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29 CFR 1926.51: Sanitation

Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls

923citations since 2015
705employers cited
41%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.51 923 times since 2015, against 705 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $465,201 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1926.51(f)(1) · 276 citations

(f) Washing facilities. (1) The employer shall provide adequate washing facilities for employees engaged in the application of paints, coating, herbicides, or insecticides, or in other operations where contaminants may be harmful to the employees. Such facilities shall be in near proximity to the worksite and shall be so equipped as to enable employees to remove such substances.

1926.51(f)(3)(iii) · 253 citations

(iii) Hand soap or similar cleansing agents shall be provided.

1926.51(f)(3)(iv) · 121 citations

(iv) Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, shall be provided.

1926.51(a)(1) · 62 citations

(a) Potable water. (1) An adequate supply of potable water shall be provided in all places of employment.

1926.51(f)(3)(i) · 49 citations

(3) Lavatories. (i) Lavatories shall be made available in all places of employment. The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to mobile crews or to normally unattended work locations if employees working at these locations have transportation readily available to nearby washing facilities which meet the other requirements of this paragraph.

1926.51(c)(1) · 40 citations

(c) Toilets at construction jobsites. (1) Toilets shall be provided for employees according to the following table:

1926.51(f)(3)(ii) · 33 citations

(ii) Each lavatory shall be provided with hot and cold running water, or tepid running water.

1926.51(a)(4) · 25 citations

(4) The common drinking cup is prohibited.

Industries cited most

  • Construction 879
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 21
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 8
  • Manufacturing 4
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 3
  • Accommodation and Food Services 2

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