OSHA Announces Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations for FY 2014

The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2014 (the code is in parentheses, followed by the number of incidents): Fall protection (1926.501) – 6,143 Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,161 Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029 Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,223 Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 2,704 Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,662 Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 2,490 Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,448 Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,200 Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 2,056 To protect your workers, you should order a copy of Personnel Concepts' Injury and Illness Prevention Program today.