OSHA Releases Top 10 List for 2017
OSHA has released their top 10 most cited infractions of 2017, of which the fiscal year ended in September. Amazingly, the list is very similar to the 2016 with a few changes.
The preliminary list of top workplace violations:
Fall Protection — General Requirements; 6,072 violations
Hazard Communication: 4,176
Scaffolding: 3,288
Respiratory Protection: 3,097
Lockout/Tagout: 2,877
Ladders: 2,241
Powered Industrial Trucks: 2,162
Machine Guarding: 1,933
Fall Protection – Training Requirements: 1,523
Electrical — Wiring Methods: 1,405
The newcomer to the 2017 list is Fall Protection — Training Requirements. The top five violations are identical to the 2016 list.
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