1926.702(a): Bulk cement storage
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- 1926.702(a) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart Q).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.702(a) ("Bulk cement storage") is one requirement inside 1926.702 Requirements for equipment and tools, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart Q). 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
(a) Bulk cement storage.
(1) Bulk storage bins, containers, and silos shall be equipped with the following:
(i) Conical or tapered bottoms; and
(ii) Mechanical or pneumatic means of starting the flow of material.
(2) No employee shall be permitted to enter storage facilities unless the ejection system has been shut down, locked out, and tagged to indicate that the ejection system is not to be operated.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.702.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.702 (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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