OSHA Lists Top 10 Violations

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2018.

Topping the list for the fifth consecutive year: fall protection, with 7,270 violations. Rounding out the list:

2. Hazard communication: 4,552 violations

3. Scaffolding: 3,336 violations

4. Respiratory protection: 3,118 violations

5. Lockout/tagout: 2,944 violations

6. Ladders: 2,812 violations

7. Powered industrial trucks: 2,294 violations

8. Fall protection (training requirements): 1,982 violations

9. Machine guarding: 1,972 violations

10. Eye and face protection: 1,536 violations

OSHA’s Patrick Kapust encourages employers to use the list as “a guide for employers on what they should look at” when developing safety programs. Half of the violations come from the construction industry.