Fall protection (1926.501) retained the No. 1 spot on OSHA’s list of the top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards, with 6,143 violations, and hazard communication (1910.1200) retained the No. 2 spot, with 5,161 violations.
Kyle Morrison, senior associate editor for the National Safety Council’s Safety+Healthmagazine, and Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, unveiled the list on the expo floor of the San Diego Convention Center during the NSC’s 2014 Congress and Expo.
“This data is a poignant reminder that there is still much room for improvement in making our workplaces safer, and that it is going to take all of us to make a difference,” National Safety Council President and CEO Deborah Hersman said.
OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards for FY 2014 are:
- Fall protection (1926.501) – 6,143 violations
- Hazard communication (1910.1200) – 5,161
- Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029
- Respiratory protection (1910.134) – 3,223
- Lockout/tagout (1910.147) – 2,704
- Powered industrial trucks (1910.178) – 2,662
- Electrical, wiring methods (1910.305) – 2,490
- Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,448
- Machine guarding (1910.212) – 2,200
- Electrical, general requirements (1910.303) – 2,056
The preliminary figures are as of Aug. 11. Read the full article at EHSToday.
