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OSHA’s Top 10The 10 most frequently cited OSHA violations: 2012
OSHA’s Top 10Patrick Kapust, Deputy Director, OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs
Kyle W. Morrison, Sr. Associate Editor Safety+Health
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012
Note: The following data should be considered preliminary, and does not reflect all violations cited by OSHA during fiscal year 2012. OSHA currently is transitioning between implementing its new OSHA Information System from its current Integrated Management Information System.
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 10
1910.303
Electrical – General Requirements
1,332 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 9
1910.147
Lockout/Tagout
1,572 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 8
1910.305
Electrical – Wiring methods
1,744 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 7
1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
1,993 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 6
1910.212
Machine Guarding
2,097 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 5
1926.1053
Ladders
2,310 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 4
1910.134
Respiratory Protection
2,371 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. 3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 3
1926.451
Scaffolding
3,814 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. 2. Hazard Communication 3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 21910.1200
Hazard Communication
4,696 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. Fall Protection – General Requirements 2. Hazard Communication 3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Number 1
1926.501
Fall Protection – General Requirements
7,250 violations
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: 2012 1. Fall Protection – General Requirements 2. Hazard Communication 3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Ladders 6. Machine Guarding 7. Powered Industrial Trucks 8. Electrical – Wiring Methods 9. Lockout/Tagout10. Electrical – General Requirements
Watch the mail for your December issue of Safety+Health with indepth coverage of OSHA’s Top 10Most Frequently Cited Violations