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Landscaping and horticulture hazards are addressed in
specific standards for the general industry if work is considered maintenance activity and
the construction industry if work is considered building activity.
This page highlights OSHA standards, Federal Registers (rules, proposed
rules, and notices), directives (instructions for
compliance officers), standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the
standards), and national consensus standards related to landscape and
horticulture services.
OSHA
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.
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Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2006 through September 2007, in Landscape and Horticultural Services Industry Group
(SIC
Code 078). View industry segment citations from the Industry
Segments page.
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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]
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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]
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1910.266, Logging operations
[related
topic page]
- 1910.135,
Head protection [related topic page]
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1910.212, General requirements for all machines
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1910.219, Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
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1910.269, Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
Other Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29
CFR 1910)
- 1910 Subpart D,
Walking-working surfaces
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1910 Subpart G, Occupational
health and environment control
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1910
Subpart H, Hazardous materials
- 1910.106,
Flammable and combustible liquids
- 1910
Subpart I, Personal protective equipment [related
topic page]
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1910 Subpart J, General
environmental controls
- 1910 Subpart K,
Medical and first aid
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1910 Subpart N, Materials
handling and storage
- 1910 Subpart P,
Hand and portable powered tools and other hand-held equipment
- 1910
Subpart R, Special industries
- 1910.268,
Telecommunications. (e.g., when trimming near communication lines)
- 1910
Subpart S, Electrical
- 1910 Subpart Z,
Toxic and hazardous substances [related
topic page]
Construction Industry (29 CFR 1926)
1926
Subpart K, Electrical
1926
Subpart L, Scaffolds
1926
Subpart M, Fall protection
1926
Subpart N, Cranes, derricks, hoists, elevators, and conveyors
1926
Subpart O, Motor vehicles, mechanized equipment, and marine operations
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
Federal Registers
- 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.
Directives
- 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.
Standard Interpretations
- 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.
National Consensus
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they
do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The following voluntary ANSI standards may be applicable to the landscaping and
horticultural industry. Compliance with ANSI standards does not ensure compliance
with OSHA policy, although the requirements of some ANSI standards have been
adopted within OSHA standards. This list is provided for reference use only.
- 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
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