TOP 10 VIOLATED STANDARDS

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TOP 10 VIOLATED STANDARDS

• In Fiscal Year 2001, based on most serious
  citations according to OSHA
• As published in the National Safety Councils
  Safety and Health Magazine Vol. 164, No. 6,
  December 2001

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SCAFFOLDING 29 CFR 1926.451

• The standard protects workers from falls when
  working on scaffolds at heights of more than 10
  feet.
• Common problems are
• Failure to provide competent person to supervise
• Scaffold decks less than 4 feet wide

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FALL PROTECTION29 CFR 1926.501

• The standard protects workers from falls above 6
  feet (OSHA granted home owners an exemption under
  congressional pressure)
• Common problems are
• Not guard open edges of floors
• Training lacking
• Workers step on insulation and go right through
  the roof to the floor below.

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HAZARD COMMUNICATION29 CFR 1910.1200

• OSHAs most heavily cited standard details the
  hazards posed by various substances, labeling
  containers and MSDS.
• Common problems are
• This standard applies anywhere there is any kind
  of hazardous chemical
• Widespread use of chemicals and lack of MSDS

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LOCKOUT/TAGOUT29 CFR 1910.147

• The standard requires employers to de-energize
  equipment for maintenance or post a sign warning
  equipment should be first turned off.
• Common problems are
• Labor intensive standard and requirements are
  difficult (according to employers)
• Workers bypass lockout procedures to save time

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MACHINE GUARDING29 CFR 1910.212

• The standard requires employers to place guards
  over or in front of a machines moving parts
• Common problems are
• Machine guards are removed and not replaced
• Machine guards are removed because they are
  perceived to be in the way of my work

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RESPIRATORY PROTECTION29 CFR 1910.134

• The standard requires respirator use to protect
  workers from toxic fumes or other breathing
  hazards.
• Common problems are
• Failure to perform air monitoring or require
  workers to wear respirators
• Fairly labor intensive standard

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ELECTRICAL WIRING29 CFR 1910.305

• The standard covers the grounding of electrical
  equipment, wiring and insulation.
• Common problems are
• Lack of proper grounding
• Unused openings in electrical devices
• Failure to provide approved covers for junctions
  and fittings for boxes.

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MECHANICAL POWER Transmission Apparatus 29
CFR 1910.219

• The standard calls for proper guarding of gears,
  chains, belts, pulleys and drive shafts so that a
  worker does not become caught in the transmission
  devices.
• Common problems are
• Serious machine guarding hazards
• Failure to guard sprocket wheels and chains,
  rotating parts such as belts and pulleys and
  in-running nip points

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POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS29 CFR 1910.178

• The standard applies to operation of forklifts
• Common problems are
• Seat belts buckled
• Additional training requirements requiring
  licensing

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EXCAVATIONS29 CFR 1926.651

• The standard covers the failure to shore up
  trenches and similar construction violations.
• Common problems are
• Cave-ins, falls, electrocutions, struck by
  falling objects and bad air.
• Employers say they only dig a trench for a little
  while when in reality fatalities occur in just a
  little while

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TOP 10 MOST SERIOUS VIOLATIONS

• Scaffolding 6,710
• Fall Protection 4,143
• Hazard Comm 3,619
• Lockout/Tagout 3,023
• Machine Guard 2,541

• Respiratory Prot 2,219
• Electrical Wiring 2,152
• Mechanical Power 2,003
• Forklifts 1,656
• Excavation 1,528

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TOP 10 MOST OFTEN CITED VIOLATIONS

• Hazard Comm 7,233
• Scaffolding 7,134
• Fall Protection 4,421
• Respiratory Prot 3,971
• Lockout/Tagout 3,875

• Electrical Wiring 3,125
• Machine Guard 2,797
• Forklifts 2,334
• Electrical Systems 2,223
• Mechanical Power 2,191