Once again, OSHA used the National Safety Council's Congress and Expo to announce the years top 10 violations. The 2011 list was unveiled during a live presentation on the Expo floor sponsored by Safety+Health magazine. The list was very similar to 2010, with a couple of violations switching places. Hazard Communication violations remained high on the list, and unchanged at #3. Fall Protection and Scaffolding switched places and Ladders violations dropped from #5 to #8, while Powered Trucks and Electrical - Wiring Methods climbed up.
The next question we have is,"What will GHS alignment with Hazard Communication Standard mean for HazCom violations ranking next year?"
Most Cited Violations of 2011
- Fall Protection (29 CFR 1926.501) - 7,139 violations
- Scaffolding (29 CFR 1926.451) - 7,069 violations
- Hazard Communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) - 6,538 violations
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134) - 3,944 violations
- Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) - 3,639 violations
- Electrical - Wiring Methods (29 CFR 1910.305) - 3,584 violations
- Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) - 3,432 violations
- Ladders (1926.1053) - 3,244 violations
- Electrical - General (29 CFR 1910.303) - 2,863 violations
- Machine Guarding - General Requirement (29 CFR 1910.212) - 2,728 violations
Most Cited Violations of 2010
- Scaffolding
- Fall Protection
- Hazard Communication
- Respiratory Protection
- Ladders
- Control of Hazardous Energy - Lockout/Tagout
- Electrical - Wiring Methods
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Electrical - General
- Machine Guarding
