Codes, Regulations, & Standards

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Industry Type: General Industry – Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR)

Standard Number: Part 1910 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards

1910 Subpart D – Walking Working Surfaces

• 1910 Subpart D – Walking-working Surfaces

  • 21 – Scope and Definitions

  • 27 – Scaffolds and rope descent systems

  • 28 – Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection

  • 29 – Fall protection systems and falling object protection-criteria and practices

  • 30 – Training requirements

• 1910 Subpart F – Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle Mounted Work Platforms
  • 66 – Powered platforms for building maintenance.
  • 66 App A – Guidelines (Advisory)
  • 66 App B – Exhibits (Advisory)
  • 66 App C – [Reserved]
  • 66 App D – Existing Installations (Mandatory)

• 1910 Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
  • 132 – General Requirements
  • 140 – Personal fall protection systems
  • 1910 Subpart I App C – Personal Fall Protection Systems Non-Mandatory Guidelines
  • 1910 Subpart I App D – Test Methods and Procedures for Personal Fall Protection Systems Non-Mandatory Guidelines

Industry Type: Construction – Regulations (Standards – 29 CFR)

Standard Number: Part 1926 – Safety and Health Regulations for Construction

• 1926 Subpart L – Scaffolds
  • 450 – Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart
    • Standard Interpretations for 1926.450
  • 451 – General Requirements
  • 452 – Additional Requirements to specific types of scaffolds
  • 453 – Arial lifts
  • 454 – Training Requirements
  • 1926 Subpart L App A – Scaffold Specifications

• 1926 Subpart L – Fall Protection
  • 500 – Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
  • 501 – Duty to have fall protection
  • 502 – Fall protection systems criteria and practices
  • 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)

• Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
  • Group 1. General Physical Conditions and Structures
    • Article 5. Window Cleaning
    • Article 6. Powered Platforms and Equipment for Building Maintenance

• Title 12: Department of Labor  

• • Chapter I: Industrial Board of Appeals 

• • • Subchapter A: The Industrial Code 

• • • • Part 21 Protection of Persons Employed at Window Cleaning--Structural Requirements, Equipment and Procedures 

• New York Advisory Standards for Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Suspended Scaffolds used for Window Cleaning and Light Maintenance