OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequent Safety Violations for 2020
Every year, for the past 10 years, OSHA releases its top 10 reported safety violations for the particular year. The widely anticipated release for 2020 was made by Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs during a webinar for Safety+Health magazine.
Without much ado, below are the top 10 listings. We also have a beautiful infographic, available as an image and downloadable PDF. Feel free to share it on social media or on your website. A link back to the source page would be appreciated, but not mandatory.
Top 10 listing of most reported safety violations:
1. Fall Protection General Requirements
Standard: 29 CFR 1926.501
Violations reported: 5,424
2. Hazard Communication
Standard: 1910.1200
Violations reported: 3,199
3. Respiratory Protection
Standard: 1910.134
Violations reported: 2,649
4. Scaffolding
Standard: 1926.451
Violations reported: 2,538
5. Ladders
Standard: 1926.1053
Violations reported: 2,129
6. Lockout/Tagout
Standard: 1910.147
Violations reported: 2,065
7. Powered Industrial Trucks
Standard: 1910.178
Violations reported: 1,932
8. Fall Protection – Training Requirements
Standard: 1926.503
Violations reported: 1,621
9. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection
Standard: 1926.102
Violations reported: 1,369
10. Machine Guarding
Standard: 1910.212
Violations reported: 1,313
Also read: Top 10 OSHA Inspection Checklists (with free downloads)
Infographic on OSHA’s most reported safety violations for 2020:
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