29 CFR 1910.157 · New York · FY2025
Fire Extinguishers in New York: FY2025 OSHA citations
117 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157 at inspected sites in New York, from 94 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 117 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157 at inspected sites in New York, in 94 inspections. Among the 145 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in New York that year (4,686 citation items in all), this one ranks 10th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.157 cited in New York
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 117 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.157(c)(1) | 57 | 49% |
| 1910.157(e)(3) | 31 | 26% |
| 1910.157(g)(1) | 10 | 9% |
| 1910.157(e)(1) | 7 | 6% |
| 1910.157(e)(2) | 7 | 6% |
8 different paragraphs were cited in all; the table lists the 5 with the most items.
“(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.”
“(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.”
“(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.”
How the New York citations were classified
Of the 117 citation items: 90 serious, 0 willful, 3 repeat and 24 other-than-serious (77% serious).
Who was inspected in New York
36% of the 94 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 1 to 10 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 34 |
| 11 to 25 | 24 |
| 26 to 100 | 26 |
| 101 to 250 | 7 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 3 |
| Public Administration | 33 |
| Construction | 27 |
| Manufacturing | 13 |
| Educational Services | 9 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction | 25 |
| Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities | 19 |
| Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support | 11 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 20; Jan to Mar 2025: 32; Apr to Jun 2025: 29; Jul to Sep 2025: 36.
Who enforced in New York
New York's State Plan covers state and local government workers only; private-sector employers there are covered by federal OSHA. Of the 117 items, 83 were recorded by the State Plan's office and 34 by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's page on the New York State Plan.
New York against the other states
New York ranks 5th of the 53 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.157 in this data. The most items: Connecticut 196; Virginia 166; Tennessee 160; Puerto Rico 128; New York 117. In all, the data record 1,953 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.157; the 117 in New York are 6.0% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in New York.
Next steps for a New York employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.157, Fire Extinguishers
- Free tool: Inspection Action Plan
- Free tool: OSHA Fine Calculator
- 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.