OSHA Announces Top 10 Industry Violations for FY 2024

Earlier this week, NRMCA Safety, Environment and Operations (SEO) Department staff was on hand for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announcement of the preliminary Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Violations for FY 2024 across both Construction and General Industry. The rollout of the latest data took place at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo in Orlando, FL. OSHA annually releases the new information at the NSC event.

OSHA’s FY 2024 Top 10 Violations include:

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.501)
2. Hazard Communication (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.1200)
3. Ladders (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.1053)
4. Respiratory Protection (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.134)
5. Lockout/Tagout (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.147)
6. Powered Industrial Trucks (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.178)
7. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.503)
8. Scaffolding (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.451)
9. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.102)
10. Machine Guarding (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.212)

OSHA’s FY 2024 Top 10 list contains the same violations as in the last 10 years, but in a slightly different order. OSHA advises that employers use the list as a guide to identify and mitigate workplace hazards.

OSHA will release the list and more information to the public shortly at this link. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.