What 29 CFR 1926.700 requires (plain English)
29 CFR 1926.700 opens Subpart Q, Concrete and Masonry Construction, by setting its scope and application and defining its terms. It provides that the subpart sets forth requirements to protect all construction employees from the hazards associated with concrete and masonry construction operations performed in workplaces covered under Part 1926, and notes that, in addition to the Subpart Q requirements, other relevant provisions in parts 1910 and 1926 also apply.
It defines the terms used across the subpart, such as "lift-slab construction," "limited access zone," "precast concrete," "reshoring," and "shore," that carry the substantive requirements. The substantive sections then address the specific hazards: 1926.701 (general requirements, including protection from protruding reinforcing steel and the rule that no construction loads be placed on a concrete structure until a qualified person confirms it can support them), 1926.702 (equipment and tools), 1926.703 (cast-in-place concrete (formwork and shoring designed and inspected to carry the loads), 1926.704 (precast concrete), 1926.705 (lift-slab), and 1926.706 (masonry construction) the limited access zone and bracing of walls over 8 feet).
1926.700 makes clear that Subpart Q reaches the whole sequence of concrete and masonry work and that other standards apply alongside it. The three signature hazards (formwork/shoring collapse under wet-concrete loads, rebar impalement, and premature masonry-wall collapse) are addressed in the sections that follow, with 1926.700 providing the scope and definitions they rest on.