OSHA Citations – Top 10 for 2017

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that well over 4,000 workers are killed on the job each year in the United States and millions more are injured. To protect workers, OSHA regulations cover a wide range of potential hazards. These hazards can imperil worker health and safety and by law, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.
To help improve workplace safety each year, OSHA releases a list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The list is compiled from tens of thousands of workplace inspections conducted by OSHA staff. For 2017, fall protection was the most-cited standard for the seventh year in a row.
The preliminary list of OSHA’s Top 10 Citations of 2017 includes:
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (6,072 violations)
2. Hazard Communication (4,176 violations)
3. Scaffolds (3,288 violations)
4. Respiratory Protection (3,097 violations)
5. Lockout/Tagout (2,877 violations)
6. Ladders (2,241 violations)
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (2,162 violations)
8. Machine Guarding (1,933 violations)
9. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1,523 violations)
10. Electrical Wiring Methods (1,405 violations)
After years of releasing the Top 10 list, it unfortunately rarely changes. OSHA urges employers to go beyond the minimal requirements to create a culture of safety at work, which has been shown to reduce costs, raise productivity and improve morale.
These are just a few things to know about the preliminary Top 10 list of OSHA citations for 2017. To learn more about this or other occupational, industrial hygiene, health, safety or environmental issues, please visit the websites shown below.
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