1910.178(c)(2)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.178(c)(2)(ii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart N).
- Related part: 1910.178(c)(2) (29 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.178(c)(2)(ii) is one requirement inside 1910.178 Powered industrial trucks, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart N). The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(ii) (a) Power-operated industrial trucks shall not be used in atmospheres containing hazardous concentrations of metal dust, including aluminum, magnesium, and their commercial alloys, other metals of similarly hazardous characteristics, or in atmospheres containing carbon black, coal or coke dust except approved power-operated industrial trucks designated as EX may be used in such atmospheres.
(b) In atmospheres where dust of magnesium, aluminum or aluminum bronze may be present, fuses, switches, motor controllers, and circuit breakers of trucks shall have enclosures specifically approved for such locations.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.178.
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OSHA interpretation letters
None exist. OSHA has not published a letter of interpretation for 1910.178(c)(2)(ii).
Related parts of this rule
- 1910.178(c)(2) 29 citations
- 1910.178(c) Designated locations 29 citations
- 1910.178(c)(2)(iv) 8 citations
- 1910.178(c)(2)(iii) 2 citations
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.178 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
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