Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 31 - Labor › 372 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH › Standards › Section 31-372-107-1926 - Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry

Current through July 10, 2024
Adopt as Section 31-372-107 -1926., U. S. Department of
				  Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 CFR Part 1926. Safety
				  and Health Regulations for Construction with 29 CFR Part 1910. General Industry
				  Safety and Health Regulations Identified as Applicable to Construction; revised
				  to and published on February 9, 1979 in Book 2 of the Federal Register Volume
				  44-No. 29, 2-9-79.
Also, adopt the following amendment to Section 31-372-107
				  -1926.:
Standard
								Affected
Subject
Fed. Reg.
								Date
Action
1926.
Safety and Health Standards for the Construction
								Industry
4-6-79
Corrections
(Effective February 11, 1980)
1926.500
Guarding of Low-Pitched-Roof
11-14-80
Amendment
Perimeters During the Performance of Built-Up
								Roofing Work
(Effective October 29, 1981)
1926.55
Gas, vapors, fumes, dusts and mists
6-20-86
Revised
1926.58
Asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite and
								actinolite
6-20-86
New
(Effective November 24, 1986)
1926.151
Fire Prevention
7-11-86
Amendment
1926.152
Flammable and Combustible Liquids
7-11-86
Revision
1926.351
Arc Welding and Cutting
7-11-86
Revision
1926.803
Compressed Air
7-11-86
Revision
Subpart K of 29 CFR 1926
Electrical
7-11-86
Revision
(Effective April 29, 1987)
1926.58
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite,
								Anthophyllite and Actinolite; Corrections and Information Collection
								Requirements Approval
5-12-87
Amendment
(Effective February 25, 1988)
1926.59
Hazard Communication
8-24-87
New
Revision of Construction Industry
Text and Inspection Records
1926.550
Cranes and derricks
9-28-87
Revision
1926.552
Material hoists, personnel hoists and
								elevators
9-28-87
Revision
1926.903
Underground transportation of
								explosives
9-28-87
Revision
(Effective June 27, 1988)
1926.55
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts and
								mists
12-4-87
New
(Effective July 27, 1988)
Subpart Q
Concrete and Masonry Construction
6-16-88
Revision
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 pre cast concrete
1926-705
Requirements for lift-slab operations
1926-706
Requirements for masonry construction
1926-550
Crane or Derrick Suspended Personnel Platforms;
								paragraphs (g)
8-2-88
New
1926-58
Asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite and
								actinolite
9-14-88
Revision
(Effective March 23, 1989)
Subpart P-Excavation
1926.650
Scope, application and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
10/31/89
Revision
1926.651
General requirements
1926.652
Requirements for protective systems
1926.704
Concrete and Masonry Construction Safety
								Standards
10/05/89
Correction of technical error
(Effective June 22, 1990)
Tools-Hand and
								Power-Construction
1926.305
Jacks-lever and ratchet, screw and
								hydraulic
10-18-90
Amended
Concrete and Masonry
								Construction
1926.700
Scope, application and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
10-18-90
Amended
1926.705
Requirements for lift-slab construction
								operations
Revised
Safety Standards for Stairways and Ladders
								Used in the Construction Industry
Heading
Subpart L
11-14-90
Revised
1926.450
Ladders
Removed
1926.452
Definitions
Amended
Heading
Subpart M
Revised
1926.500
Guardrails, handrails and covers
Amended
1926.501
Stairways
Removed
Heading
Subpart X
11-14-90
Revised
1926.1050
Scope, application and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
Revised
1026.1051
General requirements
Revised
1926.1052
Stairways
New
1926.1053
Ladders
New
1926.1054-1926.1059
Reserved
1926.1060
Training requirements
New
Safety Standards for Stairways and Ladders
								Used in the Construction Industry
1926.1050
Scope, application and definitions
1-23-91
Correction
1926.1051
General requirements
Correction
1926.1053
Ladders
Correction
(Effective November 29, 1991)
1926.1052
Stairways
8/23/91
Revision
1926.1053
Ladders
8/23/91
Revision
(Effective April 28, 1992)
1926.58
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite,
								Anthophyllite and Actinolite
6/8/92
Amended
1926.58
Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite,
								Anthophyllite and Actinolite
6/30/92
Correction
(Effective July 2, 1993)
1926.63
Occupational Exposure to Cadmium
9/14/92
New
1926.60
Occupational Exposure to 4, 4'
8/10/92
New
Methylenedianiline (MDA)
1926.60
Occupational Exposure to 4, 4'
11/3/92
Amended
Methylenedianiline (MDA)
(Effective July 21, 1993)
1926.62
Lead
5/4/93
New
(Effective January 27, 1994)
1926.59
Hazard Communication
2/9/94
Amendment
(Effective August 26, 1994)
1926.61
Retention of DOT markings, placards and
								labels.
