[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 8] [Revised as of July 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR1926.1] [Page 5-11] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 1926.1 Purpose and scope. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Part Page 1926 Safety and health regulations for construction............................ 7 Subject index to Part 1926--Safety and health regulations for construction..... 621 [[Page 7]] Subpart A_General Sec. 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. 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. 1926.31 Incorporation by reference. 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 [Reserved] 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. 1926.97-1926.98 [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 and combustible 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. 1926.202 Barricades. 1926.203 Definitions applicable to this subpart. 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. [[Page 8]] 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. Appendix A to Subpart L--Scaffold Specifications Appendix B to Subpart L--Criteria for Determining the Feasibility of Providing Safe Access and Fall Protection for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers [Reserved] Appendix C to Subpart L--List of National Consensus Standards Appendix D to Subpart L--List of Training Topics for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers [Reserved] Appendix E to Subpart L--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--Determining Roof Widths Appendix B to Subpart M--Guardrail Systems Appendix C to Subpart M--Personal Fall Arrest Systems Appendix D to Subpart M--Positioning Device Systems Appendix E to Subpart M--Sample Fall Protection Plans Subpart N_Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors 1926.550 Cranes and derricks. 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--Soil Classification Appendix B to Subpart P--Sloping and Benching Appendix C to Subpart P--Timber Shoring for Trenches Appendix D to Subpart P--Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring for Trenches Appendix E to Subpart P--Alternatives to Timber Shoring [[Page 9]] Appendix F to Subpart P--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--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--Guidelines for establishing the components of a site-specific erection plan: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Sec. 1926.752(e) Appendix B to Subpart R [Reserved] Appendix C to Subpart R--Illustrations of bridging terminus points: Non- Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Sec. 1926.757(a)(10) and Sec. 1926.757(c)(5) Appendix D to Subpart R--Illustration of the use of control lines to demarcate controlled decking zones (CDZs): Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Sec. 1926.760(c)(3) Appendix E to Subpart R--Training: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Sec. 1926.761 Appendix F to Subpart R--Perimeter columns: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Sec. 1926.756(e) To Protect the Unprotected Side or Edge of a Walking/Working Surface Appendix G to Subpart R--Fall protection systems criteria and practices from Sec. 1926.502: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Complying with Sec. 1926.760(d) Appendix H to Subpart R--Double connections: Illustration of a clipped end connection and a staggered connection: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with Complying with Sec. 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--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_Power Transmission and Distribution 1926.950 General requirements. 1926.951 Tools and protective equipment. 1926.952 Mechanical equipment. 1926.953 Material handling. [[Page 10]] 1926.954 Grounding for protection of employees. 1926.955 Overhead lines. 1926.956 Underground lines. 1926.957 Construction in energized substations. 1926.958 External load helicopters. 1926.959 Lineman's body belts, safety straps, and lanyards. 1926.960 Definitions applicable to this subpart. Subpart W_Rollover Protective Structures; Overhead Protection 1926.1000 Rollover protective structures (ROPS) for material handling equipment. 1926.1001 Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, and crawler tractors. 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. Appendix A to Subpart W--Figures W-14 through W-28 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--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--Examples of Conditions Which May Restrict or Limit Exposure to Hyperbaric Conditions Appendix B to Subpart Y--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. 1926.1126 Chromium (VI). 1926.1127 Cadmium. 1926.1128 Benzene. 1926.1129 Coke oven emissions. 1926.1144 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane. 1926.1145 Acrylonitrile. 1926.1147 Ethylene oxide. 1926.1148 Formaldehyde. 1926.1152 Methylene chloride. Appendix A to Part 1926--Designations for General Industry Standards Incorporated Into Body of Construction Standards Subject Index for Part 1926--Safety and Health Regulations for Construction Source: 44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted. Editorial Note: At 44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979, and corrected at 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, OSHA reprinted without change the entire text of 29 CFR part 1926 together with certain General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Standards contained in 29 CFR part 1910, which have been identified as also applicable to construction work. This republication developed a single set of OSHA regulations for both labor and management forces within the construction industry. [[Page 11]] Authority: Section 107, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 333); secs. 4, 6, 8, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 1-90 (55 FR 9033),), or 6-96 (62 FR 111), as applicable; 29 CFR part 1911. (a) This part sets forth the safety and health standards promulgated by the Secretary of Labor under section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. The standards are published in subpart C of this part and following subparts. (b) Subpart B of this part contains statements of general policy and interpretations of section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act having general applicability.