Patrick Kapust, the Deputy Director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, recently presented OSHA’s list of the 10 most frequently cited violations for 2012.
The list is immediately below. There are two links for each standard in the list. The first link will lead to you the standard itself on OSHA’s website. The second link will lead to a separate webpage created by Convergence Training that includes helpful information, useful links, and a free, downloadable, interactive glossary of all the terms that OSHA described in that regulation.
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501)
- Total violations: 7,250
- OSHA’s 1926.501 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Fall Prevention and Protection training course
- More information about the Fall Protection–General Requirements (1926.501) Standard
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200)
- Total violations: 4,696
- OSHA’s 1910.1200 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Hazard Communication 2012 training course
- Convergence Training’s Hazard Communication 1994 training course
- More information about the Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Standard
3. Scaffolds (1926.451)
- Total violations: 3,814
- OSHA’s 1926.451 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Supported Scaffold Safety training course
- More information about the Scaffolds (1926.451) Standard
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
- Total violations: 2,371
- OSHA’s 1910.134 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Respirators training course
- More information about the Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Standard
5. Ladders (1926.1053)
- Total violations: 2,310
- OSHA’s 1926.1053 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Ladder Safety training course
- More information about the Ladders (1926.1053) Standard
6. Machine Guarding (1910.212)
- Total violations: 2,097
- OSHA’s 1910.212 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Machine Guarding training course
- More information about the Machine Guarding (1910.212) Standard
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)
- Total violations: 1,993
- OSHA’s 1910.178 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Forklift Safety training course
- More information about the Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) Standard
8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305)
- Total violations: 1,744
- OSHA’s 1910.305 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Arc Flash training course
- More information about the Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) Standard
9. Control of Hazardous Energy/Lockout/Tagout (1910.147)
- Total violations: 1,572
- OSHA’s 1910.147 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Lockout/Tagout training course
- More information about the Control of Hazardous Energy/Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) Standard
10. Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303)
- Total violations: 1,332
- OSHA’s 1910.303 regulation
- Convergence Training’s Electrical Safety-General Awareness training course
- More information about the Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) Standard
For the curious, here’s OSHA’s list of the most commonly cited violations of 2011.
And because we believe that “good safety is fun safety,” try your hand at the 10-question “Wheel of Fortune” game below. There’s one question from each of the frequently cited regulations. Play it here or, if you like it a lot, download it for free and have a copy of your own.
