Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
1,767,860Words in 49 parts
18.1Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
15.9Reading grade
45.7%Unchanged since 2017
4Flagged parts
2026-04-28Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 25.8 words on average; 16.1% over 40 words; 39.7% passive; 7.4 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 5.3% · prohibition 3.6% · paperwork 3.3% · obligation 31.8% · permission 5.5% · other 50.3%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 top 10% | 29 CFR 1919
GEAR CERTIFICATION
High signals: Restriction density
+2.8 SD · Directive share
+2.3 SD |
11,570 | 1.18 |
| 127 top 10% | 29 CFR 1917
MARINE TERMINALS
High signals: Restriction density
+3.8 SD · Directive share
+2.4 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
35,780 | 1.08 |
| 443 top 10% | 29 CFR 1913
RULES OF AGENCY PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING OSHA ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE MEDICAL RECORDS
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.3 SD · Directive share
+1.5 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
3,589 | 0.79 |
| 492 top 10% | 29 CFR 1926
SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
High signals: Size
+3.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
438,628 | 0.77 |
| 688 | 29 CFR 1918
SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR LONGSHORING
High signals: Restriction density
+2.4 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
34,751 | 0.68 |
| 796 | 29 CFR 1915
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT
High signals: Size
+2.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
116,093 | 0.64 |
| 867 | 29 CFR 1960
BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.4 SD |
15,380 | 0.61 |
| 1,051 | 29 CFR 1903
INSPECTIONS, CITATIONS AND PROPOSED PENALTIES
High signals: Directive share
+1.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
9,774 | 0.54 |
| 1,068 | 29 CFR 1911
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PROMULGATING, MODIFYING, OR REVOKING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY OR HEALTH STANDARDS
High signals: Directive share
+1.3 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
2,761 | 0.54 |
| 1,091 | 29 CFR 1921
RULES OF PRACTICE IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS UNDER SECTION 41 OF THE LONGSHOREMEN'S AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT
High signals: Restriction density
+2.1 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
3,785 | 0.53 |
| 1,191 | 29 CFR 1910
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
High signals: Size
+4.3 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
897,777 | 0.51 |
| 1,366 | 29 CFR 1955
PROCEDURES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL OF STATE PLANS
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.3 SD |
7,394 | 0.45 |
| 1,624 | 29 CFR 1953
CHANGES TO STATE PLANS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
3,773 | 0.38 |
| 1,768 | 29 CFR 1902
STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS
High signals: Directive share
+1.1 SD |
14,735 | 0.34 |
| 1,870 | 29 CFR 1928
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURE
High signals: Restriction density
+2.4 SD · Directive share
+1.8 SD |
11,954 | 0.31 |
| 2,182 | 29 CFR 1990
IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND REGULATION OF POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.3 SD |
15,647 | 0.23 |
| 2,287 | 29 CFR 1912a
NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
High signals: Restriction density
+2.0 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD |
1,815 | 0.21 |
| 2,483 | 29 CFR 1912
ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON STANDARDS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,136 | 0.16 |
| 2,852 | 29 CFR 1904
RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.4 SD |
17,879 | 0.07 |
| 2,894 | 29 CFR 1905
RULES OF PRACTICE FOR VARIANCES, LIMITATIONS, VARIATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE WILLIAMS-STEIGER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,816 | 0.06 |
| 3,218 | 29 CFR 1908
CONSULTATION AGREEMENTS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
7,121 | -0.01 |
| 3,973 | 29 CFR 1956
STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN STATES WITHOUT APPROVED PRIVATE EMPLOYEE PLANS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,560 | -0.17 |
| 4,269 | 29 CFR 1979
PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS UNDER SECTION 519 OF THE WENDELL H. FORD AVIATION INVESTMENT AND REFORM ACT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
4,984 | -0.25 |
| 4,524 | 29 CFR 1954
PROCEDURES FOR THE EVALUATION AND MONITORING OF APPROVED STATE PLANS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
3,402 | -0.32 |
| 5,001 | 29 CFR 1982
PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING OF RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER THE NATIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS SECURITY ACT AND THE FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
7,876 | -0.45 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 5 U.S.C. 553: 1,593,747 words in 14 parts (90.2% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 653: 1,570,912 words in 11 parts (88.9% of this agency's text)
- 33 U.S.C. 941: 1,542,024 words in 10 parts (87.2% of this agency's text)
- 40 U.S.C. 333: 1,343,302 words in 4 parts (76.0% of this agency's text)
- 41 U.S.C. 351: 901,097 words in 3 parts (51.0% of this agency's text)
- 41 U.S.C. 35: 900,538 words in 2 parts (50.9% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 9701: 898,210 words in 2 parts (50.8% of this agency's text)
- 20 U.S.C. 951: 897,777 words in 1 parts (50.8% of this agency's text)
- 29 U.S.C. 9a: 897,777 words in 1 parts (50.8% of this agency's text)
- 49 U.S.C. 1801: 486,362 words in 3 parts (27.5% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 29 CFR 1910: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS (897,777 words)
- 29 CFR 1926: SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION (438,628 words)
- 29 CFR 1915: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR SHIPYARD EMPLOYMENT (116,093 words)
- 29 CFR 1917: MARINE TERMINALS (35,780 words)
- 29 CFR 1918: SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR LONGSHORING (34,751 words)
- 29 CFR 1904: RECORDING AND REPORTING OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES (17,879 words)
- 29 CFR 1990: IDENTIFICATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND REGULATION OF POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENS (15,647 words)
- 29 CFR 1960: BASIC PROGRAM ELEMENTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS (15,380 words)
- 29 CFR 1902: STATE PLANS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND ENFORCEMENT OF STATE STANDARDS (14,735 words)
- 29 CFR 1928: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR AGRICULTURE (11,954 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.