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Guardrail citations during structural floor slab pours

Summary An OSHA regional administrator asked which construction provision to cite for guardrails during structural floor slab pours. OSHA agreed that section 1926.500(d)(1) applied during the pouring of structural floor slabs. OSHA archives this short memo.
Document
Federal opinion letter
Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Document number
1982-12-29
Date issued
December 29, 1982
Status
Archived by the agency
OSHA labels this an archive document and warns that it may no longer represent OSHA policy.
Status last verified October 10, 2026
Topics
Workplace Safety OSHA 1926 Guardrails Concrete Construction Enforcement
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NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

December 29, 1982

MEMORANDUM FOR: ALAN C. MCMILLAN
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

THRU: JOHN B. MILES, JR.
DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF FIELD COORDINATION

FROM: PATRICK R. TYSON
DIRECTOR, FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AND STATE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT: Appropriate Citing for Guardrails used in Concrete Forming
REFERENCE: Region V's Memorandum dated November 29, 1982 on same subject

We agree with your determination that 1926.500(d)(1) applies during the pouring of structural floor slabs.

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