Recently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released its Top 10 List of most frequently cited OSHA standards. The list covered fiscal year 2010 (October 2009 through September 2010).
Not so surprisingly, this year's top 10 list looks a lot like last year's list, with the construction standards for scaffolding and fall protection taking the top two spots. Hazard communication took third place overall, but topped the list for general industry.
The most frequently cited standards are:
- Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
- Fall protection, construction(29 CFR 1926.501)
- Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200)
- Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
- Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134)
- Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
- Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305)
- Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
- Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303)
- Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212)
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