Materials handling,

storage, use and

disposal
for
construction
Regulations
 29 CFR 1926 Subpart H

1a
Materials stored in tiers
 Stacked
 Racked
 Blocked
 Interlocked
 Otherwise secured

2a
Maximum safe load
limits
 Conspicuously post

 Do not exceed

2b
Aisles and passageways
 Keep clear

 Keep in good
repair

2c
Working levels
 Difference in road or working
levels

 Ramps, blocking,
or grading

2d
Storing material inside
buildings
 Six foot rule

 Ten foot rule

 Segregate
noncompatible
materials

3a
Personal fall arrest
equipment
 Silos, hoppers, tanks

3b
Stack bagged materials
 Step back the layers

 Cross-keying the bags

3c
Scaffolds or runways
 Store
materials needed for
immediate operations

3d
Stacking brick
 Seven foot rule

 Four foot rule

3e
Stacking masonry
blocks
 Six foot rule

3f
Lumber
 Lumber

 Level and solidly supported sills

 Stable and
self-
supporting

3g
Lumber piles
 20 foot rule

 16 foot rule

3h
Cylindrical materials
 Structural steel, poles, pipe, bar
stock

 Prevent spreading or tilting

3i
Storage areas
 Tripping,
fire, explosion, or pest
harborage hazards 

 Control
excess
vegetation

4a
Dockboards
 Portable/powered dockboards

 Secure in position

 Provide handholds

4b
Enclosed chute
 Enclosed chute defined

 20 foot rule

5a
Dropping debris
 Without the use of chutes

 42 inch, 6 foot rule

5b
Warning signs and
debris removal
 Post warning signs

 Debris handling ceases

5c
Remove all
 Scrap lumber

 Waste material

 Rubbish

5d
Fire regulations
 Comply with local fire
regulations

5e
Fire resistant containers
 Solvent waste

 Oily rags

 Flammable liquids

5f