1926.603(c): Pile driving equipment
Key takeaways
- 1926.603(c) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart O).
- OSHA cited it 2 times in the last 3 years, in 2 inspections, with $19,694 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1926.603(c)(3).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.603(c) ("Pile driving equipment") is one requirement inside 1926.603 Pile driving equipment, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart O). It includes 6 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) Pile driving equipment. 2 citations
(1) Engineers and winchmen shall accept signals only from the designated signalmen.
(2) All employees shall be kept clear when piling is being hoisted into the leads. 2 citations
(3) When piles are being driven in an excavated pit, the walls of the pit shall be sloped to the angle of repose or sheet-piled and braced. Open (c)(3)
(4) When steel tube piles are being “blown out”, employees shall be kept well beyond the range of falling materials.
(5) When it is necessary to cut off the tops of driven piles, pile driving operations shall be suspended except where the cutting operations are located at least twice the length of the longest pile from the driver.
(6) When driving jacked piles, all access pits shall be provided with ladders and bulkheaded curbs to prevent material from falling into the pit.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.603.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.603 (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 2026-10-20
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