29 CFR §1926.701
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- (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.
- (b)Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, shall be guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement.
- (c)Post-tensioning operations.
- (d)Riding concrete buckets. No employee shall be permitted to ride concrete buckets.
- (e)Working under loads.
- (1)No employee shall be permitted to work under concrete buckets while buckets are being elevated or lowered into position.
- (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.
- (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.