{"data":{"id":"us/29-cfr-1926.759","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"29 CFR 1926.759","heading":"Falling object protection.","body":"(a) Securing loose items aloft. All materials, equipment, and tools, which are not in use while aloft, shall be secured against accidental displacement.\n(b) Protection from falling objects other than materials being hoisted. The controlling contractor shall bar other construction processes below steel erection unless overhead protection for the employees below is provided.","path":["Title 29—Labor","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor","CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION","Subpart R—Steel Erection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-29.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:20Z","sha256":"b0b0c9756f57b90c487de274a9efe24738d6fe6f3ff0ab36cbc846d245726b5f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/29-cfr-1926.758","next":"us/29-cfr-1926.760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}