Last week OSHA released the preliminary numbers for the top ten
violations. The data includes violations from October 1,
2018-August 31, 2019 and is not final, but most likely will
resemble the final numbers. I am going to take the top ten
violations, one each post and address some issues and best
practices in an effort to help employers reduce these
violations.
The most cited violation was, as it has been for several years,
Fall Protection(construction) under the general requirements of 29
C.F.R. 1926.501. Fall Protections in construction resulted in over
6000 citations, almost double the second most cited standard.
Residential single-family housing contractors, roofing contractors
and framing contractors remain targets of these citations.
