OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1915.14 24 times since 2015, against 21 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $187,459 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1915.14(a)(1)(i) · 7 citations
(i) Within, on, or immediately adjacent to spaces that contain or have contained combustible or flammable liquids or gases.
1915.14(b)(1) · 5 citations
(b) Hot work requiring testing by a competent person. (1) Hot work is not permitted in or on the following spaces or adjacent spaces or other dangerous atmospheres until they have been tested by a competent person and determined to contain no concentrations of flammable vapors equal to or greater than 10 percent of the lower explosive limit:
1915.14(a)(1) · 3 citations
(a) Hot work requiring testing by a Marine Chemist or Coast Guard authorized person. (1) The employer shall ensure that hot work is not performed in or on any of the following confined and enclosed spaces and other dangerous atmospheres, boundaries of spaces or pipelines until the work area has been tested and certified by a Marine Chemist or a U.S. Coast Guard authorized person as “Safe for Hot Work”:
1915.14(a)(1)(ii) · 3 citations
(ii) Within, on, or immediately adjacent to fuel tanks that contain or have last contained fuel; and
1915.14(a)(1)(iii) · 2 citations
(iii) On pipelines, heating coils, pump fittings or other accessories connected to spaces that contain or have last contained fuel.
1915.14(b)(1)(iii) · 2 citations
(iii) The engine room and boiler spaces for which a Marine Chemist or a Coast Guard authorized person certificate is not required under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section.
1915.14(b)(1)(i) · 1 citations
(i) Dry cargo holds,
1915.14(b)(1)(iv) · 1 citations
(iv) Vessels and vessel sections for which a Marine Chemist or Coast Guard authorized person certificate is not required under paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section.