OSHA 29 CFR 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction

PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION

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.
1926.202    Removed.
1926.203    Removed.

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