Safety hazards by profession

OSHA does not publish one rulebook per trade — the standards that apply to a roofer, an electrician, or a warehouse forklift operator are scattered across 29 CFR 1926 and 1910. Each guide above pulls the relevant standards together for one profession, so a supervisor can see in a few minutes which citations actually apply to the crew in front of them, what the most frequent violations look like on a real site, and which controls OSHA expects to be in place before work starts.

The fastest way to work through a guide: skim the hazard list first and note the ones present on your site today, then jump to the prevention section for those hazards and compare it against what your crew is actually doing. Every guide ends with a compliance checklist ordered the way an inspector would walk the job — run it before the shift, not after the incident.

Reading about hazards and spotting them in the field are different skills. That is why every guide pairs with the free photo scan below: upload a photo of your own job site and see which of these hazards the AI flags in it, with the OSHA standard cited next to each finding.