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Management
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Craftsman's Cribsheet
Miles Free – Director of Technology and Industry Research
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Top 10 OSHA Violations this Year
Deputy director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs, Patrick Kapust, presented the agency's prelimi-
nary list at the National Safety Congress and Expo on September 26 this year.
Here are the top ten violations, along with the number of citations:
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) – 6,072
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 4,176
3. Scaffolding (1926.451) – 3,288
4. Respirator Protection (1910.134) – 3,097
5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 2,877
6. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,241
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,162
8. Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 1,933
9. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503) – 1,523
10. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 1,405
If you are just now reviewing your OSHA training performance, these standards would be a great place to start.
The items numbered 1910 are General Industry; those numbered 1926 are Construction.
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