- Part Number:1926
- Part Number Title:Safety and Health Regulations for Construction
- Subpart:1926 Subpart Q
- Subpart Title:Concrete and Masonry Construction
- Standard Number:
- Title:Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart.
- GPO Source:
"Bull float" means a tool used to spread out and smooth concrete.
"Formwork" means the total system of support for freshly placed or partially cured concrete, including the mold or sheeting (form) that is in contact with the concrete as well as all supporting members including shores, reshores, hardware, braces, and related hardware.
"Lift slab" means a method of concrete construction in which floor, and roof slabs are cast on or at ground level and, using jacks, lifted into position.
"Limited access zone" means an area alongside a masonry wall, which is under construction, and which is clearly demarcated to limit access by employees.
"Precast concrete" means concrete members (such as walls, panels, slabs, columns, and beams) which have been formed, cast, and cured prior to final placement in a structure.
"Reshoring" means the construction operation in which shoring equipment (also called reshores or reshoring equipment) is placed, as the original forms and shores are removed, in order to support partially cured concrete and construction loads.
"Shore" means a supporting member that resists a compressive force imposed by a load.
"Vertical slip forms" means forms which are jacked vertically during the placement of concrete.
[55 FR 42328, Oct. 18, 1990]