INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today,
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced
the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety
violations for fiscal year 2017. Patrick
Kapust, deputy director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement
Programs, presented the Top 10 on the Expo floor as part of the
2017 NSC Congress & Expo, the world's largest annual gathering
of safety professionals.
While the rankings for OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations vary
little from year to year, violation number nine "Fall Protection –
Training Requirements (1926.503)" is new to the list this year.
"The OSHA Top 10 is more than just a list, it is a blueprint for
keeping workers safe," said National Safety Council President and
CEO Deborah A.P. Hersman. "When we
all work together to address hazards, we can do the best job
possible to ensure employees go home safely each day."
The Top 10 for FY 2017* are:
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1. Fall Protection –
General Requirements
(1926.501)
|
6,072
|
|
2. Hazard
Communication (1910.1200)
|
4,176
|
|
3. Scaffolding
(1926.451)
|
3,288
|
|
4. Respiratory
Protection (1910.134)
|
3,097
|
|
5. Lockout/Tagout
(1910.147)
|
2,877
|
|
6. Ladders
(1926.1053)
|
2,241
|
|
7. Powered Industrial
Trucks (1910.178)
|
2,162
|
|
8. Machine Guarding
(1910.212)
|
1,933
|
|
9. Fall Protection –
Training Requirements
(1926.503)
|
1,523
|
|
10. Electrical –
Wiring Methods
(1910.305)
|
1,405
|
The final report on the Top 10 violations for 2017 will be
published in the December edition of the Council's
Safety+Health magazine.
*Preliminary figures as of Sept. 5,
2017
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