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1926 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 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.

1926 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.
• 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.
  • 1926.28(a) amended by 13 NCAC 7F.0201(1).
  • 1926.28(b) - 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.

1926 Subpart D - Occupational Health and Environmental Controls

• 1926.50 - Medical services and first aid.
  • 1926.50 App A - Medical services and first aid.
• 1926.51 - Sanitation.
• 1926.52 - Occupational noise exposure.
• 1926.53 - Ionizing radiation.
• 1926.54 - Nonionizing radiation.
• 13 NCAC 7F.0201(2)(a): addition of 1926.54(a1).
• 1926.55 - Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists.
  • 1926.55 App A - Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists.
• 1926.56 - Illumination.
• 1926.57 - Ventilation.
• 1926.58 - [Reserved]
• 1926.59 - Hazard Communication.
• 1926.60 - Methylenedianiline.
  • 1926.60 App A - Substance Data Sheet, for 4-4'-METHYLENEDIANILINE
  • 1926.60 App B - Substance Technical Guidelines, MDA
  • 1926.60 App C - Medical Surveillance Guidelines for MDA
  • 1926.60 App D - Sampling and Analytical Methods for MDA Monitoring and Measurement Procedures
  • 1926.60 App E - Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Testing Procedures.
• 1926.61 - Retention of DOT markings, placards and labels.
• 1926.62 - Lead
  • 1926.62 App A - Substance Data Sheet for Occupational Exposure to Lead
  • 1926.62 App B - Employee Standard Summary
  • 1926.62 App C - Medical Surveillance Guidelines
  • 1926.62 App D - Qualitative and Quantitative Fit Test Protocols
• 1926.64 - Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals.
  • 1926.64 App A - List of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives (Mandatory)
  • 1926.64 App B - Block Flow Diagram and Simplified Process Flow Diagram (Nonmandatory)
  • 1926.64 App C - Compliance Guidelines and Recommendations for Process Safety Management (Nonmandatory)
  • 1926.64 App D - Sources of Further Information (Nonmandatory)
• 1926.65 - Hazardous waste operations and emergency response.
  • 1926.65 App A - Personal Protective Equipment Test Methods
  • 1926.65 App B - General Description and Discussion of the Levels of Protection and Protective Gear
  • 1926.65 App C - Compliance Guidelines
  • 1926.65 App D - References
  • 1926.65 App E - Training Curriculum Guidelines - Non-mandatory
• 1926.66 - Criteria for design and construction of spray booths.

