OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.407 21 times since 2015, against 21 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $59,882 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1926.407(b) · 15 citations
(b) Electrical installations. Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations shall be approved as intrinsically safe or approved for the hazardous (classified) location or safe for the hazardous (classified) location. Requirements for each of these options are as follows:
1926.407(b)(2)(i) · 5 citations
(2) Approved for the hazardous (classified) location—(i) General. Equipment shall be approved not only for the class of location but also for the ignitible or combustible properties of the specific gas, vapor, dust, or fiber that will be present.
1926.407(b)(1) · 1 citations
(1) Intrinsically safe. Equipment and associated wiring approved as intrinsically safe is permitted in any hazardous (classified) location included in its listing or labeling.