Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations Construction 2000

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Most Frequently CitedSerious ViolationsConstruct
ion 2000
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Most Frequently Cited Serious Violationsin
Construction FY00
Fall protection - Unprotected sides edges
Head protection
Scaffolds - Fall protection
Excavations - Protection of employees
Scaffolds - Safe access
Standard Subpart - 1926.
Employee training
Scaffolds - Platform construction
Fall hazards training program
Inspections by competent persons
Portable ladder 3 feet above landing surface
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Subpart C - General Safety Health(1926.20 - 35)
Employee training programs
Inspections by competent person
Initiate and maintain accident prevention programs
Housekeeping
Personal protective equipment
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Subpart D - Occupational Health Environmental
Controls(1926.50 - 66)
Lead - Exposure assessment
First aid training

• Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts mists - Employee
  exposure

Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts mists - Controls
Lead - Interim respiratory protection
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Subpart E - Personal Protective Life Saving
Equipment(1926.95 - 107)
Head protection required
Eye and face protection
PPE - Provided, used and maintained
Safety nets for falls over 25 feet
Life jackets/vests
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Subpart F - Fire Protection Prevention(1926.150
- 159)
2A fire extinguishers - Building area

• Flammables/combustibles - Approved containers

Storage of LPG containers
Fire protection program/equipment
10B fire extinguisher within 50 ft. of
flammable/combustible liquids
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Subpart G - Signs, Signals Barricades(1926.200
- 203)

• Flagmen/traffic control

Traffic signs at points of hazard
Flagmen - Warning garments
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Subpart H - Materials Handling, Storage, Use
Disposal (1926.250 - 252)

• Rigging equipment inspection removal from
  service

Synthetic web slings - Removal from service
Exterior drop chutes
Capacity not marked Not proof tested
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Subpart I - Tools Hand Power(1926.300 - 307)

• Woodworking tools - ANSI requirements

Tools designed for guards - Guards in place
Guarding of rotating/moving parts
Circular saw blade not guarded
Guarding of cup-type grinding wheels
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Subpart J - Welding Cutting(1926.350 -354)

• Cylinders secured upright

Oxygen cylinder storage
Valve protection caps
Fire extinguishing equipment available
Cables need repair - in use
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Subpart K - Electrical(1926.400 - 449)

• Branch circuits - Ground fault protection/
• Assured equipment grounding conductor program

Grounding path
Ground-fault circuit interrupters
Guarding live parts
Equipment installation and use
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Subpart L - Scaffolds(1926.450 - 454)

• Scaffolds above 10 ft. - Fall protection

Scaffold access
Scaffold working levels - Planked decked
Training for employees using scaffolds
Body belt worn and lanyard attached to boom
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Subpart M - Fall Protection(1926.500 - 503)
Unprotected sides edges - Fall protection
Fall hazards training program
Fall protection - Residential construction 6 or
more
Fall protection - Roofing work on low-slope roofs

• Fall protection - Steep roofs

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Subpart N - Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators
Conveyors(1926.550 - 556)

• Crawler, locomotive, truck cranes - ANSI
  B30.5-1968

Swing radius at rear of crane barricaded
Cranes derricks - Manufacturers specifications
Annual inspection - Competent person
Daily inspection - Competent person
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Subpart O - Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment,
Marine Operations(1926.600 - 606)
Industrial trucks - ANSI B56.1-1969

• Earthmoving/compacting equipment - Reverse signal
  alarm

Lifting/hauling equipment - Use of safety platform
Bi-directional machines - Horn
Vehicles with obstructed rear view -
Alarm/observer
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Subpart P - Excavations (1926.650 - 652)
Employee protection in excavations - Protective
system use
Egress from trench excavations
Inspections by competent person
Protection from falling/rolling
materials/equipment
Competent person inspection - Employees removed
from hazard
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Subpart Q - Concrete Masonry Construction(1926.
700 - 706)

• Reinforcing steel - Guarding

Masonry walls - Bracing
Masonry construction - Limited access zone
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Subpart R - Steel Erection(1926.750 - 753)
Tag lines to control loads
Skeleton steel erection - Tightly planked
substantial floor

• Tiered buildings not adaptable to temporary
  floors - Safety nets

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Subpart T - Demolition(1926.850 - 860)

• Engineering survey - Prior to operations

Dropped material - Area protected
Testing for dangerous chemicals
Inspections by competent person
Wall openings - Protection
Chute openings - Toeboard/bumper
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Subpart X - Ladders(1926.1050 - 1060)
Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface

• Stairrails handrails

Stairways/ladders required
Training program
Minimum clearance between rungs
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Subpart Z - Toxic Hazardous Substances(1926.110
0 - 1152)
Asbestos - Monitoring to determine airborne
concentrations
Asbestos - Class I, II, III asbestos work in
regulated areas
Asbestos - Training program

• Asbestos - Exposure assessment by competent person

Asbestos - Protective clothing
Asbestos - Identify ACM/PACM before work
Asbestos-containing material/Presumed
asbestos-containing material