Field guides
Each guide answers a compliance question in plain language and quotes the controlling Code of Federal Regulations text. It also cites the OSHA enforcement numbers behind the standard and links the official source on osha.gov and ecfr.gov, and we do not state a requirement we cannot cite.
- Record
- 29 CFR and enforcement
- Guides
- 4 on file
- Citations
- Official sources
- Most cited
- 1910.1200(e)(1)
The guides
The guide gives the OSHA fall protection height for each industry with its CFR citation, which is 4 ft or more in general industry, more than 5 ft at shipyard deck and platform edges, 6 ft or more in construction, 8 ft or more in longshoring, more than 10 ft on scaffolds and more than 15 ft in steel erection. It quotes the CFR text, lists the exceptions and cites enforcement data. 1926.501(b)(13) is the most-cited construction standard, with 112,067 citations on record.
The HazCom standard requires a written program, safety data sheets, labels, and training, and 1910.1200(e)(1) is the most-cited OSHA standard, with 211,420 citations on record.
The lockout/tagout standard, 1910.147, requires energy-control procedures, an annual periodic inspection, and training, and it is a Top 10 OSHA citation year after year. The guide explains each requirement with the controlling CFR text and OSHA enforcement data.
How OSHA Letters of Interpretation work, how much authority they carry, and how to find, cite, and request them when a standard is ambiguous.
For the enforcement data behind the standards in the guides, read the most-cited OSHA standards by industry, or run the free OSHA citation-risk tool to rank the standards most cited in your NAICS industry and state. To check what a term means, such as competent person or serious violation, use the OSHA glossary.