7/19/94
Amended
(Effective January 19, 1995)
1926.104
Fall Protection
8/9/94
Removed
1926.753
Safety Nets
8/9/94
Added
Safety Standards for Stairways and Ladders
								Used in the Construction Industry
1926.105
Fall Protection
8/9/94
Removed/
Reserved
1926.107
Fall Protection
8/9/94
Amended
1926.250
General requirements for storage.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.550
Cranes and derricks.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.651
Specific excavation requirements.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.701
Fall Protection
8/9/94
Amended
1926.951
Tools and protective equipment.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.500
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to
								this subpart.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.501
Duty to have fall protection.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.502
Fall protection systems criteria and
								practices.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.503
Training requirements.
8/9/94
Revised
1926.1101
Asbestos
8/10/94
Amended
(Effective February 23, 1995)
1926.55,
Butadiene (1,3 Butadiene)
11-04-96
Amended
Appendix
A
(Effective June 27, 1997)
1926.55
Appendix A
1/10/97
Revised
1926.1152
Methylene chloride
1/10/97
New
(Effective September 5, 1997)
Subpart L
Scaffolds
08/30/96
Revised
(Effective June 27, 1997)
1926.57
Ventilation
1/08/98
Amended
1926.62
Lead
1/08/98
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline
1/08/98
Amended
1926.103
Respiratory protection
1/08/98
Revised
1926.800
Underground construction
1/08/98
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos
1/08/98
Amended
1926.1127
Cadmium
1/08/98
Amended
Subpart C
General Safety and Health Standards
06/18/98
Amend
Subpart D
Occupational Health and Environmental
								Controls
06/18/98
Amend
Subpart F
Fire Protection and Prevention
06/18/98
Amend
Subpart U
Blasting and Use of Explosives
06/18/98
Amend
1926.602
Material Handling Equipment
12/01/98
Amend
(Effective November 9, 1999)
Subpart M
Fall Protection
1/18/01
Revised
1926.500
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
1/18/01
Revised
Subpart R
Steel Erection
1/18/01
Revised
1926.750
Scope
1/18/01
Revised
1926.751
Definitions
1/18/01
Revised
1926.752
Site layout, site-specific erection plan and
								construction sequence
1/18/01
Revised
1926.753
Hoisting and Rigging
1/18/01
Revised
1926.754
Structural steel assembly
1/18/01
Revised
1926.755
Column anchorage
1/18/01
Revised
Safety Standards for Stairways and Ladders
								Used in the Construction Industry
1926.756
Beams and columns
1/18/01
Revised
1926.757
Open web steel joists
1/18/01
Revised
1926.758
Systems-engineered metal buildings
1/18/01
Revised
1926.759
Falling object protection
1/18/01
Revised
1926.760
Fall protection
1/18/01
Revised
1926.761
Training
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix A
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix B
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix C
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix D
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix E
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix F
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix G
1/18/01
Revised
Appendix H
1/18/01
Revised
(Effective February 27, 2002)
Subpart G
1926.200
Accident prevention signs and tags
9/12/02
Revised
1926.201
Signaling
9/12/02
Revised
1926.202
Barricades
9/12/02
Revised
1926.203
Definitions
9/12/02
Revised
(Adopted effective June 9, 2003)
1926
Authority
2/28/06
Amended
1926.55
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts and
								mists
2/28/06
Appendix A to 1926.55
2/28/06
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
2/28/06
Amended
1926.1126
Chromium (VI)
2/28/06
Added
(Adopted effective January 2, 2007)
1926
Authority
2/28/06
Amended
Subpart W
Appendix A
2/28/06
Added
1926.1002
Protective frames (roll-over protective structures,
								known as ROPS) for wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in
								construction
2/28/06
Amended
1926.1003
Overhead protection for operators of agricultural
								and industrial tractors used in construction
2/28/06
Amended
(Adopted effective April 10, 2007)
1926
Subpart D
Authority
8/24/06
