The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2014:
- 1. Fall Protection – 6,143 violations
- 2. Hazard Communication – 5,161
- 3. Scaffolding – 4,029
- 4. Respiratory Protection – 3,223
- 5. Lockout/Tagout – 2,704
- 6. Powered Industrial Trucks – 2,662
- 7. Electrical – Wiring Methods – 2,490
- 8. Ladders – 2,448
- 9. Machine Guarding – 2,200
- 10. Electrical – General Requirements – 2,056
These are preliminary numbers and ranking as of August 11, 2014. The final report will be published in December.
In 2013, OSHA’s top 10 violations were:
- 1. Fall Protection
- 2. Hazard Communication
- 3. Scaffolding
- 4. Respiratory Protection
- 5. Electrical – Wiring Methods
- 6. Powered Industrial Trucks
- 7. Ladders
- 8. Lockout/Tagout
- 9. Electrical – General Requirements
- 10. Machine Guarding
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Source: National Safety Council