1910.243(a)(2)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.243(a)(2)(ii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart P).
- OSHA cited it 4 times in the last 3 years, in 4 inspections, with $8,429 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1910.243(a) Portable powered tool (20 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.243(a)(2)(ii) is one requirement inside 1910.243 Guarding of portable powered tools, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart P). 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) All hand-held powered drills, tappers, fastener drivers, horizontal, vertical, and angle grinders with wheels greater than 2 inches in diameter, disc sanders with discs greater than 2 inches in diameter, belt sanders, reciprocating saws, saber, scroll, and jig saws with blade shanks greater than a nominal one-fourth inch, and other similarly operating powered tools shall be equipped with a constant pressure switch or control, and may have a lock-on control provided that turnoff can be accomplished by a single motion of the same finger or fingers that turn it on. 4 citations
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.243.
Where and how often it was cited
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.243(a) Portable powered tool 20 citations
- 1910.243(a)(1)(i) 9 citations
- 1910.243(a)(1) Portable circular saws 9 citations
- 1910.243(a)(2) Switches and controls 7 citations
- 1910.243(a)(4) Cracked saws 1 citations
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.243 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly; data as of 2026-10-22
3-year window. Federal OSHA only; state-plan rules are not counted. Plain-language text is a summary, not legal advice; the official text controls. Black Belt Safety is not part of OSHA or the Department of Labor.