OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.216 60 times since 2015, against 49 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $423,939 at their current amounts.
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The parts of the rule cited most
1910.216(c)(1) · 16 citations
(c) Calender safety controls—(1) Safety trip, face. A safety triprod, cable, or wire center cord shall be provided across each pair of in-running rolls extending the length of the face of the rolls. It shall be readily accessible and operate whether pushed or pulled. The safety tripping devices shall be located within reach of the operator and the bite.
1910.216(b)(1)(iii) · 11 citations
(iii) Safety tripwire cable or wire center cord. Installed in the front and in the back of each mill and located within 2 inches of a vertical plane tangent to the front and rear rolls. The cables shall not be more than 72 inches above the level on which the operator stands. The tripwire cable or wire center cord shall operate readily whether cable or cord is pushed or pulled.
1910.216(c)(2) · 10 citations
(2) Safety trip, side. On both sides of the calender and near each end of the face of the roll, there shall be a cable or wire center cord connected to the safety trip. They shall operate readily when pushed or pulled.
1910.216(b)(1) · 9 citations
(b) Mill safety controls—(1) Safety trip control. A safety trip control shall be provided in front and in back of each mill. It shall be accessible and shall operate readily on contact. The safety trip control shall be one of the following types or a combination thereof:
1910.216(b)(1)(i) · 5 citations
(i) Pressure-sensitive body bars. Installed at front and back of each mill having a 46-inch roll height or over. These bars shall operate readily by pressure of the mill operator's body.
1910.216(f)(2) · 3 citations
(2) Stopping limits for mills. All mills irrespective of the size of the rolls or their arrangement (individually or group-driven) shall be stopped within a distance, as measured in inches of surface travel, not greater than 1 1/2 percent of the peripheral no-load surface speeds of the respective rolls as determined in feet per minute.
1910.216(b)(1)(ii) · 2 citations
(ii) Safety triprod. Installed in the front and in the back of each mill and located within 2 inches of a vertical plane tangent to the front and rear rolls. The top rods shall be not more than 72 inches above the level on which the operator stands. The triprods shall be accessible and shall operate readily whether the rods are pushed or pulled.
1910.216(a)(4) · 1 citations
(4) Mill roll heights. All new mill installations shall be installed so that the top of the operating rolls is not less than 50 inches above the level on which the operator stands, irrespective of the size of the mill. This distance shall apply to the actual working level, whether it be at the general floor level, in a pit, or on a platform.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 60
States cited most
Recently cited employers
- Hanwha Azdel, Inc. Forest, VA · Sep 22, 2026
- Rjon3, LLC Blue Ash, OH · Feb 9, 2026