MEMORANDUM FOR: ALL REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
LEO CAREY,
Director Office of Field Programs
FROM: PATRICIA K. CLARK, Director Directorate of
Compliance Programs
SUBJECT: Elevator Hazards During Construction
It has come to our attention that there is a need to identify in one list
the standards commonly needed to address hazards associated with elevators
during the construction of highrise buildings. Although open elevator shafts
and moving mechanical equipment are not new hazards, the standards that
address these concerns are located throughout part 1926.
The following table lists those standards that address the predominant
hazards associated with the installation of elevators. Please distribute
this list as appropriate.
1910.132(b) & (c) personal protective
equipment
1926.21(b)(6)(i) & (ii) confined spaces
.25 housekeeping
.26 refers to 1926.56(a) illumination
1926.104 safety belts
.105(a) & (f) safety nets
.250(b)(1) material storage
.354 personal protective
equipment
1926.451[(f)(7)] scaffolds
.451[(a)(1),(d),(f)(4),(g)(1),(h)] scaffolds
.451[(a)(6),(b)(1),Non-Mandatory App. A] scaffolds
1926.500(b)(1) & (d)(1) guarding of floors
.500(f)(1) & (3) standard guardrails
.552 material hoists
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