OSHA Standards
This section highlights OSHA standards related to dentistry and the related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page.
Note: Twenty-five 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.
Frequently Cited Standards
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2010 through September 2011, in Offices Of Dentists Industry Group (NAICS Code 621210)
- 1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.1200 Hazard communication [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.303 General requirements (Electrical) [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.132 General requirements (Personal protective equipment) [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1904.29 Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.133 Eye and face protection [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.151 Medical services and first aid [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use
- 1910.22 General requirements
- 1910.157 Portable fire extinguishers [related Safety and Health Topics page]
The following standards, in order, were the most frequently cited by Federal OSHA from October 2010 through September 2011, in Medical And Dental Laboratories Industry Group (NAICS Code 621511).
- 1910.1030 Bloodborne pathogens [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.1200 Hazard communication [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1904.29 Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.37 Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes
- 1910.134 Respiratory Protection [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1904.7 General recording criteria [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.1048 Formaldehyde [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.1450 Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.22 General requirements (Walking-working surfaces) [related Safety and Health Topics page]
- 1910.23 Guarding floor and wall openings and holes [related Safety and Health Topics page]
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