1926.1400(c)(17): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1926.1400(c)(17) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart CC).
- Related part: 1926.1400(c)(17)(i).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1400(c)(17) is one requirement inside 1926.1400 Scope, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart CC). It includes 7 sub-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
(17) Material delivery.
(i) Articulating/knuckle-boom truck cranes that deliver material to a construction site when used to transfer materials from the truck crane to the ground, without arranging the materials in a particular sequence for hoisting. Open (c)(17)(i)
(ii) Articulating/knuckle-boom truck cranes that deliver material to a construction site when the crane is used to transfer building supply sheet goods or building supply packaged materials from the truck crane onto a structure, using a fork/cradle at the end of the boom, but only when the truck crane is equipped with a properly functioning automatic overload prevention device. Such sheet goods or packaged materials include, but are not limited to: Sheets of sheet rock, sheets of plywood, bags of cement, sheets or packages of roofing shingles, and rolls of roofing felt.
(iii) This exclusion does not apply when:
(A) The articulating/knuckle-boom crane is used to hold, support or stabilize the material to facilitate a construction activity, such as holding material in place while it is attached to the structure;
(B) The material being handled by the articulating/knuckle-boom crane is a prefabricated component. Such prefabricated components include, but are not limited to: Precast concrete members or panels, roof trusses (wooden, cold-formed metal, steel, or other material), prefabricated building sections such as, but not limited to: Floor panels, wall panels, roof panels, roof structures, or similar items;
(C) The material being handled by the crane is a structural steel member (for example, steel joists, beams, columns, steel decking (bundled or unbundled) or a component of a systems-engineered metal building (as defined in 29 CFR 1926 subpart R).
(D) The activity is not specifically excluded under § 1400(c)(17)(i) and (ii).
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.1400.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Application of construction crane standard when handling precast components (2016-07-28)
- Clarification of whether the handling of propane tanks is considered construction (2016-06-27)
- Whether unloading a pallet suspended by a crane is considered construction. (2016-06-23)
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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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