1926.950(c)(1): Host employer responsibilities
Key takeaways
- 1926.950(c)(1) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart V).
- OSHA cited it 1 times in the last 3 years, in 1 inspections, with $2,010 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1926.950(c) Information transfer (2 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.950(c)(1) ("Host employer responsibilities") is one requirement inside 1926.950 General, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart V). It includes 4 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
(1) Host employer responsibilities. Before work begins, the host employer shall inform contract employers of: 1 citations
(i) The characteristics of the host employer's installation that are related to the safety of the work to be performed and are listed in paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(5) of this section; Open (c)(1)(i)
This paragraph requires the host employer to obtain information listed in paragraphs (d)(1) through (d)(5) of this section if it does not have this information in existing records.
(ii) Conditions that are related to the safety of the work to be performed, that are listed in paragraphs (d)(6) through (d)(8) of this section, and that are known to the host employer;
For the purposes of this paragraph, the host employer need only provide information to contract employers that the host employer can obtain from its existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence. This paragraph does not require the host employer to make inspections of worksite conditions to obtain this information.
(iii) Information about the design and operation of the host employer's installation that the contract employer needs to make the assessments required by this subpart; and
This paragraph requires the host employer to obtain information about the design and operation of its installation that contract employers need to make required assessments if it does not have this information in existing records.
(iv) Any other information about the design and operation of the host employer's installation that is known by the host employer, that the contract employer requests, and that is related to the protection of the contract employer's employees. 1 citations
For the purposes of this paragraph, the host employer need only provide information to contract employers that the host employer can obtain from its existing records through the exercise of reasonable diligence. This paragraph does not require the host employer to make inspections of worksite conditions to obtain this information.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.950.
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OSHA interpretation letters
None exist. OSHA has not published a letter of interpretation for 1926.950(c)(1).
Related parts of this rule
- 1926.950(c) Information transfer 2 citations
- 1926.950(c)(1)(i)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.950 (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 2026-11-06
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