Within the last week, OSHA released its top 10 list of most frequently cited standards for the construction industry. Were you a part of the approximately 94,000 violations issued for fiscal year 2010?
Scaffolding (1926.451) topped the list again with 8,371 violations although this number is down from last years total of 9,093 violations.
Second place went to Fall Protection (1926.501) with 7,559 violations.
Hazard Communication (1910.1200) came in third with a total of 6,633 total violations. In past years, Hazard Communication was usually the #1 cited standard, so it’s good to know that one of these numbers have come down significantly.
Respiratory Protection (1910.134) came in fourth place with a total of 3,932 violations. Do you know when you or your employees are supposed to wear respirators?
The following shows the remainder of violations for the fiscal year:
Ladders (1926.1053) 3,820 violations
Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) 3,531 violations
Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) 3,381 violations
Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) 3,224 violations
Electrical – General (1910.303) 2,770 violations
Machine Guarding (1910.212) 2,556 violations
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