Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to  cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section 5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act".
 

Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies. States may also develop compliance assistance programs and cooperative arrangements with employers and organizations similar to those offered by Federal OSHA. For additional information on State plans, see State Occupational Safety and Health Plans.

• 1910.132, General requirements (personal protective equipment) [related topic page]
• 1910.67, Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms
• 1910.1200, Hazard communication [related topic page]
• Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". This section may be used to cite hazards for which there are no specific standards, such as ergonomics. [related topic page]
  
• 1910.133, Eye and face protection [related topic page]
• 1910.266, Logging operations [related topic page]
• 1910.135, Head protection [related topic page]
• 1910.212, General requirements for all machines
• 1910.219, Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
• 1910.269, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

General Industry (29 CFR 1910)

• 1910 Subpart D, Walking-working surfaces 
  • 1910.25, Portable wood ladders
  • 1910.26, Portable metal ladders
  • 1910.29, Manually propelled mobile ladder stands and scaffolds (towers)
  • 1910.30, Other working surfaces [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart G, Occupational health and environment control
  • 1910.95, Occupational noise exposure [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart H, Hazardous materials
  • 1910.106, Flammable and combustible liquids
• 1910 Subpart I, Personal protective equipment [related topic page]
  • 1910.134, Respiratory protection [related topic page]
    • Appendix A, Fit testing procedures (Mandatory)
    • Appendix B-1, User seal check procedures (Mandatory)
    • Appendix B-2, Respirator cleaning procedures (Mandatory)
    • Appendix C, OSHA respirator medical evaluation questionnaire (Mandatory)
    • Appendix D, Information for employees using respirators when not required under standard (Mandatory)
  • 1910.136, Occupational foot protection
  • 1910.138, Hand protection
• 1910 Subpart J, General environmental controls
  • 1910.147, The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart K, Medical and first aid
  • 1910.151, Medical services and first aid [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart N, Materials handling and storage
  • 1910.178, Powered industrial trucks [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart P, Hand and portable powered tools and other hand-held equipment
  • 1910.243, Guarding of portable powered tools [related topic page]
• 1910 Subpart R, Special industries
  • 1910.268, Telecommunications. (e.g., when trimming near communication lines)
• 1910 Subpart S, Electrical
  • 1910.332, Training [related topic page]
  • 1910.334, Use of equipment
• 1910 Subpart Z, Toxic and hazardous substances [related topic page]
  • 1910.1030, Bloodborne pathogens [related topic page]

Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926)

• 1926 Subpart C, General safety and health provisions
  • 1926.25, Housekeeping
• 1926 Subpart D, Occupational health and environmental controls
  • 1926.50, Medical services and first aid
  • 1926.51, Sanitation
• 1926 Subpart E, Personal protective and life saving equipment
  • 1926.100, Head protection
  • 1926.101, Hearing protection
  • 1926.102, Eye and face protection
• 1926 Subpart I, Tools - hand and power
  • 1926.307, Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
• 1926 Subpart K, Electrical
  • 1926.403, General requirements
• 1926 Subpart L, Scaffolds
  • 1926.451, General requirements
• 1926 Subpart M, Fall protection
  • 1926.501, Duty to have fall protection
• 1926 Subpart N, Cranes, derricks, hoists, elevators, and conveyors
  • 1926.550, Cranes and derricks
• 1926 Subpart O, Motor vehicles, mechanized equipment, and marine operations
  • 1926.600, Equipment
  • 1926.601, Motor vehicles
  • 1926.602, Material handling equipment
  • 1926.604, Site clearing
• 1926 Subpart P, Excavations
  • 1926.651, Specific excavation requirements
• 1926 Subpart W, Rollover protective structures; overhead protection
  • 1926.1000, Rollover protective structures (ROPS) for material handling equipment
  • 1926.1001, Minimum performance criteria for rollover protective structures for designated scrapers, loaders, dozers, graders, and crawler tractors
  • 1926.1002, Protective frames (roll-over protective structures, known as ROPS) for wheel-type agricultural and industrial tractors used in construction
  • 1926.1003, Overhead protection for operators of agricultural and industrial tractors
• 1926 Subpart X, Ladders
  • 1926.1060, Training requirements

• Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment. Final Rules 59:4320-4476, (1994, January 31). Addresses the work practices to be used during the operation and maintenance of electric power generation, transmission, and distribution facilities. The standard includes requirements relating to working near energized parts, and line-clearance tree trimming.
• Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Final Rule; Stay of Enforcement and Correction. Final Rules 59:33658-33664, (1994, June 30). Corrects the enforcement of some of the requirements contained in the electric power generation standard, language in the preamble explaining the standard, and several additional errors.
• Search all available Federal Registers.

• Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens. CPL 02-02-069 [CPL 2-2.69], (2001, November 27). Establishes policies and provides clarifications to ensure uniform inspection procedures are followed when conducting inspections to enforce the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.
• Logging Operations, Inspection Procedures and Interpretive Guidance Including Twelve Previously Stayed Provisions. CPL 02-01-022 [CPL 2-1.22], (1996, September 27). Establishes revised policies and provides clarification to ensure uniform enforcement of the Logging Operations Standard (29 CFR 1910.266). These policies and procedures have been amended in part to clarify enforcement of the previously stayed provisions of the standard. Current policy requires arborists to comply with portions of OSHA's logging standard (29 CFR 1910.266) when performing logging operations, such as felling trees. Proposed citations of employers in SIC 0783 under the logging standard are reviewed by OSHA’s National Office. [Enforcement Policy Regarding Arborists, SIC 0783 Ornamental Shrub and Tree Services].
• Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Final Rule. CSP 01-01-028 [STP 2-1.172], (1994, April 15). Describes a federal program change to the regions and state designees.
• Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices -- Inspection Procedures and Interpretation Guidelines. STD 01-16-007 [STD 1-16.7], (1991, July 1). Establishes policies and provides interpretive guidelines to ensure uniform enforcement of the standard for Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices, 29 CFR 1910.331 through 29 CFR 1910.335.
• Enforcement of the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standard. CPL 02-01-038 [CPL 2-1.38], (2003, June 18). Provides information to assist OSHA compliance personnel in performing inspections at electric power generation, transmission, and distribution lines, and equipment and other installations covered by 29 CFR 1910.269.
• Search all available directives.

• Protection of ground-level workers from lowering of aerial lift bucket. (1999, September 23).
• Clarification of 1910.269 as applied to line-clearance tree-trimming operations. (1999, April 26).
• Occupational noise exposure standard affords protection to landscape service industry employees. (1999, March 19).
• Acceptability of western style hard hats. (1998, December 31).
• Apparel requirements for line-clearance tree-trimmers. (1998, October 29).
• Fall protection anchorage points: guardrail systems and cranes. (1998, June 8).
• Interpretation of the First Aid standard. (1996, December 11).
• Interpretation of the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution standard. (1996, June 4).
• Scope of logging standard -- 1910.266. (1996, March 12).
• OSHA's new fall protection standards for construction will prohibit use of safety belts with side dee rings as part of a personal fall arrest system. (1995, September 25).
• Clarification of electric power generators, transmission and distribution standard. (1994, July 18).
• Bloodborne pathogens standard's relationship to employees trained in first aid around electrical lines. (1992, September 4).
• Bloodborne pathogen standard's applicability to electric utilities. (1992, July 28).
• Landscape employees working in extreme temperatures. (1992, July 14).
• The correct testing procedure for tree-trimming saddle belts. (1982, May 7).
• Search all available standard interpretations.

Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.

• A10.14, Requirements for Safety belts, Harnesses, Lanyards, Lifelines, and Drop Lines for Constructional and Industrial Use
• A14.1, Ladders - Portable Wood - Safety Requirements
• A14.2, Ladders - Portable Metal - Safety Requirements
• A14.5, Stepladders and Platform Ladders, Aluminum Magnesium, Fiberglass Ladders
• A92.2, Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices
• A300, Tree Care Operations - Tree, Shrub and Other Woody Plant Maintenance - Standard Practices
• B30.5, Mobile and Locomotive Truck Cranes
• B71.1, Powered Lawn Mowers and Garden Tractors
• B71.3, Snow Throwers
• B71.4, Commercial Turf Type Equipment
• B71.6, Shredders and Grinders
• B71.8, Tillers
• B175.1, Gasoline Powered Chain Saws, Safety Requirements
• B175.2, Blowers
• B175.3, Trimmers and Brushcutters
• Z41, Protective Footgear Requirements
• Z87.1, Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection Devices
• Z89.1, Personnel Protection - Protective Headgear for Industrial Workers - Requirements
• Z133.1, Arboricultural Operations Safety
• Z308.1, Minimum Requirements for Workplace First Aid Kits
• Z359.1, Safety Requirements for Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Subsystems, and Components