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Fast Facts: Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Workplace Safety Violations From OSHA, FY 2014 (U.S.)

Filed by on September 16, 2014

From the National Safety Council:

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 fiscal year 2014.

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The Top 10 for FY 2014* are:
  1. Fall protection (1926.501) – 6,143
  2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,161
  3. Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,223
  5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 2,704
  6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,662
  7. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 2,490
  8. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,448
  9. Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,200
  10. Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 2,056
The final report on the Top 10 violations for 2014 will be published in the December edition of the Council’s Safety+Health magazine.
*Preliminary figures as of Aug. 11, 2014

See Also: OSHA Law and Regulations (Where the 19xx.xx) Numbers Come From

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