1926.951(b)(2): Fixed work locations
Key takeaways
- 1926.951(b)(2) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart V).
- Related part: 1926.951(b) First-aid training (4 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.951(b)(2) ("Fixed work locations") is one requirement inside 1926.951 Medical services and first aid, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart V). 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
(2) Fixed work locations. For fixed work locations such as substations, the number of trained persons available shall be sufficient to ensure that each employee exposed to electric shock can be reached within 4 minutes by a trained person. However, where the existing number of employees is insufficient to meet this requirement (at a remote substation, for example), each employee at the work location shall be a trained employee.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.951.
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Related parts of this rule
- 1926.951(b) First-aid training 4 citations
- 1926.951(b)(1) Field work 4 citations
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.951 (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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