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Inspections
7 OSHA and HazCom articles tagged "Inspections" — practical, CFR-cited guidance verified against primary sources.
How Often Do Slings Need to Be Inspected? What OSHA Actually Requires
Each day before use by a competent person designated by the employer, in construction and general industry alike, every shift for all rigging on a construction site, and more often when conditions warrant. OSHA's sling rules in 29 CFR 1926.251 and 1910.184 also carry removal-from-service criteria with hard numbers, an identification tag requirement, and exactly one written record: the thorough inspection of alloy steel chain slings.
Is a Scissor Lift an Aerial Lift? OSHA Says It's a Scaffold
OSHA answered this in writing in 2000: a scissor lift is not an aerial lift. It is a mobile scaffold, covered by 29 CFR 1926.451 and 1926.452(w). That one classification decides whether your crew ties off, what training the operator needs, who inspects the machine and against which checklist.
The Four-Business-Hour Rule: Producing Your OSHA 300 Logs During an Inspection
When an OSHA compliance officer asks for your injury and illness records, 29 CFR 1904.40 gives you four business hours to hand over copies. What they can ask for, how far back it reaches, who counts as an authorized government representative, and why late production is a citation of its own.
Does OSHA Enforcement Actually Work? What the Randomized Evidence Shows
Most debates about OSHA are opinion. One study settled the question with the gold standard of evidence — a randomized experiment — and found inspections cut injuries 9.4% and injury costs 26% with no detectable job loss. A data analysis of whether enforcement works, by how much, and why targeting is now the whole game.
Once Every 191 Years: The Data on OSHA's Inspection Capacity
A data analysis of how thin OSHA enforcement really is — 1,651 federal and state inspectors for 12 million workplaces, with federal OSHA's own corps at the lowest count in the agency's history and able to reach each workplace in its jurisdiction once every 191 years. And why that math should change how you think about compliance, not encourage you to gamble on it.
Custom Safety Form Builder: Create Digital Inspection Forms for Construction
OSHA rarely dictates a form's layout — it requires documentation that proves compliance. How to build custom digital inspection forms, checklists, and incident reports that hold up as evidence, work offline, and retain for the required 5 years.
Equipment Lifecycle & Inspection Tracking for Construction Safety
The complete guide to OSHA equipment inspection rules in construction — harnesses, forklifts, scaffolds, fire extinguishers, and cranes. Frequencies, records, retention, and how to never miss a date.