OSHA Reveals Top 10 Violations for 2017
OSHA recently released the top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2017.* Have you thought about your company's safety goals for 2018? As the year wraps up, think about what you can do to address these commonly cited violations.
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501)
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200)
3. Scaffolding (1926.451)
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147)
6. Ladders (1926.1053)
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)
8. Machine Guarding (1910.212)
9. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503)
10. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305)
*These are preliminary numbers, as of September 5, 2017. Final numbers will be reported in the December issue of Safety & Health Magazine.