29 CFR 1910.135 · New Jersey · FY2025
Head Protection in New Jersey: FY2025 OSHA citations
4 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135 at inspected sites in New Jersey, from 4 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 4 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135 at inspected sites in New Jersey, in 4 inspections. Among the 120 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in New Jersey that year (3,585 citation items in all), this one ranks 84th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.135 cited in New Jersey
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.135(a)(1) | 4 | 100% |
“(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee wears a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects.”
How the New Jersey citations were classified
Of the 4 citation items: 4 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in New Jersey
50% of the 4 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 1 |
| 26 to 100 | 2 |
| 1,001 or more | 1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Educational Services | 1 |
| Public Administration | 1 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 1 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 1 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 1 |
| Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 1; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 1.
Who enforced in New Jersey
New Jersey's State Plan covers state and local government workers only; private-sector employers there are covered by federal OSHA. Of the 4 items, 2 were recorded by the State Plan's office and 2 by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's page on the New Jersey State Plan.
New Jersey against the other states
New Jersey ranks 11th of the 29 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.135 in this data. The most items: Florida 11; New York 9; Virginia 7; Kentucky 7; Texas 6. In all, the data record 93 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.135; the 4 in New Jersey are 4.3% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in New Jersey.
Next steps for a New Jersey employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.135, Head Protection
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Free tool: HazCom Compliance Scorer
- 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.