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29 CFR 1926.701: General requirements

Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction

1,748citations since 2015
1,676employers cited
82%serious, willful or repeat
$1,758median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.701 1,748 times since 2015, against 1,676 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $4,428,916 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1926.701(b) · 1,717 citations

(b) Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.

1926.701(f) · 13 citations

(f) Personal protective equipment. No employee shall be permitted to apply a cement, sand, and water mixture through a pneumatic hose unless the employee is wearing protective head and face equipment.

1926.701(a) · 12 citations

(a) Construction loads. No construction loads shall be placed on a concrete structure or portion of a concrete structure unless the employer determines, based on information received from a person who is qualified in structural design, that the structure or portion of the structure is capable of supporting the loads.

1926.701(e)(1) · 3 citations

(e) Working under loads. (1) No employee shall be permitted to work under concrete buckets while buckets are being elevated or lowered into position.

1926.701(e)(2) · 2 citations

(2) To the extent practical, elevated concrete buckets shall be routed so that no employee, or the fewest number of employees, are exposed to the hazards associated with falling concrete buckets.

1926.701(c)(1) · 1 citations

(c) Post-tensioning operations. (1) No employee (except those essential to the post-tensioning operations) shall be permitted to be behind the jack during tensioning operations.

Industries cited most

  • Construction 1,703
  • Manufacturing 14
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 5
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 5
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 5
  • Wholesale Trade 4

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