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline
8/24/06
Amended
1926.62
Lead
8/24/06
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
8/24/06
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos
8/24/06
Amended
1926.1127
Cadmium
8/24/06
Amended
(Adopted effective September 11, 2007)
Subpart E
Authority
11/15/07
Amended
1926.95
Criteria for personal protective
								equipment
11/15/07
Amended
(Adopted effective December 9, 2008)
Subpart C
Authority
12/12/08
Amended
1926.20
General safety and health
								provisions
12/12/08
Amended
Subpart D
Authority
12/12/08
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline
12/12/08
Amended
1926.62
Lead
12/12/08
Amended
Subpart R
Authority
12/12/08
Amended
1926.761
Training
12/12/08
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
12/12/08
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos
12/12/08
Amended
1926.1126
Chromium (IV)
12/12/08
Amended
1926. 1127
Cadmium
12/12/08
Amended
(Adopted effective August 11, 2009)
Subpart A -
Authority
5/14/10
Amended
General
Subpart Z -
Authority
5/14/10
Amended
Toxic and Hazardous Substances
1926.1126
Chromium (VI)
5/14/10
Amended
(Adopted effective December 14, 2010)
Subpart A -
Incorporation by reference
Added
General
1926.6
8/9/10
Subpart C -
Repealed
General Safety and Health Provisions
1926.31
8/9/10
Reserved
Subpart L -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Scaffolds
1926.450
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart M -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Fall Protection
1926.500
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart DD -
8/9/10
Added
Cranes And Derricks Used in Demolition and
								Underground Construction
1926.1500
Scope
8/9/10
Added
1926.1501
8/9/10
Added
Subpart N -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart N -
Heading
8/9/10
Amended
Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and
								Conveyors
1926.550
8/9/10
Reserved
1926.553
Base-mounted drum hoists
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart O -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Motorized Vehicles, Mechanical Equipment, and
								Marine Operations
1926.600
Equipment
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart R -
Steel Erection
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
1926.753
Hoisting and rigging
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart S -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and
								Compressed Air
Underground Construction
1926.800
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart T -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Demolition
1926.856
Removal of walls, floors and material with
								equipment
8/9/10
Amended
1926.858
Removal of walls, floors, and material with
								equipment
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart V -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Power Transmission and Distribution
1926.952
Mechanical equipment
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart X -
Authority
8/9/10
Amended
Stairways and Ladders
1926.1050
Scope, application, and definitions applicable to
								this subpart
8/9/10
Amended
Appendix A
Designations for General Industry Standards
								Incorporated into Body of Construction Standards
8/9/10
Amended
Subpart AA
8/9/10
Reserved
Subpart BB
8/9/10
Reserved
Subpart CC -
8/9/10
Added
Cranes and Derricks in Construction
1926.1400
Scope
8/9/10
Added
1926.1401
Definitions
8/9/10
Added
1926.1402
Ground conditions
8/9/10
Added
1926.1403
Assembly/Disassembly - selection of manufacturer or
								employer procedures
8/9/10
Added
1926.1404
Assembly/Disassembly - general requirements
								(applies to all assembly and disassembly operations)
8/9/10
Added
1926.1405
Disassembly - additional requirements for
								dismantling of booms and jibs (applies to both the use of manufacturer
								procedures and employer procedures
8/9/10
Added
1926.1406
Assembly/Disassembly - employer procedures -
								general requirements
8/9/10
Added
1926.1407
Power line safety (up to 350 kV) - assembly and
								disassembly
8/9/10
Added
1926.1408
Power line safety (up to 350 kV) - equipment
								operations
8/9/10
Added
1926.1409
Power line safety (over 350 kV)
8/9/10
