As 2013 winds down, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) continues to
pursue its various initiatives in full force. This e-alert briefly
summarizes several of these OSHA efforts.
Frequently Cited Violations of OSHA Standards
OSHA recently listed the ten most frequently cited violations
for fiscal year (FY) 2013 (October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013).
This list is provided below with the OSHA regulatory standards that
pertain to the FY 2013 violations. For comparison purposes, the
third column contains the FY 2012 rankings.
The top four violations are the same in FY 2013 and FY 2012.
Fall Protection and Scaffolding ranked first and third,
respectively, as the most frequently cited standards in FY 2013 and
FY 2012. The second most frequently cited standard in both years
was chemical Hazard Communication. Respiratory protection was the
fourth most frequently cited standard each year. Employers should
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