---
kind: "unit"
title: "40"
title_heading: "Public Buildings, Property, and Works"
key: "stII/ptA/ch37"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 37"
heading: "Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/40/stII-ptA-ch37"
sections_count: 8
---

# Chapter 37 — Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works › Subtitle II — Public Buildings and Works › Part A — General

## Sections

- [§3701. Definition and application](/usc/40/3701.md)
- [§3702. Work hours](/usc/40/3702.md)
- [§3703. Report of violations and withholding of amounts for unpaid wages and liquidated damages](/usc/40/3703.md)
- [§3704. Health and safety standards in building trades and construction industry](/usc/40/3704.md)
- [§3705. Safety programs](/usc/40/3705.md)
- [§3706. Limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions](/usc/40/3706.md)
- [§3707. Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of commercial items not required](/usc/40/3707.md)
- [§3708. Criminal penalties](/usc/40/3708.md)