OSHA Top-10 Citations
Most-recently published OSHA top-10 most-cited standards.
Reference
OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards, fiscal year 2025 (Oct 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2025). Cited by agency publication; not reproduced. Check osha.gov for a later year.
Items
- 1 29 CFR 1926.501Topic: Fall protection - general requirements (construction)
- 2 29 CFR 1910.1200Topic: Hazard communication
- 3 29 CFR 1926.1053Topic: Ladders
- 4 29 CFR 1910.147Topic: Lockout / tagout (control of hazardous energy)
- 5 29 CFR 1910.134Topic: Respiratory protection
- 6 29 CFR 1926.451Topic: Scaffolding - general requirements
- 7 29 CFR 1926.503Topic: Fall protection - training
- 8 29 CFR 1910.178Topic: Powered industrial trucks
- 9 29 CFR 1926.102Topic: Eye and face protection (construction)
- 10 29 CFR 1910.212Topic: Machine guarding
Checked against published worked examples from: OSHA (cited by publication name only, not reproduced).
Details, formula, and sources
Formula or table(reference page; no compute) Most-recently published OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards, listed by 29 CFR section number with topic.
Source and editionOSHA-published top-10 list (refreshed annually each fiscal year).
Free accessFree at osha.gov/top10citedstandards.
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