The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published its list of Top Ten Citations for 2010, with this explanation: "OSHA publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly cited standards so they can take steps to find and fix recognized hazards addresses in these and other standards before OSHA shows up."
The list:
- 1926.451 – Scaffolds
- 1926.501 – Fall Protection
- 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
- 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection
- 1926.1053 – Ladders
- 1910-147 – Lockout/Tagout
- 1910-305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods
- 1910-278 – Powered Industrial Trucks
- 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements
- 1910-212 – Machine Guarding
Employers, "before OSHA shows up," please take some time to visit Personnel Concepts' Web section on OSHA Programs and Kits and stock up on the tools you need to stay in compliance.