Cal/OSHA Guidance for Construction Employers

Construction employers must comply with Cal/OSHA regulations found in the following subchapters of California Code of Regulations, title 8, chapter 4: subchapter 4 (Construction Safety Orders); subchapter 5 (Electrical Safety Orders); and subchapter 7 (General Industry Safety Orders). The table below allows employers and employees to access specific regulations from these subchapters, as well as useful guidance materials, posters, and other resources.

Employers are required to comply with all Cal/OSHA regulations that apply to their operations, even if not listed below. The list is meant to assist construction employers and does not detail all Cal/OSHA requirements.

		Cal/OSHA Regulation	Guidance Materials, Posters, and Other Resources

Access to work levels		Stairways and Ladders Aerial Devices Platform Equipment Elevating Employees with Lift Trucks Construction Hoists Ramps, Runways, Stairwells, Stairs Elevators for Hoisting Workers Riding on Loads Concrete Placement	Fed/OSHA: Scissor Lifts Aerial Lifts Elevating Platforms
Administrative Requirements	Documents on site	IIPP Permits Respirator Program Heat Illness Prevention Program Fall Protection Plan Safety Data Sheets Certifications	Workplace Postings Cal/OSHA Poster Emergency Telephone Numbers Permits, Licenses, Certifications and Registrations Cal/OSHA P&P Construction Permits Hazard Communication Fact Sheet Log 300 Cal/OSHA Forms 300 Cal/OSHA Form 300A Cal/OSHA Form 301 Required Notifications Fed/OSHA Sample Respirator Program Heat Sample Procedures Guide to Developing Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program
	On Site Hazard Warnings and Postings	Cal/OSHA Poster Code of Safe Work Practices Emergency Numbers Employee Access to Exposure Records Air Tank Permits Forklift and Tractor/Earthmoving Equipment Operating Rules Controlled Access Zones Asbestos Lead Confined space High voltage warning Powder-actuated tools Lasers Automatic start compressor
	Recordkeeping	Log 300 Lockout/Blockout Training and Inspection Employee Exposures
	Reports and Notifications	Serious Injury or Death Blasting Accident Annual Permit Asbestos Regulated Carcinogens Lead
	Project, Annual and Operating Permit	Project/Annual Compressor Tower Crane Excavation Scaffolding >36 ft.
	Certifications	Cranes/Derricks > 3 tons Crane Operators Asbestos Consultant
	Registration and Licensing	Asbestos Blasting
Aerial Devices and Elevating Work Platform		Aerial Devices and Elevating Work Platforms	Fed/OSHA Scissor Lifts Aerial Lifts Platforms NIOSH Arial Devices
Airborne Contaminants		General Industry Construction	Hazard Recognition Asphalt
Air Compressors		Permit to Operate Portable Compressors	Cal/OSHA Pressure Vessels
Asbestos		Notification Exposures in Construction	Notification Information
Blasting (Abrasives/Sand)		Ventilation and PPE Requirements	Fed/OSHA Fact Sheet NIOSH
Device Blasting (Explosives)		Explosives	- - -
Carcinogens		Regulated Carcinogens	Notifications
Code of Safe Practices		Code of Safe Practices Injury and Illness Prevention Program	- - -
Competent Person		Definition Asbestos Excavation Silica Cadmium Fall Protection Bolting/Riveting Slab Tilt-Up Confined Spaces	- - -
Concrete Construction		Placement Masonry Forms, Falsework, Vertical Shoring Tilt-Up Post Tensioning Impalement Protection
Confined Spaces		Construction Permit Confined Spaces Other Confined Space Operations	Fed/OSHA Confined Spaces in Construction Residential Construction
Corrosive Liquids		PPE Hazcom Eyewash	- - -
Cranes		Side Boom Cranes and Derricks General Mechanical and Electrical Provisions	Fed/OSHA Cranes & Derricks
Demolition		Demolition	- - -
Electrical		Low Voltage (<=600V) High Voltage	New Requirements Effective 4/1/18
Elevators, Lifts, and Hoists		Access and Egress Hoists	- - -
Emergency Medical Services		Emergency Medical Services Low Voltage Electrical High Voltage Electrical Blood Borne Pathogen Education and Protection	- - -
Engine Exhaust Emission		Internal Combustion Engines Exhaust Emission Control	Fed/OSHA Diesel Exhaust
Erection and Construction		Erection and Construction Floors, Walls and Structural Steel Framed Buildings	- - -
Ergonomics in Construction		Repetitive Motion Injuries	eTool Fed/OSHA Electrical Contractor
Excavation, Trenches, and Earthwork		General Requirements Permit Protective Systems	- - -
Explosion Hazards		Electrical Combustible Dusts Flammable Vapors	- - -
Fall Protection		Skylights Personal Fall Arrest, Restraint Systems and Positioning Devices Safety Nets Structured Steel Erection Structured Wood Framing Systems Roof Hazards Fall Protection Plan Boatswains' Chairs Float Scaffolds Needle-Beam Scaffolds Suspended Scaffolds Controlled Access Zones New Production Residential Construction Catch and Scaffold Platforms Eave Barriers Railings and Toeboards Roof Jack Systems	Fall Protection in Construction Fed/OSHA Fact Sheets: Walls Floor Joists Roof Trusts Tile Roofs Roof Sheathing Attics NIOSH
