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29 CFR 1910.30: Training requirements

Subpart D—Walking-Working Surfaces

2,217citations since 2015
2,079employers cited
80%serious, willful or repeat
$525median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.30 2,217 times since 2015, against 2,079 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $5,298,701 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.30(a)(1) · 1,241 citations

(a) Fall hazards. (1) Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart. Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017.

1910.30(b)(1) · 379 citations

(b) Equipment hazards. (1) The employer must train each employee on or before May 17, 2017 in the proper care, inspection, storage, and use of equipment covered by this subpart before an employee uses the equipment.

1910.30(a)(3) · 129 citations

(3) The employer must train each employee in at least the following topics:

1910.30(a)(3)(i) · 125 citations

(i) The nature of the fall hazards in the work area and how to recognize them;

1910.30(a)(3)(iv) · 91 citations

(iv) The correct use of personal fall protection systems and equipment specified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, including, but not limited to, proper hook-up, anchoring, and tie-off techniques, and methods of equipment inspection and storage, as specified by the manufacturer.

1910.30(a)(2) · 52 citations

(2) The employer must ensure that each employee is trained by a qualified person.

1910.30(a)(3)(iii) · 44 citations

(iii) The correct procedures for installing, inspecting, operating, maintaining, and disassembling the personal fall protection systems that the employee uses; and

1910.30(c)(3) · 41 citations

(3) When inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee no longer has the requisite understanding or skill necessary to use equipment or perform the job safely.

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 481
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 341
  • Construction 301
  • Wholesale Trade 163
  • Transportation and Warehousing 161
  • Retail Trade 155

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