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Concrete & Masonry Construction
How to work safely around concrete and masonry construction: the general requirements that prevent impalement, crushing, and collapse; safe use of mixers, power…
OSHA
Concrete & Masonry Construction
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course.
Identify the general requirements: guarding protruding reinforcing steel against impalement, construction-load determination, post-tensioning access limits, no riding/working under concrete buckets, and head/face PPE for pneumatic placement — 1926.701
Describe safe use of concrete and masonry equipment: guarded mixer loading skips, the power-trowel dead-man switch, nonconductive bull-float handles, guarded masonry saws, and lockout/tagout before maintenance — 1926.702
Explain cast-in-place formwork requirements: designed, braced formwork with drawings available on site, shoring/reshoring, and not removing forms and shores until the employer determines the concrete has gained sufficient strength — 1926.703
State precast erection controls: adequate support until permanent connections are completed, lifting-insert and hardware safety factors, and keeping employees out from under members being lifted or tilted — 1926.704
Apply masonry protections: the limited access zone equal to the wall height plus four feet, and bracing of walls over eight feet until permanent supporting elements are in place — 1926.706
Recognize the scope and definitions of the subpart and your role in reporting hazards and unsafe conditions — 1926.700
References & standards
Grounded in the source material.
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Q — Concrete and Masonry Construction
- 1926.701 — General requirements
- 1926.702 — Requirements for equipment and tools
- 1926.703 — Requirements for cast-in-place concrete
- 1926.704 — Requirements for precast concrete
- 1926.706 — Requirements for masonry construction
This is awareness training. It supports your program; it is not a substitute for site-specific procedures or hands-on competency where a standard requires it.
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