Part 1926—Safety and health regulations for construction

Authority:
40 U.S.C. 3704; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, and 657; and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31159), 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), or 8-2020 (85 FR 58393), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911.
Sections 1926.58, 1926.59, 1926.60, and 1926.65 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553 and 29 CFR part 1911.
Section 1926.61 also issued under 49 U.S.C. 1801-1819 and 5 U.S.C. 553.
Section 1926.62 also issued under sec. 1031, Public Law 102-550, 106 Stat. 3672 (42 U.S.C. 4853).
Section 1926.65 also issued under sec. 126, Public Law 99-499, 100 Stat. 1614 (reprinted at 29 U.S.C.A. 655 Note) and 5 U.S.C. 553.

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.

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—Scaffolding

Subpart M—Fall protection

Subpart N—Helicopters, 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, caisson, cofferdams and compressed air

Subpart T—Demolition

Subpart U—Blasting and use of explosives

Subpart V—Electric power transmission and distribution

Subpart W—Rollover protective structures; overhead protection

Subpart X—Stairways and ladders

Subpart Y—Diving

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

Subpart AA—Confined Spaces in Construction

Subpart BB—[Reserved]

Subpart CC—Cranes and derricks in construction

Appendix A to Part 1926—Designations for general industry standards incorporated into body of construction standards

44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, unless otherwise noted. 86 FR 61555, Nov. 5, 2021; 87 FR 3929, Jan. 26, 2022