21-condition lookup · Sources checked October 18, 2026
What training needs does this work raise?
Choose a trade and activity, then confirm the actual conditions and roles. Use this expanded lookup to prepare an employer review, with direct links to federal OSHA provisions.
The work and exposure determine requirements. A trade code, toolbox talk, general course or this lookup does not establish competence, certify compliance or authorize work.
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Confirm actual conditions and roles
Review all 21 conditions. Trade and activity selections provide context; they do not automatically decide which OSHA duties apply. Answers start as “Unsure” and clear when the trade or activity changes. “No” moves a condition to the excluded list; it does not establish compliance.
Training, qualifications and readiness to review
21 of 21 conditions remain for review: 0 reported present and 21 unresolved. 0 excluded by your answers.
Training and task readiness
Construction fall hazards under Subpart M
Applicability unresolved. For employees who might be exposed to fall hazards covered by Subpart M, the employer provides hazard-recognition and protective-procedure training.
Verify: Confirm competent-person instruction, the systems used, the written training certification and retraining needs. Steel erection and scaffolds have separate provisions.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Fall Prevention: Verify the Controls · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Ladders and stairways
Applicability unresolved. Provide ladder and stairway hazard training as necessary for employees using them, with applicable instruction by a competent person.
Verify: Confirm setup, use, intended loads and care are covered; provide retraining as necessary.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Ladder Safety: Choose, Inspect, Set Up · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Scaffold use or scaffold work
Applicability unresolved. Employees working on scaffolds need training by a person qualified in the subject matter. Employees performing the scaffold activities listed in paragraph (b) need training by a competent person.
Verify: Identify each role and scaffold type; cover relevant hazards, procedures and loads, and assess retraining triggers.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Scaffolds: Verify Readiness Before Access · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Steel erection and special erection roles
Applicability unresolved. Subpart R requires qualified-person training, including fall-hazard training for exposed employees and additional training for specified erection activities.
Verify: Confirm who connects steel, performs multiple-lift rigging or works in a controlled decking zone. Apply the role-specific provisions rather than assuming every employee has the same requirements.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Steel Erection: Verify Readiness and Release · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Respirable crystalline silica
Applicability unresolved. For employees covered by the construction silica standard, the employer ensures demonstrable knowledge of hazards, exposure tasks, protective measures, the standard, the competent person and medical surveillance.
Verify: First confirm scope: the standard excepts work with exposure below 25 micrograms per cubic meter as an 8-hour TWA under all foreseeable conditions. Do not infer that exception from a checkbox or visible dust. Review paragraph (i) and the exposure-control approach.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Silica: Verify Dust Controls Before Cutting · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Hazardous chemicals
Applicability unresolved. Construction hazard communication incorporates 1910.1200. Effective information and training are required at initial assignment and when a new chemical hazard for which employees have not been trained is introduced.
Verify: Confirm applicable labels, safety data sheets, hazard-detection methods, protective measures and the workplace program. Use training in a form employees can understand.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Hazard Communication: Labels, SDS & the Task · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training and task readiness
Boom-supported aerial lifts
Applicability unresolved. Only authorized persons may operate an aerial lift. General construction instruction duties also apply to recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions.
Verify: Confirm employer authorization and instruction appropriate to the actual machine, work area and manufacturer’s instructions. This row does not classify every elevating platform or establish a universal operator certificate.
When to check: Confirm the training and retraining provisions linked below for the assigned role.
Aerial Lifts: Check the Machine and Work Area · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training, certification/licensing and employer evaluation
Crane operator training, certification and evaluation
Applicability unresolved. For covered operators, 1926.1427 generally requires training, certification or licensing, and employer evaluation before assigned operation. Operators-in-training have separate supervision and task restrictions.
Verify: Confirm equipment coverage and paragraph (a)(2) exceptions. Certification alone does not replace the employer evaluation for the equipment and work. Verify training, credentials where applicable, evaluation documentation and refresher needs; excepted equipment still has applicable training duties.
When to check: Before assigned operation; apply operator-in-training restrictions and performance-based retraining.
Line of Fire: Swing Radius & Suspended Loads · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Documented qualification and practical assessment
Crane signal persons
Applicability unresolved. Signal persons must meet 1926.1428 qualifications before signaling, through a third-party qualified evaluator or the employer’s qualified evaluator. Qualification includes knowledge assessment and a practical test.
Verify: Check documentation is available at the site and identifies the signaling types. An employer evaluator’s assessment is not portable to other employers. If performance shows a gap, stop signaling until retraining and reassessment establish qualification.
