Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards by OSHA

Working on a scaffold higher than 10 feet without any fall protection

for Fiscal 2015 (Oct. 1, 2014, to Sept. 30, 2015)

The following is a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards* following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA. OSHA publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly cited standards so they can take steps to find and fix recognized hazards addressed in these and other standards before OSHA shows up. Far too many preventable injuries and illnesses occur in the workplace.

1. 1926.501 - Fall Protection
2. 1910.1200 - Hazard Communication
3. 1926.451 - Scaffolding
4. 1910.134 - Respiratory Protection
5. 1910.147 - Lockout/Tagout
6. 1910.178 - Powered Industrial Trucks
7. 1926.1053 - Ladders
8. 1910.305 - Electrical, Wiring Methods
9. 1910.212 - Machine Guarding
10. 1910.303 - Electrical, General Requirements

*As of 01/05/16

 Walking on the top plate higher than six feet with no fall protection and working on a carpenter’s bracket scaffold higher than 10 feet with no fall protection