In Utah, a serious violation of 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) carries a maximum penalty of $16,131 per violation in 2026, rising to $161,323 for a willful or repeat violation. Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) is enforced for private construction employers by Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH). Utah sets its own maximums, below the federal baseline.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Utah
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Requirements in Utah
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) in Utah: 2026 penalties, who enforces Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.D.6.b, the paragraphs cited and free tools.
Verified vs OSHA sources · 2026-10-05
UtahGeneral Industry (29 CFR 1910)State Plan: Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH)State-set maximums
29 CFR 1910.147 does not apply to construction work. In Utah, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) enforces the state's own rule on this subject, Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.D.6.b. A serious violation carries up to $16,131 in Utah.
$16,131
maximum for a serious violation in Utah
$161,323
maximum for a willful or repeat violation in Utah
3.7
fatal work injuries per 100,000 full-time workers, all industries, Utah, 2024 (BLS)
Utah 29 CFR 1910.147 Enforcement, FY2025
Verified · 2026-08-083
citations of 29 CFR 1910.147 (FY2025)
$3,875
penalties for this standard
1.1%
of the state's 269 construction citations
In FY2025, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) cited 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) 3 times on Utah construction jobsites with $3,875 in penalties for it (current amounts), about 1.1% of every construction citation the state issued that year. That put it 15th on Utah's most-cited construction list for FY2025.
What Utah's own rule says
“The employee performing servicing or maintenance on machines or equipment required to be locked out under 29 CFR 1910.147 shall have exclusive control of the lockout device until the job is completed or such employee is relieved from the job, such as by shift change or other assignment.”
Utah incorporates the federal lockout/tagout standard and then adds a rule of its own about who holds the lock. Exclusive control stays with the employee doing the work until the job is finished or that employee is relieved, by shift change or reassignment, and by nothing else. The federal standard requires each authorized employee to affix a personal device and speaks to group lockout and shift transfer, but it does not state exclusive control as a standalone duty. In Utah it is one, and it is the sentence a supervisor removing someone else's lock will be measured against.
Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.D.6.bThe duty itself differs from the federal text.
Read in Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH)'s own rule text · verified 2026-08-09
Contact incidents and work deaths in Utah, 2024
Utah recorded 63 fatal work injuries in 2024, down from 69 in 2023. Contact incidents caused 8 of them (13%). Construction accounted for 10.
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Utah, 2024
How Utah Enforces 29 CFR 1910.147
Utah runs an OSHA-approved State Plan administered by Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH), which covers private-sector construction. Its compliance officers enforce Utah's own standards, which must be at least as effective as federal OSHA's and may go further. On this subject the rule is Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.D.6.b, which differs from the federal text (see the state rule above). Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) cited 29 CFR 1910.147 3 times in Utah construction in FY2025 (OSHA Frequently Cited Standards). Utah also sets its own civil-penalty maximums, below the federal baseline (see the penalty table below).
29 CFR 1910.147 is a general-industry standard and does not govern construction work. “This standard does not cover the following: (A) Construction and agriculture employment”. Branding a construction program “1910.147 compliant” cites the wrong standard. Unlike confined spaces, Part 1926 has no wholesale re-enactment of 1910.147: construction energy-control duties are spread across hazard-specific provisions, so no single construction equivalent is named here. A Utah contractor auditing against 29 CFR 1910.147 is auditing against the wrong standard. The citation an officer writes on a construction site will name the 1926 provision, not this one.
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Free, confidential help: OSHA On-Site Consultation
In Utah, the program is UOSH Consultation and Education Services (UOSH Consultation Program). OSHA describes it as “Primarily for smaller businesses, no-cost, confidential consultations help employers identify and address hazards and establish or improve safety and health programs.” It is separate from OSHA enforcement; the employer commits to correcting serious hazards.
Read on osha.gov and the state's official statute site, September 26, 2026.
Utah Penalty Amounts for 29 CFR 1910.147 (2026)
Verified · 2026-10-05| Violation type | 2026 maximum | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | $16,131 | Utah state maximum |
| Willful | $161,323 | Utah state maximum |
| Repeat | $161,323 | Utah state maximum |
| Failure to abate | $16,131/day | Utah state maximum per day |
Utah (Utah Code §34A-6-307, effective May 7, 2025) sets its own statutory maximums just below the federal amounts: serious up to $16,131; willful/repeat up to $161,323, with a $11,518 minimum per willful violation. Failure to abate runs up to $16,131 per day. Amounts are ceilings per violation. Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) computes proposed penalties under its own State Plan procedures.
Key Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Requirements 29 CFR 1910.147
- Develop machine-specific energy control procedures
- Train authorized, affected, and other employees
- Use standardized lockout/tagout devices
- Follow the 6-step LOTO sequence
- Conduct annual periodic inspections of procedures
- Coordinate group lockout for multi-employee servicing
Who enforces it in Utah: Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) inspects private employers, construction included, under an OSHA-approved State Plan. Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) can add requirements beyond the federal standard above, so check its own rules as well.
The compliance checklist, the paragraphs OSHA cites nationally and what an inspector checks under 29 CFR 1910.147 are on the 29 CFR 1910.147 page.
