OSHA Standards for Construction Handbook - 2009 Edition

Quickly find info on construction-specific and applicable general regs

Whether you need a training tool, study aid, or reference material, J. J. Keller's OSHA Standards for Construction Handbook - 2009 Edition is your solution!

This easy-to-understand handbook contains the full text of OSHA construction regs (26 CFR Part 1926). Plus, it covers selected general industry regulations from 29 CFR Part 1910, as well as key EPA, EEOC, and DOL regulations that apply to construction.

You'll also have exclusive access to online content featuring over 30 jobsite checklists, as well as OSHA's Construction Training Requirements.

The 2009 Edition has been updated to include the following new items:

* OSHA's revised 10- and 30-Hour Outreach Training Program requirements
* New OSHA Letters of Interpretation:
1. Construction multi-employer worksites - Section 1926.16
2. General industry standards to construction activities - Section 1926.20(d)(2)
3. Alloy steel chain slings must not be loaded beyond working load limit - Section 1926.251
4. Whether gas-actuated fastening tools require the same individual training for each model as powder-actuated fastening tools - Section 1926.302(e)
5. Fall protection is not required where there is no feasible means of providing it while working on vehicles or trailers - Sections 1926.500; 1926.501(b)(1); 1926.95(a)
6. Duty of a subcontractor to cover floor holes at a multi-employer worksite - Sections 1926.501; 1926.502
7. Fall protection requirements where employees are required or permitted to cross over excavations - Section 1926.651
8. Impalement from reinforcing steel protruding horizontally - Section 1926.701(b)
9. Whether it is mandatory to use a wet saw when cutting brick or concrete block - Sections 1926.55; 1926.702

The 2009 Edition also features the following revised items:

* OSHA's Top 25 most frequently cited OSHA construction regulations
* OSHA office phone numbers and website lists

The affordable OSHA Standards for Construction Handbook - 2009 Edition can be used as a teaching aid for instructors leading an OSHA 10/30 Hour Construction Training Course, a study aid for construction workers looking to earn their OSHA 10/30 Hour Cards, and a field reference for jobsite supervisors and employees.

No matter how you use this resource, you'll find information fast through the following features:

* Special formatting to help differentiate sections and subparts of regulations.
* Shaded boxes to help cross-reference general industry regulations.
* Printed-on tabs that "bleed" to the edge.
* Laminated cover to increase durability.

720 pages. Softbound, 8-1/2" x 11".