Field guides
Each guide answers a real compliance question in plain language, quotes the controlling Code of Federal Regulations text, cites the actual OSHA enforcement numbers behind the standard, and links the authoritative source on osha.gov and ecfr.gov. We do not state a requirement we cannot cite.
- Record
- 29 CFR + enforcement
- Guides
- 4 on file
- Citations
- All link to .gov
- Most cited
- 1910.1200(e)(1)
The guides
When fall protection is required — the 6-foot construction trigger, 4 ft in general industry, 10 ft on scaffolds, 15 ft in steel erection — grounded in the CFR. 1926.501(b)(13) is the most-cited construction standard, with 109,561 citations on record.
What the HazCom standard requires — the written program, SDSs, labels, and training — and why 1910.1200(e)(1) is the single most-cited OSHA standard, with 209,776 citations on record.
The energy-control procedures, annual periodic inspection, and training 1910.147 demands — a perennial Top 10 OSHA citation — explained with the controlling CFR text and real enforcement data.
How OSHA Letters of Interpretation work, the authority they carry, and how to find and cite them when a standard is ambiguous — with examples from the official OSHA record.
For the enforcement data behind these standards, 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.