If you want to identify top safety hazards in the workplace, OSHA's Terrible Ten violations might be a good place to start.
OSHA recently released its top cited safety violations. Here are the categories and the number of citations issues:
1 Fall protection 5,899
2 Scaffolding 3,059
3 Hazard Communication 2,949
4 Ladders 2,480
5 Lockout/Tagout 2,384
6 Respiratory Protection 2,044
7 Machine Guarding 1,710
8 Powered Industrial Trucks 1,548
9 Fall Protection,
training requirements 1,539
10 Personal Protective
and Life Saving Equipment
— Eye and Face 1,353
