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29 CFR 1915.508: Training

Subpart P—Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment

30citations since 2015
24employers cited
50%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1915.508 30 times since 2015, against 24 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $19,833 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1915.508(d)(9) · 6 citations

(9) Conduct semi-annual drills according to the employer's written procedures for fire response employees that cover site-specific operations, occupancies, buildings, vessels and vessel sections, and fire-related hazards; and

1915.508(b)(2) · 5 citations

(2) The primary and secondary evacuation routes that employees must use in the event of a fire in the workplace. While all vessels and vessel sections must have a primary evacuation route, a secondary evacuation route is not required when impracticable.

1915.508(b)(1) · 3 citations

(1) The emergency alarm signals, including system discharge alarms and employee evacuation alarms; and

1915.508(c)(1) · 3 citations

(1) The general principles of using fire extinguishers or hose lines, the hazards involved with incipient firefighting, and the procedures used to reduce these hazards;

1915.508(f)(1) · 3 citations

(1) The employer must ensure that the records include the employee's name; the trainer's name; the type of training; and the date(s) on which the training took place.

1915.508(a)(2) · 2 citations

(2) Upon initial assignment for new employees; and

1915.508(e)(1)(iv) · 2 citations

(iv) Annually.

1915.508(e)(1) · 1 citations

(e) Additional training requirements for fire watch duty. (1) The employer must ensure that each fire watch is trained by an instructor with adequate fire watch knowledge and experience to cover the items as follows:

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 28
  • Wholesale Trade 2

States cited most