29 CFR 1910.144 · Alabama · FY2025
Safety Color Code in Alabama: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.144 at inspected sites in Alabama, from 1 inspection.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.144 at inspected sites in Alabama, in 1 inspection. Among the 91 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Alabama that year (1,411 citation items in all), this one ranks 73rd by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.144 cited in Alabama
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.144(a)(1)(iii) | 1 | 100% |
“(iii) Stop. Emergency stop bars on hazardous machines such as rubber mills, wire blocks, flat work ironers, etc., shall be red. Stop buttons or electrical switches which letters or other markings appear, used for emergency stopping of machinery shall be red.”
How the Alabama citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Alabama
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 101 to 250 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Alabama
Alabama has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 1 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Alabama against the other states
Alabama ranks 4th of the 4 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.144 in this data. The most items: New York 11; New Jersey 8; Georgia 1; Alabama 1. In all, the data record 21 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.144; the 1 in Alabama are 4.8% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Alabama.
Next steps for a Alabama employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.144, Safety Color Code
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- Free tool: HazCom Audit Checklist
- Free tool: Toolbox Talk Generator
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.