At the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo 2017 in Indianapolis, Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director of OSHA鈥檚 Directorate of Enforcement Programs, announced OSHA鈥檚 top 10 most cited violated for fiscal year (FY) 2017 in a packed NSC Learning Lab on the expo floor.
The top 10 list is preliminary in that not all violations have been added to OSHA鈥檚 reporting system, but the list order is not expected to change.
OSHA鈥檚 top 10 violations are:
- Fall Protection in construction聽(29 CFR 1926.501) 6,072 violations
- Frequently violated requirements include unprotected edges and open sides in residential construction and failure to provide fall protection on low-slope roofs.
- Hazard Communication聽(29 CFR 1910.1200) 4,176 violations
- Not having a hazard communication program topped the violations, followed by not having or not providing access to safety data sheets.
- Scaffolding聽(29 CFR 1926.451) 3,288 violations
- Frequent violations include improper access to surfaces and lack of guardrails.
- Respiratory Protection聽(29 CFR 1910.134) 3,097 violations
- Failure to establish a respiratory protection program topped these violations, followed by failure to provide medical evaluations.
- Lockout/Tagout聽(29 CFR 1910.147) 2,877 violations
- Frequent violations were inadequate worker training and inspections not completed.
- Ladders in construction聽(29 CFR 1926.1053) 2,241 violations
- Frequent violations include improper use of ladders, damaged ladders, and using the top step.
- Powered Industrial Trucks聽(29 CFR 1910.178) 2,162 violations
- Violations included inadequate worker training and refresher training.
- Machine Guarding聽(29 CFR 1910.212) 1,933 violations
- Exposure to points of operation topped these violations.
- Fall Protection鈥攖raining requirements聽(29 CFR 1926.503) 1,523 violations
- Common violations include failure to train workers in identifying fall hazards and proper use of fall protection equipment.
- Electrical鈥攚iring methods聽(29 CFR 1910.305) 1,405 violations
- Violations of this standard were found in most general industry sectors, including food and beverage, retail, and manufacturing.
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