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29 CFR 1910.145 · Kentucky · FY2025
Safety Signs & Tags in Kentucky: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.145 at inspected sites in Kentucky, 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 1910.145 at inspected sites in Kentucky, in 1 inspection. Among the 115 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Kentucky that year (1,493 citation items in all), this one ranks 107th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.145 cited in Kentucky
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.145(c)(1)(ii) | 1 | 100% |
“(ii) All employees shall be instructed that danger signs indicate immediate danger and that special precautions are necessary.”
How the Kentucky citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 1 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Kentucky
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 251 to 1,000 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 251 to 1,000 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Dairy Product Manufacturing | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 0; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Kentucky
Kentucky has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 1 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which Kentucky rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the Kentucky State Plan, with its coverage.
Kentucky against the other states
Kentucky ranks 27th of the 34 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.145 in this data. The most items: Pennsylvania 33; New Jersey 18; Ohio 12; Texas 12; Iowa 8. In all, the data record 145 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.145; the 1 in Kentucky are 0.7% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Kentucky.
Next steps for a Kentucky employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.145, Safety Signs & Tags
- 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.