1926 Subpart E - Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment   1926.95 - Criteria for personal protective equipment.   1926.96 - Occupational foot protection.   1926.97 - [Reserved]   1926.98 - [Reserved]   1926.99 - [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.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(3): Addition of 1926.104(g).   1926.105 - Safety nets.   1926.106 - Working over or near water.   1926.107 - Definitions applicable to this subpart.   1926 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.   1926.156 - Fixed extinguishing systems, general.   1926.157 - Fixed extinguishing systems, gaseous agent.   1926.158 - Fire detection systems.   1926.159 - Employer alarm systems.
1926 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. 1926 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. 1926 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. 1926 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. 1926 Subpart K - Electrical   1926.400 - Introduction.   1926.401 - [Reserved]   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.   1926.416 - General requirements.   1926.417 - Lockout and tagging of circuits.   1926.431 - Maintenance of equipment.   1926.432 - Environmental deterioration of equipment.   1926.441 - Batteries and battery charging.   1926.449 - Definitions applicable to this subpart. 1926 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.   1926 Subpart L App A - Scaffold Specifications   1926 Subpart L App B - Criteria for Determining the Feasibility of Providing Safe Access and Fall Protection for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers   1926 Subpart L App C - List of National Consensus Standards.   1926 Subpart L App D - List of Training Topics for Scaffold Erectors and Dismantlers.   1926 Subpart L App E - Drawings and Illustrations.
1926 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.   1926 Subpart M App A - Determining Roof Widths - Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.501(b)(10)   1926 Subpart M App B - Guardrail Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(b)   1926 Subpart M App C - Personal Fall Arrest Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(d)   1926 Subpart M App D - Positioning Device Systems - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(e)   1926 Subpart M App E - Sample Fall Protection Plan - Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.502(k) 1926 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.   1926.556 - Aerial lifts.
1926 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. 1926 Subpart P - Excavations   1926.650 - Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.   1926.651 - Specific Excavation Requirements.   1926.652 - Requirements for protective systems.   1926 Subpart P App A - Soil Classification   1926 Subpart P App B - Sloping and Benching   1926 Subpart P App C - Timber Shoring for Trenches   1926 Subpart P App D - Aluminum Hydraulic Shoring for Trenches   1926 Subpart P App E - Alternatives to Timber Shoring   1926 Subpart P App F - Selection of Protective Systems
1926 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.     1926.703 App - General Requirements for Formwork   1926.704 - Requirements for precast concrete.   1926.705 - Requirements for lift-slab operations.     1926.705 App - Lift Slab Operations   1926.706 - Requirements for masonry construction.   1926 Subpart Q App A - References to Subpart Q of Part 1926 1926 Subpart R - Steel Erection   1926.750 - Scope.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(4): Amendment of 1926.750(b)(1) and (b)(2).   1926.751 - Definitions.   1926.752 - Site layout, site-specific erection plan and construction sequence.   1926.753 - Hoisting and rigging.   1926.754 - Structural steel assembly.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(4): Amendment of 1926.754(c)(1)(i).   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.   1926 Subpart R App A - Guidelines for establishing the components of a site-specific erection plan: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.752(e).   1926 Subpart R App B - Acceptable test methods for testing slip-resistance of walking/working surfaces: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.754(c)(3).   1926 Subpart R App C - Illustrations of Bridging Terminus Points: Non-Mandatory Guidlines for Complying with 1926.757(a)(10) and 1926.757(c)(5).   1926 Subpart R App D - Illustration of the Use of Control Lines to Demarcate Controlled Decking Zones (CDZs): Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.760(c)(3).   1926 Subpart R App E - Training: Non-mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.761.   1926 Subpart R App F - Perimeter Columns: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.756(e) To Protect the Unprotected Side or Edge of a Walking/Working Surface.   1926 Subpart R App G - 1926.502 (b)-(e) Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices.   1926 Subpart R App H - Double Connections: Illustration of a Clipped End Connection and a Staggered Connection: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.756(c)(1).
1926 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.   1926 Subpart S App A - Decompression Tables 1926 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.
1926 Subpart U - Blasting and the Use of Explosives   1926.900 - General provisions.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.900(a) through (d), (g) through (i), (k)(1) and (2), (k)(3)(i) and (iii), (k)(4) and (5), (l), (n), (o), (q), (r), (s) and (s)(3) through (6), (t) and (t)(1) through (6), (u) and (v).   1926.901 - Blaster qualifications.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.901(a) through (f).   1926.902 - Surface transportation of explosives.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.902(a), (b), (d), (f), (h) through (j), and (l).   1926.903 - Underground transportation of explosives.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.903(a), (b), (h), (m), (n), and (q).   1926.904 - Storage of explosives and blasting agents.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.904(a) through (f).   1926.905 - Loading of explosives or blasting agents.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.905(a) through (e), (h) through (n), (q), and (s) through (w).   1926.906 - Initiation of explosive charges-electric blasting.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.906(a) through (e), (h), (i), (k), (n) through (p), (q) and (q)(1) through (4), (r), and (s).   1926.907 - Use of safety fuse.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.907(a), (d), (h) and (h)(1) and (2), and (i).   1926.908 - Use of detonating cord.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.908(a, (b), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), and (k).   1926.909 - Firing the blast.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.909(a) and (a)(1) through (3), and (b) through (e).   1926.910 - Inspection after blasting.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.910(b).   1926.911 - Misfires.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.911(a) through (e).   1926.912 - Underwater blasting.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.912(a), (c), (d), (g), and (h).   1926.913 - Blasting in excavation work under compressed air.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.913(b), (d), and (f).   1926.914 - Definitions applicable to this subpart.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(5): Amendment of 1926.914(a) through (c), (e), (j), (k), (l) and (l)(1) through (4), (m), (n) and (n)(1) and (2), (p), (s), (v), (x), (z), and (bb) through (gg). 1926 Subpart V - Power Transmission and Distribution   1926.950 - General requirements.   13 NCAC 7F.0201(6): Amendment of 1926.950(c)(1)(i).   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.
1926 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. 1926 Subpart X - Ladders   1926.1050 - Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.   1926.1051 - General requirements.   1926.1052 - Stairways.   1926.1053 - Ladders.   1926.1060 - Training requirements.   1926 Subpart X App A - Ladders
1926 Subpart Y - Commercial Diving Operations   1926.1071 - Scope and application.   1926.1072 - Definitions   1926.1076 - Qualifications of dive team.   1926.1080 - Safe practices manual.   1926.1081 - Pre-dive procedures.   1926.1082 - Procedures during dive.   1926.1083 - Post-dive procedures.   1926.1084 - SCUBA diving.   1926.1085 - Surface-supplied air diving.   1926.1086 - Mixed-gas diving.   1926.1087 - Liveboating.   1926.1090 - Equipment.   1926.1091 - Recordkeeping requirements.   1926.1092 - Effective date.   1926 Subpart Y App A - Examples of Conditions Which May Restrict or Limit Exposure to Hyperbaric Conditions   1926 Subpart Y App B - Guidelines for Scientific Diving