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How often a standard is actually cited, in which states and industries, and what the average penalty comes to. From public US Department of Labor enforcement records. No sign-up.

222,130 citations · $956,807,367 in initial penalties · 26 standards · pulled 2026-10-01

26 standards · 222,130 citations

Fall Protection Competent Person Awareness

19260501
31,780
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$7,087
Total initial penalties
$225,222,445
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

OSHA Hazard Communication and GHS Awareness

19101200
29,727
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$1,434
Total initial penalties
$42,630,974
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Respiratory Protection Required User Training

19100134
18,149
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$1,854
Total initial penalties
$33,649,170
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Lockout/Tagout Authorized Employee Training

19100147
17,972
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$7,291
Total initial penalties
$131,029,610
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $59pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Ladder Safety

19261053,19261060
15,470
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$3,382
Total initial penalties
$52,315,933
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Forklift Operator Certification

19100178
13,232
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$4,018
Total initial penalties
$53,168,633
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Scaffold Safety and Competent Person Awareness

19260451
11,914
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$4,092
Total initial penalties
$48,746,768
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Slip, Trip & Fall Prevention Training

19100022,19100023,19100028
11,454
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$5,147
Total initial penalties
$58,955,148
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Machine Guarding Required Awareness

19100212
10,073
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$8,697
Total initial penalties
$87,605,412
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Eye & Face Protection and PPE Hazard Assessment Awareness

19100132,19100133
9,850
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$2,919
Total initial penalties
$28,748,314
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Portable Fire Extinguisher Safety

19100157
7,517
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$1,085
Total initial penalties
$8,152,292
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Excavation and Trenching Competent Person Awareness

19260651,19260652
6,951
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$9,217
Total initial penalties
$64,070,716
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $69pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection, General Industry

19100022,19100023
6,657
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$4,480
Total initial penalties
$29,826,044
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Respirable Crystalline Silica Competent Person Awareness

19101053,19261153
6,540
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$2,566
Total initial penalties
$16,778,487
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness

19101030
5,416
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$1,730
Total initial penalties
$9,367,996
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

California Heat Illness Prevention Training

3395,3396
4,643
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$1,318
Total initial penalties
$6,120,789
Most citations by state
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Asbestos Awareness (Class IV / 2-Hour)

19101001,19261101
3,360
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$2,569
Total initial penalties
$8,631,114
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Confined Space Entry, General Industry

19100146
3,276
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$4,866
Total initial penalties
$15,940,340
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $129pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Hearing Conservation Awareness

19100095
2,570
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$3,548
Total initial penalties
$9,118,158
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Aviation Fuel-Handling HazCom Awareness

19100106
1,713
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$3,148
Total initial penalties
$5,392,515
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Hot Work and Fire Watch Safety

19100252
926
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$5,084
Total initial penalties
$4,708,202
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans

19100038,19100039
869
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$2,375
Total initial penalties
$2,063,846
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $39pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

NFPA 70E Arc Flash / Electrical Safety Awareness

19100333
868
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$6,370
Total initial penalties
$5,529,021
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

8-Hour HAZWOPER Annual Refresher

19100120
671
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$6,436
Total initial penalties
$4,318,399
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $59pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Utility Electrical Safety

19100269
392
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$9,015
Total initial penalties
$3,533,750
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

Telecommunications Climbing Safety and Pole-Top Rescue Awareness

19100268
140
citations · Nationwide
Average initial penalty
$8,452
Total initial penalties
$1,183,291
Most citations by state
Most citations by industry
Training for this standard · $49pulled 2026-10-01 · records since 2023-01-01

How to read this

Enforcement is not spread evenly. A handful of standards account for most citations, and the same standard is cited far more in some states and industries than others. That is useful for deciding where to look first, because a training plan that treats every topic alike spends the same effort on a standard cited thirty thousand times and one cited twice.

It is not a ranking of what matters. A duty that applies to you applies whether or not it is commonly cited, and a low count often means few employers are covered rather than that the rule is soft.

Common questions

Where does this data come from?

Public enforcement records published by the US Department of Labor, ingested and aggregated by Certified Training USA. Each result carries the date the figures were pulled and the period the records cover.

Why does my standard return nothing?

We have ingested enforcement records for the standards our courses document, not for all of Title 29. A blank result means that standard is not in our dataset yet, not that it is never cited.

Do industry and size breakdowns add up to the national total?

Not always. Matching a citation to an employer sector depends on the record carrying that field, and coverage runs in the nineties rather than at 100%. Where a breakdown is a partial match the result says what percentage it covers.

Does a high citation count mean the standard is more important?

It means it is more enforced, which is not the same thing. A standard with few citations can still carry a duty that applies to you. Use this to decide where to look first, not to decide what to ignore.

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