[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1926.400]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart K_Electrical
 
Sec. 1926.400  Introduction.

    Authority: Sections 6 and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655 and 657); sec. 107, Contract Work Hours and 
Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 9-
83 (48 FR 35736) or 1-90 (55 FR 9033), as applicable; 29 CFR part 1911.

    Source: 51 FR 25318, July 11, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

                                 General


    This subpart addresses electrical safety requirements that are 
necessary

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for the practical safeguarding of employees involved in construction 
work and is divided into four major divisions and applicable definitions 
as follows:
    (a) Installation safety requirements. Installation safety 
requirements are contained in Sec. Sec. 1926.402 through 1926.408. 
Included in this category are electric equipment and installations used 
to provide electric power and light on jobsites.
    (b) Safety-related work practices. Safety-related work practices are 
contained in Sec. Sec. 1926.416 and 1926.417. In addition to covering 
the hazards arising from the use of electricity at jobsites, these 
regulations also cover the hazards arising from the accidental contact, 
direct or indirect, by employees with all energized lines, above or 
below ground, passing through or near the jobsite.
    (c) Safety-related maintenance and environmental considerations. 
Safety-related maintenance and environmental considerations are 
contained in Sec. Sec. 1926.431 and 1926.432.
    (d) Safety requirements for special equipment. Safety requirements 
for special equipment are contained in Sec. 1926.441.
    (e) Definitions. Definitions applicable to this subpart are 
contained in Sec. 1926.449.