Added
1926.1410
Power line safety (all voltages) - equipment
								operations closer than the Table A zone
8/9/10
Added
1926.1411
Power line safety - while traveling under or near
								power lines with no load
8/9/10
Added
1926.1412
Inspections
8/9/10
Added
1926.1413
Wire rope - inspection
8/9/10
Added
1926.1414
Wire rope - selection and installation
								criteria
8/9/10
Added
1926.1415
Safety devices
8/9/10
Added
1926.1416
Operational aids
8/9/10
Added
1926.1417
Operation
8/9/10
Added
1926.1418
Authority to stop operation
8/9/10
Added
1926.1419
Signals - general requirements
8/9/10
Added
1926.1420
Signals - radio, telephone or other electronic
								transmission of signals
8/9/10
Added
1926.1421
Signals - voice signals - additional
								requirements
8/9/10
Added
1926.1422
Signals - hand signal chart
8/9/10
Added
1926.1423
Fall protection
8/9/10
Added
1926.1424
Work area control
8/9/10
Added
1926.1425
Keeping clear of the load
8/9/10
Added
1926.1426
Free fall and controlled load
								lowering
8/9/10
Added
1926.1427
Operator training, certification, and
								evaluation
11/9/18
Amended
1926.1428
Signal person qualifications
8/9/10
Added
1926.1429
Qualification of maintenance & repair
								employees
8/9/10
Added
1926.1430
Training
11/9/18
Amended
1926.1431
Hoisting personnel
8/9/10
Added
1926.1432
Multiple-crane/derrick lifts - supplemental
								requirements
8/9/10
Added
1926.1433
Design, construction and testing
8/9/10
Added
1926.1434
Equipment modifications
8/9/10
Added
1926.1435
Tower cranes
8/9/10
Added
1926.1436
Derricks
8/9/10
Added
1926.1437
Floating cranes/derricks and land cranes/derricks
								on barges
8/9/10
Added
1926.1438
Overhead & gantry cranes
8/9/10
Added
1926.1439
Dedicated pile drivers
8/9/10
Added
1926.1440
Sideboom cranes
8/9/10
Added
1926.1441
Equipment with a rated hoisting/lifting capacity of
								2,000 pounds or less
8/9/10
Added
1926.1442
Severability
8/9/10
Added
Appendix A to
8/9/10
Added
Subpart CC of
Part 1926 - Standard Hand Signals
Appendix B to
Subpart CC of
Part 1926 -
Assembly/
Disassembly:
Sample Procedures for
Minimizing the
8/9/10
Added
Risk of
Unintended Dangerous
Boom Movement
Appendix C to
8/9/10
Added
Subpart CC of
Part 1926 -
Operator Certification:
Written Examination:
Technical
Knowledge
Criteria
(Effective November 8, 2011)
Subpart D
Authority
6/8/11
Amended
1926.51
Sanitation
6/8/11
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline
6/8/11
Amended
1926.62
Lead
6/8/11
Amended
Subpart H
Authority
6/8/11
Amended
1926.251
Rigging equipment for material
								handling
6/8/11
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
6/8/11
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos
6/8/11
Amended
1926.1127
Cadmium
6/8/11
Amended
(Effective September 5, 2012)
Subpart D
Authority
3/26/12
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline.
3/26/12
Amended
1926.62
Lead.
3/26/12
Amended
1926.64
Process safety management of highly hazardous
								chemicals.
3/26/12
Amended
1926.65
Hazardous waste operations and emergency
								response.
3/26/12
Amended
Subpart F
Authority
3/26/12
Amended
1926.152
Flammable liquids.
3/26/12
Amended
1926.155
Definitions applicable to this
								subpart.
3/26/12
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
3/26/12
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos.
3/26/12
Amended
1926.1126
Chromium (VI).
3/26/12
Amended
1926.1127
Cadmium
3/26/12
Amended
(Effective April 1, 2013)
Subpart S
1926.800
Underground construction
4/23/13
Amended
Subpart T
1926.856
Removal of walls, floors and material with
								equipment
4/23/13
Amended
1926.858
Removal of steel construction
4/23/13
Amended
(Effective December 13, 2013)
Subpart A
Authority
11/16/12
Amended
1926.6
Incorporation by reference.
11/16/12
Amended
Subpart E
Authority
11/16/12
Amended
1926.100
Head protection.
11/16/12
Amended
(Effective December 13, 2013)
Subpart A
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
1926.6
Incorporation by reference.
4/11/14
Amended
Subpart E
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
1926.97
Electrical protective equipment.
4/11/14
New
Subpart M
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
1926.500
Scope, application and definitions applicable to
								this subpart.
