ecfr-title-29

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What an agent uses it for

an agent answering workplace/employment questions queries this for what 29 CFR actually says — OSHA guardrail height, FMLA 12-month/1250-hour eligibility, FLSA overtime, youth-employment hours (demand: employment-HR Ask-HN volume 57)

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Sources & pins

source	pin	licence	size	review note
ecfr-title-29	bf0c9b745ab3…	LicenseRef-PublicDomain-USGov	23.1 MB / 7,341 files	G4 at source: CFR text is a US government work (17 U.S.C. 105; edicts of government not copyrightable); GPO bulk data carries no redistribution restriction. Mirror = pinned snapshot produced by hub/nonit/split_ecfr.py from govinfo ECFR-title29.xml (AMDDATE Sept. 30, 2026); licence verified at the govinfo source, README in the mirror records provenance. \| profiler evidence: PROFILER 2026-10-02 noni

23.1 MB across 7,341 files · added 2026-10-02

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Retrieval spot-check (G7)

median 5.0/5 relevant — 2026-10-02T22:40:00Z

Q: At what height does OSHA require guardrails on open-sided floors and platforms?
expect: 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1): 4 ft; guardrail criteria in 1910.29
top-5: part-1910/sec-1910.68 · part-1917/sec-1917.112 · part-1915/sec-1915.73 · part-1910/sec-1910.66 · part-1910/sec-1910.28
grade: relevant

Q: How many months and hours must an employee have worked to be eligible for FMLA leave?
expect: 29 CFR 825.110: 12 months (not necessarily consecutive) and 1,250 hours in the prior 12
top-5: part-825/sec-825.205 · part-825/sec-825.801 · part-825/sec-825.702 · part-825/sec-825.110 · part-825/sec-825.300
grade: relevant

Q: What overtime pay rate do the FLSA regulations require after 40 hours in a workweek?
expect: 29 CFR 778.107: not less than 1.5 times the regular rate
top-5: part-778/sec-778.311 · part-778/sec-778.313 · part-553/sec-553.28 · part-794/sec-794.141 · part-778/sec-778.112
grade: relevant

Q: During which hours may 14- and 15-year-olds work on school days?
expect: 29 CFR 570.35: outside school hours, 7am-7pm (9pm June 1-Labor Day), 3h school days / 18h school weeks
top-5: part-570/sec-570.35 · part-570/sec-570.119 · part-779/sec-779.507 · part-575/sec-575.7 · part-570/sec-570.37
grade: relevant

Q: How far may an employee have to travel to reach portable fire extinguishers?
expect: 29 CFR 1910.157(d): approx 75 ft travel distance for Class A hazards
top-5: part-1915/sec-1915.507 · part-1926/sec-1926.150 · part-1910/sec-1910.157 · part-1910/sec-1910.106 · part-1910/sec-1910.157
grade: relevant