1926.750(b)(1): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1926.750(b)(1) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart R).
- Related part: 1926.750(b).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.750(b)(1) is one requirement inside 1926.750 Scope, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart R). 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) Steel erection activities include hoisting, laying out, placing, connecting, welding, burning, guying, bracing, bolting, plumbing and rigging structural steel, steel joists and metal buildings; installing metal decking, curtain walls, window walls, siding systems, miscellaneous metals, ornamental iron and similar materials; and moving point-to-point while performing these activities.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.750.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Use of fall protection by deaf employees performing steel erection activities. (2004-08-03)
- Clarification of maintenance vs. construction activities; standards applicable to the removal and replacement of steel tanks and structural steel supports. (2003-11-18)
- Compliance of using warning lines and/or control access zones for fall protection on roofs with a slope greater than 4:12. (2003-09-26)
- Sheer connector requirements in the steel erection standard to bridge repair/rehabilitation. (2003-01-23)
- Applicability of the steel erection standard to repair and installation of metal roofing and roofing accessories. (2002-11-08)
- Application of steel erection standards to precast concrete and lift slab structures. (2002-07-02)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.750 (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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