General Industry
OSHA requirements for manufacturing & fabrication
Machine guarding and lockout/tagout are the two standards that turn a routine inspection into a serious citation.
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Start free checkStandards that typically apply (11)
Hazard Communication
29 CFR 1910.1200
Personal Protective Equipment
29 CFR 1910 Subpart I
Emergency Action Plan
29 CFR 1910.38
Fire Prevention & Extinguishers
29 CFR 1910.39 / 1910.157
Walking-Working Surfaces
29 CFR 1910 Subpart D
Required Workplace Postings
29 CFR 1903.2
Lockout/Tagout (Control of Hazardous Energy)
29 CFR 1910.147
Machine Guarding
29 CFR 1910 Subpart O
Electrical Safety
29 CFR 1910 Subpart S
Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
29 CFR 1910.178
Welding, Cutting & Brazing
29 CFR 1910 Subpart Q
Typical, not automatic. Your actual list depends on the hazards present in your workplace.
What we see go wrong most often
- Machine-specific lockout procedures missing
- No annual lockout/tagout periodic inspection
- Forklift operators never re-evaluated in the last three years
- OSHA 300 log incomplete
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- Training and documentation gaps called out separately