OSHA’s Top 10 The 10 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Violations in General Industry and Construction: 2010 Presented by Safety+Health and OSHA

OSHA’s Top 10 Richard E. Fairfax, CIH Deputy Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2010 The Most Frequently Cited “Serious Violations” – Scaffolding – Fall Protection – Hazard Communication – Ladders – Lockout/Tag out – Electrical, Wiring Methods – Powered Industrial Trucks – Respiratory Protection – Machine Guarding – Electrical, General Requirements

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2010 The Most Frequently Cited “Willful Violations” – Process Safety Management – Electrical, General Requirements – Safety Training & Education – Grain Handling Facilities – Fall Protection – Requirements for Protective Systems Lead – Recordkeeping, Recording Criteria – Recordkeeping, General Recording Criteria – Safeguards for Personnel Protection

General Industry

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Process Safety Management

Number Process Safety Management 1,709 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Record Keeping 1,910 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Personal Protective Equipment 2,010 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Machine Guarding – General Requirements 2,710 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Electrical – General Requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Electrical - General Requirements 2,978 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Powered Industrial Trucks 3,462 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Electrical wiring methods 5. Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Electrical - Wiring Methods 3,628 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Lockout and Tagout 4. Electrical – Wiring methods 5. Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General Requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Lockout and Tagout 3,750 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Respiratory protection 3. Lockout and Tagout 4. Electrical – Wiring methods 5. Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General Requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Respiratory Protection 4,222 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Hazard Communication 2. Respiratory protection 3. Lockout and Tagout 4. Electrical – Wiring methods 5. Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General Requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Number Hazard Communication 7,176 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in General Industry: Hazard Communication 2. Respiratory protection 3. Lockout and Tagout 4. Electrical – Wiring Methods 5. Powered Industrial Trucks 6. Electrical – General Requirements 7. Machine Guarding – General Requirements 8. Personal Protective Equipment 9. Record Keeping 10. Process Safety Management

Construction

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Eye and face protection

Number Eye and face protection 1,491 Violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Aerial Lifts 1,542 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Specific Excavation Requirements 1,637 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Head Protection 1,942 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number General Safety & Health Provisions 2,024 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Hazard Communication 2,127 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Fall protection training requirements 5. Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Fall protection training requirements 2,400 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Ladders 4. Fall protection training requirements 5. Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Ladders 4,055 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Fall Protection – General Requirements 3. Ladders 4. Fall protection training requirements 5. Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Fall Protection – General Requirements 8,086 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Scaffolding – General Requirements 2. Fall Protection – General Requirements 3. Ladders 4. Fall protection training requirements 5. Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

Number Scaffolding – General Requirements 8,931 violations

OSHA’s Top 10 Violations in Construction: Scaffolding – General Requirements 2. Fall Protection – General Requirements 3. Ladders 4. Fall protection training requirements 5. Hazard Communication 6. General safety and health provisions 7. Head Protection 8. Specific Excavation Requirements 9. Aerial Lifts 10. Eye and face protection

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