The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2024.
Scott Ketcham, director of the directorate of enforcement programs for OSHA, together with Safety+Health magazine presented the preliminary data for OSHA’s Top 10 during the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo, the world’s largest annual gathering of safety professionals.
Fall Protection – General Requirements remains at the top of the list for the 14th year in a row, followed by Hazard Communication and Ladders.
“While incredible advancements are made in safety each year, we continue to see many of the same types of violations appear on OSHA’s Top 10 list,” said Lorraine Martin, NSC president and CEO. “As a safety community, it’s critical we come together to acknowledge these persistent trends and identify solutions to better protect our workforces.”
The Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for FY 2024 are:
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 6,307 violations
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 2,888
3. Ladders (1926.1053): 2,573
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,470
5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 2,443
6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 2,248
7. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 2,050
8. Scaffolding (1926.451): 1,873
9. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,814
10. Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,541
A more in-depth analysis of the Top 10 violations for 2024 will be published in the December edition of Safety+Health magazine, a National Safety Council publication.
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