4/11/14
Amended
Subpart V
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
Subpart V
Electrical Power Transmission and
								Distribution
4/11/14
Amended
1926.950
General.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.951
Medical services and first aid.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.952
Job briefing.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.953
Enclosed spaces.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.954
Personal protective equipment.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.955
Portable ladders and platforms.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.956
Hand and portable power equipment.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.957
Live-line tools.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.958
Materials handling and storage.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.959
Mechanical equipment.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.960
Working on or near exposed energized
								parts.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.961
Deenergizing lines and equipment For employee
								protection.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.962
Grounding for the protection of
								employees.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.963
Testing and test facilities.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.964
Overhead lines and live-line barehand
								work.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.965
Underground electrical
								installations.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.966
Substations.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.967
Special conditions.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.968
Definitions.
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix B
Working on Exposed Energized Parts
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix C
Protection from Hazardous Differences in Electrical
								Potential
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix D
Methods of Inspecting and Testing Wood
								Poles
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix E
Protection from Flames and Electric
								Arcs
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix F
Work-Positioning Equipment Inspection
								Guidelines
4/11/14
Amended
Appendix G
Reference Documents
4/11/14
Amended
Subpart X
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
1926.1053
Ladders.
4/11/14
Amended
Subpart CC
Authority
4/11/14
Amended
1926.1400
Scope.
4/11/14
Amended
1926.1410
Power line safety (all voltages) - equipment
								operations closer than the Table A zone.
4/11/14
Amended
(Effective March 10, 2015)
1926.1427
Operator qualification and
								certification.
9/26/14
Amended
(Effective August 17, 2015)
Subpart C
Authority
5/4/15
Amended
Subpart V
1926.953
Enclosed spaces.
5/4/15
Amended
1926.968
Definitions.
5/4/15
Amended
Subpart AA
1926.1200
5/4/15
Reserved
1926.1201
Scope.
5/4/15
New
1926.1202
Definitions.
5/4/15
New
1926.1203
General requirements.
5/4/15
New
1926.1204
Permit-required confined space
								program.
5/4/15
New
1926.1205
Permitting process.
5/4/15
New
1926.1206
Entry permit.
5/4/15
New
1926.1207
Training.
5/4/15
New
1926.1208
Duties of authorized entrants.
5/4/15
New
1926.1209
Duties of attendants.
5/4/15
New
1926.1210
Duties of entry supervisors.
5/4/15
New
1926.1211
Rescue and emergency services.
5/4/15
New
1926.1212
Employee participation.
5/4/15
New
1926.1213
Provision of documents to
								Secretary.
5/4/15
New
(Effective August 24, 2016)
Subpart D
Authority
3/25/16
Amended
1926.55
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts and
								mists
3/25/16
Amended
Subpart Z
Authority
3/25/16
Amended
1926.1153
Respirable crystalline silica.
3/25/16
Added
(Effective April 4, 2017)
1926.6
Incorporation by reference.
5/14/19
Amended
Subpart D
Authority
5/14/19
Amended
1926.50
Medical services and first aid.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.55
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and
								mists.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.60
Methylenedianiline.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.62
Lead.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.64
Process safety management of highly hazardous
								chemicals.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.65
Hazardous waste operations and emergency
								response.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.104
Safety belts, lifelines, and
								lanyards.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.200
Accident prevention signs, devices and
								tags.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.201
Signaling.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.202
Barricades.
5/14/19
Removed
1926.203
Definitions applicable to this
								subpart.
5/14/19
Removed
1926.250
General Requirements for storage.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.800
Underground construction.
5/14/19
Amended
Subpart W
Authority
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1000
Scope.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1001
Minimum performance criteria for rollover
								protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers graders, crawler
								tractors, compactor and rubber-tired skid steer equipme
5/14/19
,
s, nt.
Amended
1926.1002
Protective frames
(roll-over protective structures, kno as ROPS) for
								wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in
								construction.
5/14/19 n
Amended
1926.1003
Overhead protection for operators of agricultural
								and industrial tractors used in construction.
5/14/19
Amended
Subpart W
Appendix A
5/14/19
Removed
Subpart Z
Authority
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1101
Asbestos.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1126
Chromium (IV).
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1127
Cadmium.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1129
Coke oven emissions.
5/14/19
Removed, Reserved
1926.1153
Respirable crystalline silica.
5/14/19
Amended
1926.1124
Beryllium.
8/31/20
Amended
1926.1400
Scope.
9/15/20
Amended
1926.1442
Railroad roadway maintenance
								machines.
9/15/20
Amended
1926.1443
Severability
9/15/20
New