What OSHA regulations call for written programs for general industry and construction?

Written safety plan requirements have been identified within the following OSHA regulations:

General industry:

• 29 CFR 1910.28 — Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection
• 29 CFR 1910.38 — Emergency Action Plans
• 29 CFR 1910.39 — Fire Prevention Plans
• 29 CFR 1910.66 — Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
• 29 CFR 1910.119 — Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
• 29 CFR 1910.120 — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• 29 CFR 1910.132 — Personal Protective Equipment — General Requirements (Note: This regulation requires a Hazard Assessment Certification, which is technically not a written safety plan, but we list it here for your reference.)
• 29 CFR 1910.134 — Respiratory Protection
• 29 CFR 1910.146 — Permit-Required Confined Spaces
• 29 CFR 1910.147 — The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
• 29 CFR 1910.156 — Fire Brigades
• 29 CFR 1910.177 — Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels (Note: This regulation requires a Rim Manual or chart, which is technically not a written safety plan, but we list it here for your reference.)
• 29 CFR 1910.217 App. C — Mechanical Power Presses
• 29 CFR 1910.269 — Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
• 29 CFR 1910.272 — Grain Handling Facilities
• 29 CFR 1910.304 — Electrical — Wiring Design and Protection
• 29 CFR 1910.333 — Electrical — Selection and Use of Work Practices
• 29 CFR 1910.420 — Commercial Diving Operations — Safe Practices Manual
• 29 CFR 1910.1001 — Asbestos
• 29 CFR 1910.1017 — Vinyl Chloride
• 29 CFR 1910.1018 — Inorganic Arsenic
• 29 CFR 1910.1024 — Beryllium
• 29 CFR 1910.1025 — Lead
• 29 CFR 1910.1027 — Cadmium
• 29 CFR 1910.1028 — Benzene
• 29 CFR 1910.1029 — Coke Oven Emissions
• 29 CFR 1910.1030 — Bloodborne Pathogens
• 29 CFR 1910.1043 — Cotton Dust
• 29 CFR 1910.1044 — 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
• 29 CFR 1910.1045 — Acrylonitrile
• 29 CFR 1910.1047 — Ethylene Oxide
• 29 CFR 1910.1048 — Formaldehyde
• 29 CFR 1910.1050 — Methylenedianiline
• 29 CFR 1910.1051 — 1,3–Butadiene
• 29 CFR 1910.1053 — Respirable Crystalline Silica
• 29 CFR 1910.1200 — Hazard Communication
• 29 CFR 1910.1450 — Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories

Construction:

• 29 CFR 1926.35 — Employee Emergency Action Plans
• 29 CFR 1926.59 — Hazard Communication
• 29 CFR 1926.60 — Methylenedianiline
• 29 CFR 1926.62 — Lead
• 29 CFR 1926.64 — Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
• 29 CFR 1926.65 — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• 29 CFR 1926.103 — Respiratory Protection
• 29 CFR 1926.404 — Electrical — Wiring Design and Protection
• 29 CFR 1926.501 — Duty to Have Fall Protection
• 29 CFR 1926.502 — Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
• 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M App. E — Sample Fall Protection Plans
• 29 CFR 1926.752 — Site Layout, Site-Specific Erection Plan and Construction Sequence
• 29 CFR 1926.757 — Open Web Steel Joists
• 29 CFR 1926 Subpart R App. A — Guidelines for Establishing the Components of a Site-Specific Erection Plan: Non-Mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.752(e)
• 29 CFR 1926.1117 — Vinyl Chloride
• 29 CFR 1926.1118 — Inorganic Arsenic
• 29 CFR 1926.1124 — Beryllium
• 29 CFR 1926.1127 — Cadmium
• 29 CFR 1926.1128 — Benzene
• 29 CFR 1926.1129 — Coke Oven Emissions
• 29 CFR 1926.1144 — 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
• 29 CFR 1926.1145 — Acrylonitrile
• 29 CFR 1926.1147 — Ethylene Oxide
• 29 CFR 1926.1148 — Formaldehyde
• 29 CFR 1926.1153 — Respirable Crystalline Silica
• 29 CFR 1926.1203 — Confined Spaces in Construction — General Requirements
• 29 CFR 1926.1204 — Permit-Required Confined Space Program

Note: Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires that every working man and woman must be provided with a safe and healthful workplace. The section, more commonly known as the General Duty Clause, specifically states: “Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.” In simple terms, this statement means that each employer may be obligated to protect its employees from serious, recognized hazards in the workplace even if there is not an OSHA standard which applies to the situation or if hazards still exist after compliance with applicable standards. In effect, the General Duty Clause obligates employers to take additional steps toward safety if the well-being of employees is in jeopardy. In many cases, developing and implementing written safety plans (even if not required specifically by the regulations) is one of the added steps taken to protect employees.