OSHA’s Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2010

The Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards in Fiscal Year 2010

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the top 10 most frequently cited standards in the fiscal year 2010, October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. The list is as follows:

  • Scaffolding, general requirements (Construction)
  • Fall protection (Construction)
  • Hazard communication standard (General Industry)
  • Ladders (Construction)
  • Respiratory protection (General Industry)
  • Control of hazardous energy “lockout/tagout” (General Industry)
  • Electrical wiring methods, components and equipment (General Industry)
  • Powered industrial trucks (General Industry)
  • Electrical systems design, general requirements (General Industry), and
  • Machines, general requirements (General Industry)

The second list released by OSHA includes those standards which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in the fiscal year 2010, October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. The list is as follows:

  • Fall protection (Construction)
  • Electrical, general requirements (Construction)
  • Safety training and education (Construction)
  • Control of hazardous energy “lockout/tagout” (General Industry)
  • Machines, general requirements (General Industry)
  • General Duty Clause Section 5 (a) (1) of the OSH Act
  • Excavations, requirements for protective systems (Construction)
  • Lead (General Industry)
  • Grain handling facilities, and
  • Ladders (Construction)

Employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. OSHA’s role and mission is to assure the safety and health of America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards, among other duties. The federal agency establishes and enforces protective standards providing technical assistance and consultation programs to employers and employees. Additionally, part of OSHA’s mission is to provide assistance to employers to reduce or eliminate workplace hazards. The lists provided above can be a helpful tool for employers when assessing their workplace to reduce or eliminate hazards. Posting the mandatory posters required by law also helps to reinforce training employees have received. Contact a knowledgeable Labor Law Advisor at Compliance Poster Company for a comprehensive list of all the required posters your individual business must have posted for employees to easily view.