OSHA Reveals Top 10 Violations for 2017

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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.

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