Fall Protection remains the most commonly cited OSHA standard according to the recently released top 10 OSHA violations in 2014. The annual list from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is intended to help employers identify safety concerns so they can take corrective action to avoid citations, injuries or worse.
Top 10 OSHA Violations in 2014
(as of October 28, 2014)
- Fall Protection – 1926.501 – 2013 Rank: 1
- Hazard Communication – 1910.1200 – 2013 Rank: 2
- Scaffolding – 1926.451 – 2013 Rank: 3
- Respiratory Protection – 1910.134 – 2013 Rank: 4
- Powered Industrial Trucks – 1910.178 – 2013 Rank: 6
- Lockout/Tagout – 1910.147 – 2013 Rank: 8
- Ladders – 1926.1053 – 2013 Rank: 7
- Electrical, Wire Methods – 1910.305 – 2013 Rank: 5
- Machine Guarding – 1910.212 – 2013 Rank: 10
- Electrical, General Requirements – 1910.303 – 2013 Rank: 9
The best ways to avoid safety violations and the incidents that may result are:
- Establish a written Health and Safety Plan.
- Train all personnel on the Health and Safety Plan.
- Communicate the plan to all workers on site.
- Ensure project supervisors are trained – OSHA 30, first aid and CPR.
- Inspect, confirm and document that your safety plan is being followed.
- Promptly correct safety deficiencies
- Immediately report unsafe conditions and behaviors to your supervisor
- Stop work until unsafe behaviors and conditions are corrected
- Regularly retrain workers on safety procedures
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