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29 CFR 1926.1207: Training

Subpart AA—Confined Spaces in Construction

201citations since 2015
176employers cited
68%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.1207 201 times since 2015, against 176 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $553,762 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1926.1207(a) · 146 citations

(a) The employer must provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard. This training must result in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescues.

1926.1207(d) · 21 citations

(d) The employer must maintain training records to show that the training required by paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section has been accomplished. The training records must contain each employee's name, the name of the trainers, and the dates of training. The documentation must be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives, for the period of time the employee is employed by that employer.

1926.1207(c) · 13 citations

(c) The training must establish employee proficiency in the duties required by this standard and must introduce new or revised procedures, as necessary, for compliance with this standard.

1926.1207(b)(2) · 10 citations

(2) Before the employee is first assigned duties under this standard;

1926.1207(b)(5) · 6 citations

(5) Whenever there is any evidence of a deviation from the permit space entry procedures required by § 1926.1204(c) or there are inadequacies in the employee's knowledge or use of these procedures.

1926.1207(b) · 2 citations

(b) Training required by this section must be provided to each affected employee:

1926.1207(b)(1) · 2 citations

(1) In both a language and vocabulary that the employee can understand;

1926.1207(b)(4) · 1 citations

(4) Whenever there is a change in permit space entry operations that presents a hazard about which an employee has not previously been trained; and

Industries cited most

  • Construction 176
  • Manufacturing 7
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 6
  • Public Administration 3
  • Utilities 2
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2

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