Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Falls Top OSHA's Top 10 List Yet Again

In what likely is no surprise to anyone interested in occupational safety and health, fall protection again ranks #1 among OSHA's most-cited workplace safety violations.

Here are the preliminary figures for violations by standard in FY2013:
  • Fall protection (1926.501): 8,241
  • Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 6,156
  • Scaffolding (1926.451): 5,423
  • Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 3,879
  • Electrical, Wiring Methods (1910.305): 3,452
  • Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 3,340
  • Ladders (1926.1053): 3,311
  • Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 3,254
  • Electrical, General Requirements (1910.303): 2,745
  • Machine Guarding (1910.212): 2,701
The list was announced today, during the National Safety Congress in Chicago.