When to check: Before signaling; retrain and reassess when subsequent actions show qualification gaps.
Three-Way Communication: Close the Loop · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Task-specific qualified-rigger requirement
Qualified rigging in the crane load fall zone
Applicability unresolved. For the fall-zone activities covered by 1926.1425(c), the load must be rigged by a qualified rigger. Crane assembly/disassembly has additional qualified-rigging requirements.
Verify: Confirm the rigger’s ability for the actual load, rigging configuration and activity. A general briefing or unrelated credential does not demonstrate this. This row does not authorize employees to enter a fall zone; all other restrictions still apply.
When to check: Establish applicable qualifications before the lift; review assembly/disassembly roles separately.
Rigging: Before the Load Moves · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Formal/practical training and workplace performance evaluation
Forklift and applicable telehandler operators
Applicability unresolved. Construction 1926.602(d) uses the operator-training requirements of 1910.178(l). Training combines formal instruction, practical training and evaluation of workplace performance.
Verify: Confirm truck type, attachments, work conditions, trainer/evaluator capability and the employer certification record. Evaluate performance at least every three years; refresher training and evaluation are also triggered by unsafe operation, incidents, demonstrated gaps or relevant equipment/workplace changes. A three-year evaluation is not a universal retraining interval.
When to check: Before assigned operation, subject to supervised training provisions; evaluate at least every three years and address refresher triggers.
Forklifts: Check the Truck, Load and Route · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training for the particular tool
Powder-actuated fastening tools
Applicability unresolved. 1926.302(e)(1) restricts powder-actuated-tool operation to employees trained on the particular tool being used.
Verify: Confirm instruction for that tool and the applicable operating restrictions, safe test procedure and manufacturer instructions. Do not treat pneumatic nail-gun experience as powder-actuated-tool training.
When to check: Before operating the particular powder-actuated tool.
Powered Tools: Check the Tool, Guard and Accessory · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Role-specific proficiency and training records
Construction permit-space duties and rescue interfaces
Applicability unresolved. 1926.1207 requires training that establishes the understanding and skills needed for assigned confined-space duties, including hazards, protective methods and the danger of unauthorized rescue.
Verify: Identify entrants, attendants, entry supervisors and rescue arrangements. Confirm understandable language/vocabulary, proficiency and records naming employees, trainers and dates. Rescue-service evaluation, designated-team training and practice have additional requirements under 1926.1211; a general course does not establish rescue readiness.
When to check: Before first assignment, changes in duties, new untrained hazards or demonstrated procedural/knowledge gaps; apply rescue provisions separately.
Confined Spaces: Verify Entry Readiness · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Hazard instruction and competent-person designation
Excavation instruction and competent-person inspections
Applicability unresolved. General construction hazard instruction applies. When employee exposure is reasonably anticipated, 1926.651(k) requires competent-person inspections before work, as needed during the shift, and after rain or other hazard-increasing events.
Verify: Confirm the designated person can identify hazards and has authority to correct them; verify knowledge appropriate to soil, protective systems and changing conditions. Course attendance alone does not establish competent-person status. Resolve protective-system design and entry requirements separately.
When to check: Provide applicable instruction before exposure; complete required inspections at the specified times.
Trenches: Verify Protection Before Entry · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Hazard instruction and task-specific protective arrangements
Electrical hazards and circuit isolation
Applicability unresolved. Construction 1926.416 requires determining whether circuits could be contacted and advising workers of their locations, hazards and protection. 1926.417 addresses rendering deenergized circuits/equipment inoperative and tagging energization points.
Verify: Confirm applicable task instruction, competent technical personnel, protective methods and circuit-isolation procedures. This is not an energized-work qualification or an isolation procedure. Do not automatically apply general-industry 1910.147 as the construction circuit-isolation rule.
When to check: Identify and communicate electrical hazards before work; establish applicable protection before exposure.
- 1926.416(a) — electrical protection and advice
- 1926.417 — circuit lockout and tagging
- 1926.21(b)(2) — hazard instruction
Electrical & Extension-Cord Checks · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Training plus respiratory-program prerequisites
Required or voluntary respirator use
Applicability unresolved. Construction 1926.103 incorporates 1910.134. Required respirator users need effective training and demonstrable knowledge, with annual retraining and additional retraining when needed. Voluntary use has different provisions.
Verify: Distinguish required from voluntary use. For required use, confirm the written program, appropriate selection, medical evaluation and applicable fit testing, not just training. Tight-fitting respirators need the prescribed fit-testing schedule. Voluntary use requires Appendix D information and assessment of the applicable program provisions.
