For the period beginning Oct. 1, 2011, and ending Sept. 30, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week revealed the Top 10 most cited safety violations.
The list was shared at a meeting of the National Safety Council in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated 15,000 safety professionals.
The violations, as compiled by OSHA Deputy Director Patrick Kapust, are:
- Fall protection in construction (7,250 violations)
- Hazard communication (4,696)
- Scaffolding in construction (3,814)
- Respiratory protection (2,371)
- Ladders in construction (2,310)
- Machine guarding (2,097)
- Powered industrial trucks (1,993)
- Electrical wiring methods (1,744)
- Lockout/Tagout (1,572)
- Electrical general requirements (1,332)