25 CFR-cited field notes — organized into six hazard clusters. Hazard Communication. Machine guarding and energy control. Fall and height work. PPE. Recordkeeping and enforcement. Operations and environment. Each note is written from the floor, not the binder.
By Vince Lawrence — GigLine Safety & Compliance — OSHA 30-Hour Certified — U.S. Navy Veteran — Kernersville, NC
Hazard Communication is the #1 most-cited OSHA standard in general industry. The exposure programs below are where the documentation almost always lags behind the floor.
Machinery, electrical, and hot work. The standards in this cluster cause more of OSHA's serious citations and fatality reports than any other group in general industry.
The 4-foot rule, ladder geometry, scaffold competence. Falls remain among the most-cited OSHA standards every year — and the most preventable.
PPE without a written hazard assessment is a citation waiting to happen. These two notes anchor the standard for every other exposure type on this page.
The paperwork OSHA asks for first. If the 300 log is missing or the EAP cannot be produced, the inspection narrative is already written before the floor walk begins.
Vehicles, confined spaces, trenches, heat. Hazards that change with the day, the season, and the task — and that an inspector asks the floor supervisor to describe from memory.
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GigLine Safety & Compliance — Vince Lawrence — (336) 329-8899 — Kernersville, NC