The U.S. Department of Laborβs Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2014. Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHAβs Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented the Top 10 before a crowded group of spectators on the Expo floor.
βWe greatly appreciate our colleagues at OSHA sharing their most recent data at the nationβs largest gathering of safety and health professionals,β said National Safety Council President and CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman. βThis 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.β
The Top 10 for FY 2014* are:
1. Fall protection (1926.501) β 6,143
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) β 5,161
3. Scaffolding (1926.451) β 4,029
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) β 3,223
5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) β 2,704
6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) β 2,662
7. Electrical β Wiring Methods (1910.305) β 2,490
8. Ladders (1926.1053) β 2,448
9. Machine Guarding (1910.212) β 2,200
10. Electrical β General Requirements (1910.303) β 2,056
The final report on the Top 10 violations for 2014 will be published in the December edition of the Councilβs Safety+Health magazine.
*Preliminary figures as of Aug. 11, 2014