § 1926.850 Preparatory operations.
- § 1926.851 Stairs, passageways, and ladders.
- § 1926.852 Chutes.
- § 1926.853 Removal of materials through floor openings.
- § 1926.854 Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys.
- § 1926.855 Manual removal of floors.
- § 1926.856 Removal of walls, floors, and material with equipment.
- § 1926.857 Storage.
- § 1926.858 Removal of steel construction.
- § 1926.859 Mechanical demolition.
- § 1926.860 Selective demolition by explosives.
- Subpart U—Blasting and the Use of Explosives
- § 1926.900 General provisions.
- § 1926.901 Blaster qualifications.
- § 1926.902 Surface transportation of explosives.
- § 1926.903 Underground transportation of explosives.
- § 1926.904 Storage of explosives and blasting agents.
- § 1926.905 Loading of explosives or blasting agents.
- § 1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges—electric blasting.
- § 1926.907 Use of safety fuse.
- § 1926.908 Use of detonating cord.
- § 1926.909 Firing the blast.
- § 1926.910 Inspection after blasting.
- § 1926.911 Misfires.
- § 1926.912 Underwater blasting.
- § 1926.913 Blasting in excavation work under compressed air.
- § 1926.914 Definitions applicable to this subpart.
- Subpart V—Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
- § 1926.950 General.
- § 1926.951 Medical services and first aid.
- § 1926.952 Job briefing.
- § 1926.953 Enclosed spaces.
- § 1926.954 Personal protective equipment.
- § 1926.955 Portable ladders and platforms.
- § 1926.956 Hand and portable power equipment.
- § 1926.957 Live-line tools.
- § 1926.958 Materials handling and storage.
- § 1926.959 Mechanical equipment.
- § 1926.960 Working on or near exposed energized parts.
- § 1926.961 Deenergizing lines and equipment for employee protection.
- § 1926.962 Grounding for the protection of employees.
- § 1926.963 Testing and test facilities.
- § 1926.964 Overhead lines and live-line barehand work.
- § 1926.965 Underground electrical installations.
- § 1926.966 Substations.
- § 1926.967 Special conditions.
- § 1926.968 Definitions.
- Appendix A to Subpart V of Part 1926 [Reserved]
- Appendix B to Subpart V of Part 1926—Working on Exposed Energized Parts
- Appendix C to Subpart V of Part 1926—Protection From Hazardous Differences in Electric Potential
- Appendix D to Subpart V of Part 1926—Methods of Inspecting and Testing Wood Poles
- Appendix E to Subpart V of Part 1926—Protection From Flames and Electric Arcs
- Appendix F to Subpart V of Part 1926—Work-Positioning Equipment Inspection Guidelines
- Appendix G to Subpart V of Part 1926—Reference Documents
- Subpart W—Rollover Protective Structures; Overhead Protection
- § 1926.1000 Scope.
- § 1926.1001 Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, crawler tractors, compactors, and rubber-tired skid steer equipment.
- § 1926.1002 Protective frames (roll-over protective structures, known as ROPS) for wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction.
- § 1926.1003 Overhead protection for operators of agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction.
- Subpart X—Stairways and Ladders
- § 1926.1050 Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- § 1926.1051 General requirements.
- § 1926.1052 Stairways.
- § 1926.1053 Ladders.
- §§ 1926.1054-1926.1059 [Reserved]
- § 1926.1060 Training requirements.
- Appendix A to Subpart X of Part 1926—Ladders
- Subpart Y—Diving
- General
- § 1926.1071 Scope and application.
- § 1926.1072 Definitions.
- Personnel Requirements
- § 1926.1076 Qualifications of dive team.
- General Operations Procedures
- § 1926.1080 Safe practices manual.
- § 1926.1081 Pre-dive procedures.
- § 1926.1082 Procedures during dive.
- § 1926.1083 Post-dive procedures.
- Specific Operations Procedures
- § 1926.1084 SCUBA diving.
- § 1926.1085 Surface-supplied air diving.
- § 1926.1086 Mixed-gas diving.
- § 1926.1087 Liveboating.
- Equipment Procedures and Requirements
- § 1926.1090 Equipment.
- Recordkeeping
- § 1926.1091 Recordkeeping requirements.
- Appendix A to Subpart Y of Part 1926—Examples of Conditions Which May Restrict or Limit Exposure to Hyperbaric Conditions
- Appendix B to Subpart Y of Part 1926—Guidelines for Scientific Diving
- Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances
- § 1926.1100 [Reserved]
- § 1926.1101 Asbestos.
- § 1926.1102 Coal tar pitch volatiles; interpretation of term.
- § 1926.1103 13 carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.).
- § 1926.1104 alpha-Naphthylamine.
- § 1926.1105 [Reserved]
- § 1926.1106 Methyl chloromethyl ether.
