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29 CFR 1910.272: Grain handling facilities

Subpart R—Special Industries

1,472citations since 2015
469employers cited
83%serious, willful or repeat
$2,000median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.272 1,472 times since 2015, against 469 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $9,508,844 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.272(g)(1)(ii) · 158 citations

(ii) All mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment which presents a danger to employees inside grain storage structures shall be deenergized and shall be disconnected, locked-out and tagged, blocked-off, or otherwise prevented from operating by other equally effective means or methods.

1910.272(j)(1) · 141 citations

(j) Housekeeping. (1) The employer shall develop and implement a written housekeeping program that establishes the frequency and method(s) determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces.

1910.272(g)(1)(i) · 121 citations

(i) The employer shall issue a permit for entering bins, silos, or tanks unless the employer or the employer's representative (who would otherwise authorize the permit) is present during the entire operation. The permit shall certify that the precautions contained in this paragraph (§ 1910.272(g)) have been implemented prior to employees entering bins, silos or tanks. The permit shall be kept on file until completion of the entry operations.

1910.272(g)(1)(iii) · 92 citations

(iii) The atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank shall be tested for the presence of combustible gases, vapors, and toxic agents when the employer has reason to believe they may be present. Additionally, the atmosphere within a bin, silo, or tank shall be tested for oxygen content unless there is continuous natural air movement or continuous forced-air ventilation before and during the period employees are inside. If the oxygen level is less than 19.5%, or if combustible gas or vapor is detected in excess of 10% of the lower flammable limit, or if toxic agents are present in excess of the ceiling values listed in subpart Z of 29 CFR part 1910, or if toxic agents are present in concentrations that will cause health effects which prevent employees from effecting self-rescue or communication to obtain assistance, the following provisions apply.

1910.272(j)(2)(ii) · 83 citations

(ii) The employer shall immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever they exceed 1/8 inch (.32 cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program, or shall demonstrate and assure, through the development and implementation of the housekeeping program, that equivalent protection is provided.

1910.272(g)(3) · 76 citations

(3) An observer, equipped to provide assistance, shall be stationed outside the bin, silo, or tank being entered by an employee. Communications (visual, voice, or signal line) shall be maintained between the observer and employee entering the bin, silo, or tank.

1910.272(e)(1)(ii) · 69 citations

(ii) Specific procedures and safety practices applicable to their job tasks including but not limited to, cleaning procedures for grinding equipment, clearing procedures for choked legs, housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive maintenance procedures and lock-out/tag-out procedures.

1910.272(g)(4) · 68 citations

(4) The employer shall provide equipment for rescue operations which is specifically suited for the bin, silo, or tank being entered.

Industries cited most

  • Wholesale Trade 688
  • Manufacturing 373
  • Transportation and Warehousing 237
  • Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 132
  • Retail Trade 20
  • Construction 6

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