1926.1000: Scope of Construction Rollover Protection
This subpart covers rubber-tired scrapers, front-end loaders and dozers, wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors, crawler tractors and loaders, and motor graders used in construction, plus compactors and rubber-tired skid-steer equipment manufactured after July 15, 2019. It does not apply to sideboom pipelaying tractors, and covered equipment must have rollover protective structures meeting the standards for its manufacture date.
Key takeaways
- 1926.1000 is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart W).
- OSHA cited it 1 times in the last 3 years, in 1 inspections, with $0 in current penalties.
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1000, "Scope", is an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart W). It has 12 numbered paragraphs. The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
Show the full text of 1926.1000 (12 paragraphs)
(a) Coverage. This subpart applies to the following types of material handling equipment: All rubber-tired, self-propelled scrapers, rubber-tired front-end loaders, rubber-tired dozers, wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors, crawler tractors, crawler-type loaders, and motor graders, with or without attachments, that are used in construction work. This subpart also applies to compactors and rubber-tired skid-steer equipment, with or without attachments, manufactured after July 15, 2019, that are used in construction work. This subpart does not apply to sideboom pipelaying tractors.
(b) Equipment manufactured before July 15, 2019. Material handling equipment described in paragraph (a) of this section (excluding compactors and rubber-tired skid-steer equipment) manufactured before July 15, 2019, shall be equipped with rollover protective structures that meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1001(b), as applicable. Agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction shall be equipped with rollover protective structures that meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1002(b), as applicable. When overhead protection is provided on agricultural and industrial tractors, the overhead protection shall meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1003(b), as applicable. 1 citations
(c) Equipment manufactured on or after July 15, 2019. Material handling machinery described in paragraph (a) of this section manufactured on or after July 15, 2019, shall be equipped with rollover protective structures that meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1001(c). Agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction shall be equipped with rollover protective structures that meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1002(c). When overhead protection is provided on agricultural and industrial tractors, the overhead protection shall meet the minimum performance standards prescribed in § 1926.1003(c).
(d) Remounting. ROPS removed for any reason, shall be remounted with equal quality, or better, bolts or welding as required for the original mounting.
(e) Labeling. Each ROPS shall have the following information permanently affixed to the structure:
(1) Manufacturer or fabricator's name and address;
(2) ROPS model number, if any;
(3) Machine make, model, or series number that the structure is designed to fit.
(f) Machines meeting certain existing governmental requirements. Any machine in use, equipped with rollover protective structures, shall be deemed in compliance with this section if it meets the rollover protective structure requirements of the State of California, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior in effect on April 5, 1972. The requirements in effect are:
(1) State of California: Construction Safety Orders, issued by the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Division 5, Labor Code, § 6312, State of California.
(2) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: General Safety Requirements, EM-385-1-1 (March 1967).
(3) Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior: Safety and Health Regulations for Construction. Part II (September 1971).
[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 84 FR 21577, May 14, 2019]
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15.
Where and how often it was cited
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Rollover protective structures are required for earthmoving "dumpers." (2000-09-25)
- ROPS requirements for industrial tractors with backhoe attachments. (1992-07-24)
- Roll-over protective-structures on Cary-lift loaders (1992-01-24)
- Rollover protective structures for material handling equipment (1991-04-19)
- The Standards do not exclude equipments by weight of the machine for rollover protective structure. (1991-03-22)
- Rollover protective structures. (1989-05-23)
- Rollover protective structures for material handling equipment. (1987-12-30)
- Rollover protective structure application. (1978-06-05)
- Misapplication of Rollover Protective Structures (1977-04-07)
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Frequently asked questions
Does this cover skid-steers?
Yes, rubber-tired skid-steer equipment and compactors manufactured after July 15, 2019 are covered.
What equipment is excluded?
Sideboom pipelaying tractors.
What must covered equipment have?
Rollover protective structures meeting the minimum performance standards that apply to its manufacture date.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.1000 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly; data as of 2026-10-20
3-year window. Federal OSHA only; state-plan rules are not counted. Plain-language text is a summary, not legal advice; the official text controls. Black Belt Safety is not part of OSHA or the Department of Labor.