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29 CFR 1910.124: General requirements for dipping and coating operations

Subpart H—Hazardous Materials

324citations since 2015
222employers cited
82%serious, willful or repeat
$900median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.124 324 times since 2015, against 222 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $561,396 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.124(g)(2) · 97 citations

(2) An emergency shower and eye-wash station close to the dipping or coating operation. In place of this equipment, you may use a water hose that is at least 4 feet (1.22 m) long and at least 3/4 of an inch (18 mm) thick with a quick-opening valve and carrying a pressure of 25 pounds per square inch (1.62 k/cm 2) or less; and

1910.124(h)(4) · 64 citations

(4) For employees who work with chromic acid, periodic examinations of their exposed body parts, especially their nostrils.

1910.124(f) · 27 citations

(f) What first-aid procedures must my employees know? Your employees must know the first-aid procedures that are appropriate to the dipping or coating hazards to which they are exposed.

1910.124(j)(3) · 27 citations

(3) Periodically inspect all dipping and coating equipment, including covers, drains, overflow piping, and electrical and fire-extinguishing systems, and promptly correct any deficiencies;

1910.124(h)(3) · 21 citations

(3) Appropriate first-aid supplies that are located near the dipping or coating operation; and

1910.124(j)(2)(i) · 17 citations

(i) At least quarterly during operation; and

1910.124(j)(1)(i) · 12 citations

(i) At least quarterly during operation; and

1910.124(e) · 10 citations

(e) What requirements must I follow when an employee enters a dip tank? When an employee enters a dip tank, you must meet the entry requirements of § 1910.146, OSHA's standard for Permit-Required Confined Spaces, as applicable.

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 295
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 8
  • Transportation and Warehousing 5
  • Public Administration 5
  • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 3
  • Construction 3

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