OSHA Announces Top 10 Violations for FY 2025

Last week, NRMCA Safety, Environment and Operations (SEO) Department staff was on hand for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announcement of its preliminary Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Violations for FY 2025 across both construction and general industry. The rollout of the latest data took place at the National Safety Council (NSC) Congress & Expo being held in Denver. OSHA annually releases the new information at the NSC event.

OSHA’s FY 2025 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. Lockout/Tagout (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.147)
5. Respiratory Protection (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.134)
6. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.503)
7. Scaffolding (Construction: 29 CFR 1926.451)
8. Powered Industrial Trucks (General Industry: 29 CFR 1910.178)
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 2025 Top 10 contains the same violations as last 12 years, but in a slightly different order. OSHA advises that employers use the list as a guide to identify and mitigate workplace hazards.

OSHA’s Top 10 list and more information, when released publicly, can also be found here. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach.

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