- § 1926.1107 3,3′-Dichlorobenzidiene (and its salts).
- § 1926.1108 bis-Chloromethyl ether.
- § 1926.1109 beta-Naphthylamine.
- § 1926.1110 Benzidine.
- § 1926.1111 4-Aminodiphenyl.
- § 1926.1112 Ethyleneimine.
- § 1926.1113 beta-Propiolactone.
- § 1926.1114 2-Acetylaminofluorene.
- § 1926.1115 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene.
- § 1926.1116 N-Nitrosodimethylamine.
- § 1926.1117 Vinyl chloride.
- § 1926.1118 Inorganic arsenic.
- § 1926.1124 Beryllium.
- § 1926.1126 Chromium (VI).
- § 1926.1127 Cadmium.
- § 1926.1128 Benzene.
- § 1926.1129 [Reserved]
- § 1926.1144 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane.
- § 1926.1145 Acrylonitrile.
- § 1926.1147 Ethylene oxide.
- § 1926.1148 Formaldehyde.
- § 1926.1152 Methylene chloride.
- § 1926.1153 Respirable crystalline silica.
- Subpart AA—Confined Spaces in Construction
- § 1926.1200 [Reserved]
- § 1926.1201 Scope.
- § 1926.1202 Definitions.
- § 1926.1203 General requirements.
- § 1926.1204 Permit-required confined space program.
- § 1926.1205 Permitting process.
- § 1926.1206 Entry permit.
- § 1926.1207 Training.
- § 1926.1208 Duties of authorized entrants.
- § 1926.1209 Duties of attendants.
- § 1926.1210 Duties of entry supervisors.
- § 1926.1211 Rescue and emergency services.
- § 1926.1212 Employee participation.
- § 1926.1213 Provision of documents to Secretary.
- Subpart BB [Reserved]
- Subpart CC—Cranes and Derricks in Construction
- § 1926.1400 Scope.
- § 1926.1401 Definitions.
- § 1926.1402 Ground conditions.
- § 1926.1403 Assembly/Disassembly—selection of manufacturer or employer procedures.
- § 1926.1404 Assembly/Disassembly—general requirements (applies to all assembly and disassembly operations).
- § 1926.1405 Disassembly—additional requirements for dismantling of booms and jibs (applies to both the use of manufacturer procedures and employer procedures).
- § 1926.1406 Assembly/Disassembly—employer procedures—general requirements.
- § 1926.1407 Power line safety (up to 350 kV)—assembly and disassembly.
- § 1926.1408 Power line safety (up to 350 kV)—equipment operations.
- § 1926.1409 Power line safety (over 350 kV).
- § 1926.1410 Power line safety (all voltages)—equipment operations closer than the Table A zone.
- § 1926.1411 Power line safety—while traveling under or near power lines with no load.
- § 1926.1412 Inspections.
- § 1926.1413 Wire rope—inspection.
- § 1926.1414 Wire rope—selection and installation criteria.
- § 1926.1415 Safety devices.
- § 1926.1416 Operational aids.
- § 1926.1417 Operation.
- § 1926.1418 Authority to stop operation.
- § 1926.1419 Signals—general requirements.
- § 1926.1420 Signals—radio, telephone or other electronic transmission of signals.
- § 1926.1421 Signals—voice signals—additional requirements.
- § 1926.1422 Signals—hand signal chart.
- § 1926.1423 Fall protection.
- § 1926.1424 Work area control.
- § 1926.1425 Keeping clear of the load.
- § 1926.1426 Free fall and controlled load lowering.
- § 1926.1427 Operator training, certification, and evaluation.
- § 1926.1428 Signal person qualifications.
- § 1926.1429 Qualifications of maintenance & repair employees.
- § 1926.1430 Training.
- § 1926.1431 Hoisting personnel.
- § 1926.1432 Multiple-crane/derrick lifts—supplemental requirements.
- § 1926.1433 Design, construction and testing.
- § 1926.1434 Equipment modifications.
- § 1926.1435 Tower cranes.
- § 1926.1436 Derricks.
- § 1926.1437 Floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks on barges.
- § 1926.1438 Overhead & gantry cranes.
- § 1926.1439 Dedicated pile drivers.
- § 1926.1440 Sideboom cranes.
- § 1926.1441 Equipment with a rated hoisting/lifting capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.
- § 1926.1442 Railroad roadway maintenance machines.
- § 1926.1443 Severability.
- Appendix A to Subpart CC of Part 1926—Standard Hand Signals
- Appendix B to Subpart CC of Part 1926—Assembly/Disassembly: Sample Procedures for Minimizing the Risk of Unintended Dangerous Boom Movement
- Appendix C to Subpart CC of Part 1926—Operator Certification: Written Examination: Technical Knowledge Criteria
- Appendix A to Part 1926—Designations for General Industry Standards Incorporated Into Body of Construction Standards