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 in general industry
(SIC codes 2011 through 9999)
2006

Standard Description Frequency

1910.151(c) Emergency eyewash/shower facilities 173
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1 Overall Employee Right-To-Know training program 162
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(B) Employee Right-To-Know written program 162
MN Statutes 182.653 subd. 8 A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction 158
(AWAIR) Program
1910.212(a)(1) Machine guarding – general requirements 138
1910.242(b) Compressed air used for cleaning exceeds air pressure 129
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) Periodic inspections of energy control procedures 113
(lockout/tagout)
MN Rules 5206.0700 subp. 1(G) Employee Right-To-Know training frequency 107
1910.134(a)(2) Respiratory protection program 94
1910.212(a)(3)(ii) Point of operation guarding of machines 82
1910.147(c)(7)(i) Energy control program training 78
1910.178(l) Forklifts – operator training 77
1910.133(a)(1) Eye and face protection 76
1910.332(b)(1) Training in electrical safety-related work practices 75
1910.305(d) Electrical hazards involving switchboards and 74
panelboards
1910.23(c)(1) Guardrails for open-sided floors 71

This material can be provided in different formats (Braille, large print or audiotape) by calling the
MNOSHA Training/Outreach Office at (651) 284-5050; toll-free at 1-877-470-OSHA (1-877-470-6742); or
via TTY at (651) 297-4198.
 Standard Description Frequency
1910.132(d)(1) Personal protective equipment hazard assessment and 67
selection
1910.219(d)(1) and (e)(2) Machine guarding – belts and pulleys 62
MN Rules 5205.1200 subp. 3 Frequent inspections of cranes and hoists with 1 ton 59
capacity or less