1926.1400(b): Attachments
Key takeaways
- 1926.1400(b) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart CC).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1400(b) ("Attachments") is one requirement inside 1926.1400 Scope, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart CC). 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
(b) Attachments. This standard applies to equipment included in paragraph (a) of this section when used with attachments. Such attachments, whether crane-attached or suspended include, but are not limited to: Hooks, magnets, grapples, clamshell buckets, orange peel buckets, concrete buckets, drag lines, personnel platforms, augers or drills and pile driving equipment.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.1400.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.1400 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
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