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
