OSHA Releases Top 10 Violations for 2015

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OSHA has announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2015. Based on the available data, the list looks much like last year’s with fall protection the most prevalent issue by a wide margin.

Here are the preliminary figures for violations by standard in FY2015:

1. Fall Protection (1926.501) – 6,721 
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,192 
3. Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,295 
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,305 
5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 3,002 
6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,760 
7. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,489 
8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 2,404 
9. Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,295 
10. Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 1,973