Reporting its most frequently cited violations, OSHA found that violations of fall protection standards topped the 2020 list for the 10th consecutive year, according to Safety and Health Magazine.
Ladders rose to the top five from the sixth-ranked spot in 2019. Repiratory protection climbed from fifth to third.
Here is the full list:
1. Fall Protection, General Requirements: 5,424 violations
2. Hazard Communication: 3,199
3. Respiratory Protection: 2,649
4. Scaffolding: 2,538
5. Ladders: 2,129
6. Lockout/Tagout: 2,065
7. Powered Industrial Trucks: 1,932
8. Fall Protection, Training Requirements: 1,621
9. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment, Eye and Face Protection: 1,369
10. Machine Guarding: 1,313
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
