In fact, this year’s entire top 10 list contained the
same standards as last year’s list, with a few standards moving up or down.
There was no need for a drumroll when OSHA unveiled its
preliminary list of the top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards
for fiscal year 2014.
Predictably, fall protection (1926.501) retained the No.
1 spot, with 6,143 violations, and hazard communication (1910.1200) retained
the No. 2 spot, with 5,161 violations.
The No. 3 and No. 4 most frequently cited standards –
scaffolding and respiratory protection, respectively – retained their rankings
from 2013 as well.
In fact, this year’s entire top 10 list contained the
same standards as last year’s list, with a few standards moving up or down.
The biggest mover was lockout/tagout (1910.147), which
shifted from the No. 8 spot in 2013 to the No. 5 spot in 2014, with 2,704
violations this year.
Kyle Morrison, senior associate editor for the National
Safety Council’s Safety+Health magazine, and Patrick Kapust, deputy director of
OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, unveiled the list on the expo floor
of the San Diego Convention Center during the NSC’s 2014 Congress and Expo.
“This data is a poignant reminder that there is still
much room for improvement in making our workplaces safer, and that it is going
to take all of us to make a difference,” National Safety Council President and
CEO Deborah Hersman said.
OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards for FY 2014
are:
Fall protection
(1926.501) – 6,143 violations
Hazard
communication (1910.1200) – 5,161
Scaffolding
(1926.451) – 4,029
Respiratory
protection (1910.134) – 3,223
Lockout/tagout
(1910.147) – 2,704
Powered
industrial trucks (1910.178) – 2,662
Electrical,
wiring methods (1910.305) – 2,490
Ladders
(1926.1053) – 2,448
Machine
guarding (1910.212) – 2,200
Electrical,
general requirements (1910.303) – 2,056
The preliminary figures are as of Aug. 11.
Source: EHS
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