What a Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) Violation Looks Like
Each item below breaches a specific paragraph of 29 CFR 1910.147. It is a list of requirements, not a ranking. A serious violation carries up to $16,131.
- No documented, machine-specific energy control procedures (1910.147(c)(4)).
- Failure to conduct the required at-least-annual periodic inspection of procedures (1910.147(c)(6)).
- Authorized/affected employees not trained (or retrained after changes) (1910.147(c)(7)).
- Stored or residual energy not released or restrained before servicing (1910.147(d)(5)).
- No verification of de-energization/isolation before work begins (1910.147(d)(6)).
Utah Safety & Enforcement Profile
269
FY2025 construction citations
Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH)
Enforces private construction
- Construction trades inspected most in Utah, FY2025: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (44), Framing Contractors (28) and Roofing Contractors (27), out of 277 inspections opened (federal OSHA and State Plan combined).
- Construction fatality rate in Utah, 2024: 6.1 per 100,000 full-time workers, 38th highest of the 40 states BLS published (all industries: 3.7).
HazComFast count from the Labor Department's OSHA enforcement data: inspections of construction employers (NAICS 23) opened from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, federal OSHA and State Plan combined, grouped by the inspected employer's 2022 NAICS industry. Industry names are the Census Bureau's 2022 NAICS titles. data.dol.gov · BLS fatality rates by state, 2024
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Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) FAQ for Utah
What are the penalties for 29 CFR 1910.147 violations in Utah in 2026?
In Utah, a serious violation of 29 CFR 1910.147 carries a maximum penalty of $16,131 per violation, and a willful or repeat violation up to $161,323. Utah sets its own maximums, below the federal baseline. Utah (Utah Code §34A-6-307, effective May 7, 2025) sets its own statutory maximums just below the federal amounts: serious up to $16,131; willful/repeat up to $161,323, with a $11,518 minimum per willful violation. Failure to abate runs up to $16,131 per day. Each distinct violation can be cited as its own item. (Source: Utah Code §34A-6-307; verified 2026-10-05.)
Which Utah industries most often face a Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) inspection?
Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) inspections reach general-industry employers in Utah, not the construction trades. Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) inspects these employers directly and may apply requirements beyond the federal standard. A construction employer is not governed by 29 CFR 1910.147, and the construction-side duties on this subject are not concentrated in a single standard. Check your Part 1926 obligations instead.
How often is Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) cited in Utah?
29 CFR 1910.147 is enforced against general-industry employers in Utah, so the construction citation totals published for Utah (OSHA Frequently Cited Standards, NAICS 23) do not measure it. “This standard does not cover the following: (A) Construction and agriculture employment”. Branding a construction program “1910.147 compliant” cites the wrong standard. Unlike confined spaces, Part 1926 has no wholesale re-enactment of 1910.147: construction energy-control duties are spread across hazard-specific provisions, so no single construction equivalent is named here. A construction employer is not governed by 29 CFR 1910.147, and the construction-side duties on this subject are not concentrated in a single standard. Check your Part 1926 obligations instead.
Does UOSH require a written lockout/tagout program in Utah?
Yes. 29 CFR 1910.147 requires an energy control program with documented procedures for the equipment serviced, employee training, and a periodic inspection of each procedure at least annually. In Utah, UOSH, the state's own OSHA program, can cite the missing program, missing machine-specific steps, or the failure to isolate stored energy before service.
Who enforces lockout/tagout (1910.147) in Utah?
UOSH, Utah Occupational Safety and Health, a division of the Utah Labor Commission. Utah runs a full OSHA-approved State Plan, so a state compliance officer inspects and cites 1910.147 on private jobsites.
Can I get free OSHA help in Utah without an inspection?
Yes. OSHA's On-Site Consultation Program in Utah is UOSH Consultation and Education Services (UOSH Consultation Program). OSHA describes it this way: "Primarily for smaller businesses, no-cost, confidential consultations help employers identify and address hazards and establish or improve safety and health programs." Consultations are separate from OSHA enforcement, and the employer commits to correcting serious hazards.
How often does Utah cite 29 CFR 1910.147 in construction?
In FY2025, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) cited 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)) 3 times on Utah construction jobsites, with $3,875 in penalties for that standard alone (current amounts), about 1.1% of the 269 construction citations the state issued that year. (Source: OSHA Frequently Cited Standards, NAICS 23; verified 2026-08-08.)
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Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) in Other States
6 other state plans write a rule of their own for 29 CFR 1910.147 rather than adopting the federal text unchanged. Those are listed first. Compare all of them side by side.
California8 CCR §3314 (applied to all employments by §3202(a))own maxHawaii29 CFR 1910.147 as incorporated by HAR §12-60-50(a), with §12-60-4 and §12-60-6Indiana29 CFR 1910.147 as applied in Indiana; review by the board of safety review, not OSHRCown maxKentucky803 KAR 2:309, Section 3own maxMinnesotaMinn. R. 5207.0600Nevada29 CFR 1910.147 as applied in Nevada, with NRS 618.383AlabamaArkansas
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Penalty amounts and plan-type data were checked on 2026-10-05 against eCFR, OSHA.gov, and the Federal Register. This page is informational and not legal advice; consult the enforcing agency or counsel for your specific situation.
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