Concrete and Masonry Construction 29 CFR 1926, Subpart Q General overview of the OSHA regulation Definitions General • • • • requirements Load placement Impalement hazards Post-tensioning operations Concrete buckets Hazards of working with concrete 1a Equipment and Tools Bulk cement storage • Lockout/Tagout Concrete mixers Power concrete trowels Concrete buggies 2a Equipment and Tools Concrete pumping systems Tremies Bull floats Masonry Saws 2b Cast-in-place concrete requirements General requirements for formwork • Support without failure • Drawings and plans 3a Cast-in-place concrete requirements Shoring and reshoring • Inspection of equipment • Damaged equipment strength requirement • Inspection of erected equipment 3b Cast-in-place concrete requirements Shoring and reshoring • Strength requirements after erection • Firm contact and security • Eccentric loads • Tiered single post shores • Reshoring requirements 3c Cast-in-place concrete requirements Vertical slip forms • Rods and pipes • Form design • Scaffold work 3d Cast-in-place concrete requirements Vertical slip forms • Jacks, vertical support, and rated capacity • Holding devices • Form structure • Rate of lift 3e Cast-in-place concrete requirements Reinforcing steel • Rebar support • Rolled wire mesh 3f Cast-in-place concrete requirements Formwork removal • Conditions for removal • Reshoring removal 3g Precast concrete Adequate Lifting support inserts Employee safety 4a Lift-slab Operations Professional design and plan • Detailed instructions and sketches • Lateral stability 5a Lift-slab Operations Jacking equipment • Load and overload • Equipment includes Protection of employees 5b Masonry construction requirements Limited • • • • access zone requirements Dimensions Placement Restricted area Requirements for removing 6a
