Global Academy for Safety & Health, Environment and Quality

PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION

OSHA 30-Hour Construction

Safety Training

Eng. Bahaa Mostafa Kamal

2022
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PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION

 Subpart A—General
 Subpart B—General Interpretations
 Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions
 Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls
 Subpart E—Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
 Subpart F—Fire Protection and Prevention
 Subpart G—Signs, Signals, and Barricades
 Subpart H—Materials Handling, Storage, Use and Disposal
 Subpart I—Tools—Hand and Power
 Subpart J—Welding and Cutting
 Subpart K—Electrical
 Subpart L—Scaffolds
 Subpart M—Fall Protection
 Subpart N—Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
 Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations
 Subpart P—Excavations
 Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction
 Subpart R—Steel Erection
 Subpart S—Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams and Compressed Air
 Subpart T—Demolition
 Subpart U—Blasting and the Use of Explosives
 Subpart V - Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
 Subpart W - Rollover Protective Structures; Overhead Protection
 Subpart X - Stairways and Ladders
 Subpart Y - Commercial Diving Operations
 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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Subpart K—Electrical
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 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
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.

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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
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.

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
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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.

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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.
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.

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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 Live boating.
EQUIPMENT PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS
1926.1090 Equipment.
RECORDKEEPING
1926.1091 Recordkeeping requirements.
1926.1092 Effective date.
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.

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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.

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