Construction activity is regulated by OSHA under 29CFR1926.
Federally funded construction projects fall under OSHA if the organization performing the work is subject to OSHA. If the work is performed, for example, by municipal employees in a state that does not have an OSHA approved Occupational Safety and health program, then the work does not fall under OSHA.
In the OSHA General Industry Standards (29CFR 1910) subpart L deals with fire protection.
Some videos on safety construction can be found at the OSHA website. Some of the videos are called Choice or Chance, Floor Openings, or OSHA Fall Protection.
you can get 10-hour OSHA training in www.osha10.com. It does have a 10hr course catering specifically to construction workers. It covers topics such as fall protection and power tool usage.
Carpentry falls under Architecture and Construction.
Construction, or home furnishing
CLIA regulations apply to laboratories and fall under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Yes. Due to open in Fall 2012.
Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off of overhead platforms, elevated work stations or into holes in the floor and walls. OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in longshoring operations. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the fall distance.
Even if the fall was from a height lower than that at which fall protection is required, if the fall and subsequent injury results from some other violation of an occupational safety standard, or if circumstances made it a violation of the General Duty Clause, OSHA would have the authority to issue a citation.
The OSHA 10-hour course for Construction and General Industry Outreach Training Program is intended to provide an entry level construction worker's general awareness on recognizing and preventing hazards on a construction site.OSHA recommends Outreach Training Program courses as an orientation to occupational safety and health for workers covered by OSHA 29 CFR 1910. Workers must receive additional training, when required by OSHA standards, on the specific hazards of the job.Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive an OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach DOL course completion card within 4-6 weeks.The person who should take this course for OSHA 10-hour course for Construction are the following:Entry Level Construction Workersand for the General Industry are:Entry Level General Industry WorkersIndustries include but not limited to: Health Care, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Distribution, Retail
I think you are asking about the OSHA general Industry standard on walking and working surfaces. That is covered in Subpart D of the 1910 standards.