When to check: Required-use training before use; repeat annually and for specified gaps/changes. Check medical and fit-testing prerequisites separately.
- 1926.103 — construction incorporation
- 1910.134(c), (e), (f), (k) — program, medical, fit and training
Respirator Seal Problems: Resolve the Leak Before Exposure · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Exposure/class-dependent training and competent-person roles
Asbestos operations or potential exposure
Applicability unresolved. 1926.1101(k)(9) requires training for workers likely to exceed a permissible exposure limit and for Class I–IV asbestos operations, before or at initial assignment and at least annually. Class-specific content, methods and durations differ.
Verify: First establish the material and operation classification. Confirm the applicable hands-on/course requirements and competent-person qualifications; do not label a short awareness talk as abatement-worker training. An unknown material is not cleared for disturbance by this lookup.
When to check: Before or at initial assignment and at least annually for covered workers; follow the applicable class-specific requirements.
Asbestos: Verify Before You Disturb the Material · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Hazard communication and exposure-triggered training
Lead exposure and lead-containing materials
Applicability unresolved. 1926.62(l) requires lead hazard communication and additional training for exposure at or above the action level on any day, or specified irritating lead compounds. Annual training applies to employees exposed at or above the action level on any day.
Verify: Confirm the exposure assessment and the exact training trigger. Initial training precedes assignment; cover applicable work practices, controls, respirators, medical programs and the standard. A material’s appearance or this answer does not establish exposure below the action level.
When to check: Initial training before assignment where triggered; at least annually for employees with exposure at or above the action level on any day.
Lead: Check Controls Before Disturbing Material · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Hearing conservation, controls and task instruction
Construction noise and hearing protection
Applicability unresolved. 1926.52 requires controls and an effective continuing hearing-conservation program when its exposure limits are exceeded. 1926.101 addresses hearing protection and individual fitting of inserted devices by competent persons.
Verify: Assess actual sound levels, duration and combined exposures; confirm control methods, appropriate fitting and hazard instruction. Do not automatically substitute general-industry hearing-conservation thresholds or claim these construction provisions prescribe a universal annual training certificate.
When to check: Assess and establish protection before harmful exposure; maintain the required program and fitting arrangements.
- 1926.52 — construction noise limits and program
- 1926.101 — protection and fitting
- 1926.21(b)(2) — hazard instruction
Hearing Protection: Control Noise, Check the Fit · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Safe-operation instruction and fire-protection responsibilities
Welding, cutting and fuel-gas use
Applicability unresolved. 1926.350(d) requires thorough instruction in safe fuel-gas use. General construction hazard instruction and the applicable welding/cutting provisions also apply to the actual process.
Verify: Confirm instruction appropriate to the process and equipment, including applicable arc-welding instructions, fumes, cylinders and fire precautions. Verify project authorization and any fire-watch assignment. This row does not impose a universal welder license or substitute a briefing for technical qualification.
When to check: Provide applicable instruction before performing the process; reassess changed equipment and work conditions.
- 1926.350(d) — fuel-gas instruction
- 1926.351(d) — arc-welding instruction
- 1926.352 — fire prevention
- 1926.21(b)(2) — hazard instruction
Hot Work: Verify the Area and Fire Watch · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Available person with verified first-aid training
First-aid coverage and response readiness
Applicability unresolved. Under 1926.50(c), when the specified medical treatment is not reasonably accessible, a person with valid first-aid certification or equivalent documented training must be available at the worksite to render aid.
Verify: Assess actual medical access and response arrangements; confirm the trained person’s availability and documentary evidence. This provision does not require every worker to hold a CPR certificate or prescribe one universal travel-time cutoff in its text. Check additional task-specific rescue duties separately.
When to check: Arrange prompt medical attention before the project starts and maintain required first-aid coverage during work.
CPR and AED Readiness: Can We Act Now? · Briefing support, not proof of training or competence.
Source review: 2026-10-18.
Complete the employer’s review
Record the actual task, employee role, applicable standard, training content, instructor/evaluator qualifications, dates, evidence and required employer evaluation or authorization. Resolve uncertain applicability with the responsible safety professional before assigning affected work.
This expanded lookup covers 21 selected conditions, not every OSHA duty. It does not provide complete procedures, exposure calculations or training courses. Demolition, blasting, hazardous-waste operations, specialized electrical work and other hazards can raise additional requirements. State Plan, local licensing and project requirements may differ.
General baseline: 1926.21(b)(2) calls for instruction on recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions and applicable regulations. The existing JHA planning course teaches a method; it does not satisfy every task-specific requirement.
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