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29 CFR 1926.251: Rigging equipment for material handling

Subpart H—Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal

1,356citations since 2015
885employers cited
63%serious, willful or repeat
$598median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.251 1,356 times since 2015, against 885 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $2,800,389 at their current amounts.

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The parts of the rule cited most

1926.251(a)(1) · 247 citations

(a) General. (1) Rigging equipment for material handling shall be inspected prior to use on each shift and as necessary during its use to ensure that it is safe. Defective rigging equipment shall be removed from service.

1926.251(a)(2)(i) · 170 citations

(i) Has permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicate the recommended safe working load;

1926.251(a)(6) · 136 citations

(6) Inspections. Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments shall be inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer. Additional inspections shall be performed during sling use, where service conditions warrant. Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately removed from service.

1926.251(b)(1) · 113 citations

(b) Alloy steel chains. (1) Welded alloy steel chain slings shall have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and sling manufacturer.

1926.251(e)(8)(iii) · 97 citations

(iii) Snags, punctures, tears or cuts;

1926.251(a)(2)(iii) · 68 citations

(iii) Not be used without affixed, legible identification markings, required by paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section.

1926.251(b)(6)(ii) · 58 citations

(ii) The employer shall make and maintain a record of the most recent month in which each alloy steel chain sling was thoroughly inspected, and shall make such record available for examination.

1926.251(c)(16) · 57 citations

(c) Wire rope. (1) Employers must not use improved plow-steel wire rope and wire-rope slings with loads in excess of the rated capacities (i.e., working load limits) indicated on the sling by permanently affixed and legible identification markings prescribed by the manufacturer.

Industries cited most

  • Construction 1,201
  • Manufacturing 46
  • Public Administration 19
  • Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 17
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 17
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 16

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