1926.754(c): Walking/working surfaces—shear connectors and other similar devices
Key takeaways
- 1926.754(c) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart R).
- Related part: 1926.754(c)(1) Tripping hazards.
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.754(c) ("Walking/working surfaces—shear connectors and other similar devices") is one requirement inside 1926.754 Structural steel assembly, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart R). It includes 2 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
(c) Walking/working surfaces—shear connectors and other similar devices —
(1) Tripping hazards. Shear connectors (such as headed steel studs, steel bars or steel lugs), reinforcing bars, deformed anchors or threaded studs shall not be attached to the top flanges of beams, joists or beam attachments so that they project vertically from or horizontally across the top flange of the member until after the metal decking, or other walking/working surface, has been installed. Open (c)(1)
(2) Installation of shear connectors on composite floors, roofs and bridge decks. When shear connectors are used in construction of composite floors, roofs and bridge decks, employees shall lay out and install the shear connectors after the metal decking has been installed, using the metal decking as a working platform. Shear connectors shall not be installed from within a controlled decking zone (CDZ), as specified in § 1926.760(c)(7).
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.754.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.754 (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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