OSHA, DOT/FMCSA & EPA Regulations Guide

Industrial facilities in listed categories need NPDES permit coverage for stormwater, with a SWPPP, inspections and monitoring.

Shippers and carriers of hazmat must classify, package, document, mark and placard it, train hazmat employees and report incidents.

FMCSA limits on truck driver driving and duty time: 11 hours driving, a 14-hour window, 30-minute breaks and 60/70-hour weekly caps.

New Class A and B CDL applicants and first-time P, S and H endorsement seekers must train with a registered provider before testing.

Federal CDL standards: who needs a CDL, how drivers are tested and disqualified, and what employers may not allow.

Sets OSHA rules for storing, handling and dispensing flammable liquids, including container sizes, cabinet limits, bonding and ignition control.

Limits worker exposure to silica dust to 50 µg/m³ over 8 hours and requires controls, a written plan, medical exams and training.

CMV drivers must pass a DOT physical from a National Registry examiner and stay medically certified, for up to 24 months at a time.

Employers must keep employee exposure and medical records for 30 years or more and give workers, their representatives and OSHA access on request.

Employers must provide access to medical advice, trained first aid providers and supplies, and eyewash or drench facilities where corrosives are used.

FMCSA's CSA program ranks motor carriers in seven BASICs using inspection, crash and investigation data to target interventions.

Requires every employer to keep the workplace free of recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious harm, even without a specific standard.

Employers that provide fire extinguishers must place, inspect, maintain and test them and train employees to use them.

Requires motor carriers to log each DOT-recordable crash and keep the register and required accident reports for 3 years.

OSHA's electrical rules for general industry: safe installation of wiring and equipment, plus training and safe work practices near live parts.

Construction crane operators must be certified and evaluated, cranes inspected each shift, monthly and yearly, and power lines kept at a safe distance.

Requires facilities holding listed toxic or flammable chemicals above threshold amounts to prevent releases and file a Risk Management Plan.

Sets fire prevention, fire watch, PPE, ventilation and gas cylinder rules for welding, cutting and brazing in general industry.

FMCSA rules requiring motor carriers to verify that each CMV driver is qualified and keep a driver qualification file proving it.

Requires every commercial motor vehicle, including each trailer, to pass an inspection every 12 months with proof kept on the vehicle.

Requires employers whose workers need respirators to run a written program with selection, medical evaluation, fit testing and training.

Employers must give workers a reasonable way to report injuries, tell them their rights and never retaliate against them for reporting.

Part 40 sets how every DOT drug and alcohol test is collected, analyzed, reviewed by an MRO and reported, and how violators return to duty.

Requires CMV drivers to report vehicle defects in writing, carriers to certify repairs, and the next driver to review the report.

Requires safe, unobstructed exit routes in every workplace, plus an emergency action plan whenever another OSHA standard calls for one.

Requires facilities with highly hazardous chemicals above threshold quantities to run a 14-element program to prevent catastrophic releases.

Requires facilities storing hazardous chemicals above set thresholds to report them each March 1 to state and local emergency planners.

Construction sites need a stairway or ladder at any 19-inch break in elevation, with ladders built, used, inspected and trained on per OSHA rules.

Sets training, medical surveillance and written plan rules for hazardous waste cleanup, TSD facilities and chemical emergency response.

Requires motor carriers to systematically inspect, repair and maintain their commercial vehicles and keep maintenance records.

Requires employers to identify permit spaces, prevent unauthorized entry, and control every entry with a written program, permits and rescue plans.

Employers must report work-related deaths to OSHA within 8 hours and hospitalizations, amputations or eye loss within 24 hours.

Requires most CMV drivers who must keep records of duty status to log their hours on an FMCSA-registered electronic logging device.

Requires safe floors, ladders and stairs and fall protection where employees work 4 feet or more above a lower level.

Requires chemical makers to classify hazards and employers to inform workers through a written program, labels, SDSs and training.

CDL employers must query FMCSA's Clearinghouse before hiring and yearly, and report drug and alcohol violations on time.

Sets how businesses that create hazardous waste must identify, store, label, ship and document it, based on how much they generate.

Employers must protect workers in excavations 5 feet or deeper from cave-ins and have a competent person inspect trenches daily.

Requires employers with workers exposed to blood to keep an exposure control plan, offer hepatitis B vaccine and train yearly.

OSHA requires employers to isolate and lock or tag out hazardous energy before employees service or maintain machines and equipment.

Limits noise to 90 dBA over 8 hours and requires a hearing conservation program when exposures reach an 85 dBA time-weighted average.

Requires covered establishments to submit OSHA injury and illness data online each year by March 2, based on size and industry.

Employers of CDL drivers must test for drugs and alcohol before hire, at random, after crashes and on reasonable suspicion.

Requires facilities storing more than 1,320 gallons of oil aboveground to prepare and follow a plan to keep spills out of waterways.

Construction scaffolds must be designed for 4 times their intended load, inspected each shift by a competent person and guarded above 10 feet.

Requires guards on machines to protect workers from points of operation, nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.

Requires most employers with more than 10 employees to record work-related injuries and illnesses on OSHA Forms 300, 300A and 301.

Employers must assess workplace hazards, provide suitable PPE at no cost, train employees to use it and replace damaged gear.

Construction employers must protect workers at 6 feet or more with guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest, and train them on fall hazards.

Requires employers to train, evaluate and certify forklift operators, examine trucks daily and operate them safely.