OSHA’S TOP 10 VIOLATIONS FOR FISCAL 2012 ANNOUNCED
Federal OSHA has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2012. They are as follows:
(1) Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) – Total violations: 7,250
(2) Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – Total violations: 4,696
(3) Scaffolding (1926.451) – Total violations: 3,814
(4) Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – Total violations: 2,371
(5) Ladders (1926.1053) – Total violations: 2,310
(6) Machine Guarding (1910.212) – Total violations: 2,097
(7) Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – Total violations: 1,993
(8) Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – Total violations: 1,744
(9) Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – Total violations: 1,572
(10) Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – Total violations 1,332
by Cummins, Goodman, Denley & Vickers, P.C.
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