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3.26 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

1926.550. The general requirements for cranes and derricks are given. Provisions of
rated loads and inspection of all components are provided, among other criteria. Specific
requirements for crawler, locomotive, and truck cranes are provided. Requirements for
hammerhead tower cranes, overhead and gantry cranes, derricks, and floating cranes and
derricks have been given. Criteria for personnel platforms suspended from crane or der-
rick are provided.
1926.551. Requirements for the helicopter cranes are provided.

1926.552. Requirements for material hoists, personnel hoists, and elevators at construc-
tion sites are given.
1926.553. Base-mounted drum hoist requirements are provided.

1926.554. The provisions of overhead hoists are given.

1926.555. This section deals with conveyors.

Subpart O: Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations
1926.600. General requirements of the equipment are given. The provisions for use of
heavy machinery and equipment suspended by use of hoists, slings, or jacks are given. The
use, care, and charging of batteries are dealt with.
1926.601. This subsection covers motor vehicles used at construction sites not open to
public traffic. Provisions for general requirements of the use of motor vehicles are given.

1926.602. The requirements of earthmoving equipment are provided in this subsection. Seat
belts, access roadways and grades, brakes, fenders, rollover protective structures, rollover pro-
tective structures for off-highway trucks, audible alarms, scissor points, etc., are dealt with.
Requirements for excavating and lifting and hauling equipment are also provided.
1926.603. All requirements of pile-driving equipment from land and from barges and
floats are provided.

1926.604. Provisions for site clearing are provided.

1926.605. This subsection deals with material-handling operations, access to barges,
working surfaces of barges, and commercial diving operations, including first aid and life-
saving equipment.

Subpart P: Excavations
This subpart deals with all open excavations including trenches.

1926.650. This subsection deals with definitions of critical words and the scope of applic-
ability of excavation standards.
1926.651. Specific excavation requirements are given with regard to surface encumbrances,
underground installations, access and egress, exposure to vehicular traffic, exposure to falling