Fire Protection and Prevention		Fire Protection and Prevention Portable Extinguisher Training	- - -
First Aid		First-Aid Kit and Training Blood Borne Pathogen Education and Protection	- - -
Flaggers		Traffic Control Public Streets	California Manual on Traffic Control for Streets and Highways
Flammable and Combustible Liquids		Use of Flammable Liquids Containers	- - -
Forklifts		Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Haulage Vehicles and Earthmoving Equipment	- - -
Forms, Falsework, and Vertical Shoring		Forms, Falsework, Vertical Shoring	- - -
Guardrails		Design, Construction, Toeboards Metal Scaffolds Floor, Roof, Wall Openings Skylights Elevator Shafts	- - -
Hazard Communication Program (HAZCOM)		Hazard Communication Hazardous Liquids	Hazard Communication Fact Sheet Fed/OSHA Pictogram Quick Card Fed/OSHA SDS Quick Card Fed/OSHA Label Quick Card
Heat Illness Prevention		Outdoor Places of Employment	Sample Procedures Training Materials Protecting Against Heat Illness eTool
Heavy Construction Equipment		Repair Lockout/Blockout Flaggers Traffic General Requirements Haulage and Earthmoving Industrial Trucks Operating Rules	- - -
Hot Pipes and Surfaces		Contact Leaks	- - -
Housekeeping/Site Cleaning		Housekeeping Piling Material	- - -
Injury and Illness Prevention Program		General Industry Construction	Workplace Injury and Illness Model Program Guide to Developing Your Injury and Illness Prevention Program Cal/OSHA P&P Section 3203 and 1509 eTool
Injuries and Illnesses Reporting and Recording		Occupational Injury and Illness Reports and Records	Log 300 eTool Cal/OSHA Form 300 Form 300A Form 301
Ladders		Access Ladders Stairways and Ladders Outdoor Advertising Structures Window Washing Removal	eTool Fed/OSHA Fact Sheets: Extension Ladder Step Ladder
Laser Equipment		Operation PPE	- - -
Lead		General Requirements Notification	Fed/OSHA Fact Sheet Lead in Construction Notification Form NIOSH
Lighting		General Requirements	- - -
Lock-out/Block-out Procedures		Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up Machines Electrical Haulage/Earthmoving Equipment Tags	Tailgate/Toolbox Topic eTool
Machine Guarding		Moving Parts Point of Operation	Fed/OSHA: Topic and eTool
Multi-employer Worksites		Citable Employers and Applicability of Defense	Cal/OSHA P&P Multi-Employer Worksite Inspections
Noise		Exposure Limits for Noise	Occupational Noise Exposure Hearing Loss Prevention
Personal Protective Equipment		General PPE Electrical Body Protection Noise Respirator Floatation Hazardous Liquids	Fed/OSHA Fact Sheet
Pile Driving		General Requirement	- - -
Pressurized Worksites		General Requirements	- - -
Qualified Person		Definition	- - -
Ramps and Runways		General Requirements Guardrails	- - -
Respirators		Respiratory Protection	Respiratory Protection in the Workplace Respirator Fact Sheet
Roofing Operations		General Requirements Fall Protection Railings Roof Openings Skylights	Tailgate/Toolbox Topic: Slips and Falls Tailgate/Toolbox Topic: General
Scaffolds		General Requirements Various Types Permit Fixed and Portable Ladders Stairways and Handrails Mobile Ladder Stands and Scaffolds Railings and Toeboards Suspended Scaffolds	Fed/OSHA Fact Sheets: Tube&Coupler Guide for Supported Scaffolds
Silica Dust		Silica in Construction Concrete and Masonry	Granite Countertops Fed/OSHA Fact Sheet Drills Grinders Saws Jack Hammers Masonry Saws Exposure Control Silica
Stairways		Stairways Guardrails Handrails and Landings	- - -
Temporary Agencies		Citable Employers and Applicability of Defense	Protecting Temporary Agency Employees
Toeboards		Railings and Toeboards	- - -
Toilets/Washing Facilities/Sanitation		Toilets Washing Facilities Water Supply	Field Sanitation Fact Sheet
Tools and Equipment		Powder-Actuated Miscellaneous Grounding Instruction Hazardous Locations Guarding Moving Parts Guarding Point of Operation Dead-Man Switch Concrete and Masonry Airless Spray Portable Power Hand Tools Pneumatic Pipe-Threading	OSHA Nail Gun Safety NIOSH Nail Gun Safety Nail Gun Safety – The Facts
Traffic Control		Traffic Control Flaggers Jobsite Vehicles Haulage and Earth Moving	California Manual on Traffic Control for Streets and Highways
Training and Tailgate Meetings		Injury and Illness Prevention Program Safety Instructions	Setting up a Tailgate Meeting Tailgate Topics Cal/OSHA Training Instruction Requirements Effective Training eTool
Tunnels and Tunneling		Tunnel Safety Orders	- - -
Welding, Cutting, and Other Hot Work		General Precautions Fire Prevention PPE Blanket/curtain/pad approval Body Protection Oxygen/Fuel Gases Arc Welding Ventilation Coated Metals SDS on metal, coating, flux, rod; Hexavalent Chromium	NIOSH Welding
Wood Preservative Chemicals		Exposure Control Respirator PPE Arsenic and Hexavalent Chromium	- - -
Work Over or Near Water		General Requirements and Precautions	- - -

Additional Resources

User's Guide to Cal/OSHA
Cal/OSHA Consultation Services or Toll-free Number 1-800-963-9424.
Cal/OSHA Publications
Fed/OSHA Construction Web Page
Fed/OSHA Construction eTool

July 2021