OSHA 29 CFR 1926 — Construction Industry Regulations
The federal construction safety standards, organized in lettered subparts. Recordkeeping and reporting rules live in the companion Part 1904; citation posting in Part 1903.
94 questions in our bank cite this reference.
The one thing to know
OSHA questions are number questions: heights, depths, distances, and hours. Tab the big subparts and trust the printed number over your memory.
Your tab set
Florida exams allow pre-tabbed, highlighted references. Build these tabs before exam day, in book order.
Competent vs qualified person (1926.32), housekeeping (1926.25), emergency action plans (1926.35), general duty (heat illness)
Hard hats (1926.100), eye and face protection (1926.102), when PPE is required
Extinguisher placement and travel distance, flammable storage, hot work, disposal chutes
Ground-fault protection, assured grounding programs
10-ft fall protection, capacity (4×), platform rules, competent-person inspections
6-ft rule, guardrails/nets/PFAS options, guardrail and cover criteria
5-ft protective systems, 25-ft egress, daily inspections, soil types (Subpart P App. A–B)
3-ft extension rule, 4:1 angle, ladder use rules
Power line clearances, operation rules (1926.1417)
Respirable crystalline silica — Table 1 controls, exposure limits
300A posting Feb 1–Apr 30, fatality/hospitalization reporting, posting citations
Highlight the question, underline the answer
Don't just tab your books — mark them as you practice. Every time a question sends you into a reference, leave a two-part mark behind: highlight the passage the question is about, and underline the exact words that answer it. Do this through your whole question bank and the book turns into a map of the tested material — so on exam day you recognize the spot, not just the section.
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Highlight what the question asks about
When you look up a practice question, highlight the sentence or table the question turns on. That block is now a visual landmark you'll spot on a fast flip.
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Underline the exact answer
Inside the highlight, underline the specific number, deadline, or phrase that is the answer — with a fine-tip pen. Highlight = the topic; underline = the fact.
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Color-code by what trips you up
Use one highlighter color for deadlines and numbers, another for definitions, a third for the answers you got wrong twice. Your weak spots become the brightest marks in the book.
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Let your tabs and marks compound
A tab gets you to the chapter; the highlight gets you to the paragraph; the underline gets you to the answer. Built up across a full question bank, that three-layer trail is the open-book skill the exam actually tests.
The reference lists allow underlining with pen or highlighter, bar handwritten and typewritten notes in the books, and bar making any marks during the exam — so every mark goes in before you walk in, and none of them can be written notes.
Navigating under time pressure
- Subparts are thematic: E = PPE, F = fire protection, L = scaffolds, M = fall protection, P = excavations, X = stairways/ladders, CC = cranes.
- Reporting deadlines (8-hour fatality, 24-hour hospitalization) and the 300A posting window are in Part 1904, not 1926.
- 'Competent person' definitions appear in 1926.32 and within each subpart that requires one.