Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry

Occupational Safety and Health Division

443 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 284-5050
Toll-free: 1-877-470-OSHA
OSHA.Compliance@state.mn.us

Fact Sheet
Minnesota OSHA’s most frequently cited standards
2006

Standard Description Frequency

MN Statutes 182.653 subd. 8 A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction 214
(AWAIR) Program
1910.151(c) Emergency eyewash/shower facilities 176
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1 Overall Employee Right-To-Know training program 171
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(B) Employee Right-To-Know written program 171
1910.212(a)(1) Machine guarding – general requirements 140
MN Statutes 182.653 subd. 2 General Duty Clause – unsafe working condition 131
1910.242(b) Compressed air used for cleaning exceeds air pressure 131
limit
1910.147(c)(4)(i) Development and use of lockout/tagout procedures 126
MN Rules 5205.0116 subp. 1 Forklifts – employee exposure monitoring for carbon 115
monoxide
1910.147(c)(6)(i) Periodic inspections of energy control procedures 112
(lockout/tagout)
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(G) Employee Right-To-Know training frequency 111
1926.501(b)(1) Fall protection in construction – general requirements 105
1910.134(a)(2) Respiratory protection program 104
1926.451(g)(1) Fall protection on scaffolds above 10 feet 87
1910.178(l) Forklifts – operator training 84
1910.212(a)(3)(ii) Point of operation guarding of machines 83
1910.147(c)(7)(i) Energy control program training 79
1910.332(b)(1) Training in electrical safety-related work practices 77
1910.133(a)(1) Eye and face protection 76

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via TTY at (651) 297-4198.
 Standard Description Frequency
1910.305(d) Electrical hazards involving switchboards and 74
panelboards
1910.23(c)(1) Guardrails for open-sided floors 71
1910.132(d)(1) Personal protective equipment hazard assessment and 67
selection
1926.652(a)(1) Use of sloping or protective systems to prevent 63
excavation cave-ins
MN Rules 5205.1200 subp. 3 Frequent inspections of cranes and hoists with one-ton 63
capacity or less
1910.219(d)(1) and (e)(2) Machine guarding – belts and pulleys 63
1926.100(a) Head protection 51
MN Rules 5205.0890 Barrier guard on hydraulic presses to prevent ejection 50
of material