{"id":513,"date":"2021-03-05T05:18:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T05:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safetymint.com\/blog\/?p=513"},"modified":"2024-08-22T03:54:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T03:54:03","slug":"top-10-safety-violations-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safetymint.com\/blog\/top-10-safety-violations-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"OSHA\u2019s Top 10 Most Frequent Safety Violations for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Every year, for the past 10 years, OSHA releases its top 10 reported safety violations<\/a> for the particular year. The widely anticipated release for 2020 was made by Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA\u2019s Directorate of Enforcement Programs during a webinar<\/a> for Safety+Health<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top 10 listing of most reported safety violations:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Fall Protection General Requirements <\/strong>
Standard: 29 CFR 1926.501<\/em>
Violations reported: 5,424<\/em>
2. Hazard Communication <\/strong>
Standard: 1910.1200<\/em>
Violations reported: 3,199<\/em>
3. Respiratory Protection <\/strong>
Standard: 1910.134<\/em>
Violations reported: 2,649<\/em>
4. Scaffolding <\/strong>
Standard: 1926.451<\/em>
Violations reported: 2,538<\/em>
5. Ladders<\/strong>
Standard: 1926.1053<\/em>
Violations reported: 2,129<\/em>
6. Lockout\/Tagout<\/a><\/strong>
Standard: 1910.147<\/em>
Violations reported: 2,065<\/em>
7. Powered Industrial Trucks <\/strong>
Standard: 1910.178<\/em>
Violations reported: 1,932<\/em>
8. Fall Protection \u2013 Training Requirements <\/strong>
Standard: 1926.503<\/em>
Violations reported: 1,621<\/em>
9. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment \u2013 Eye and Face Protection <\/strong>
Standard: 1926.102<\/em>
Violations reported: 1,369<\/em>
10. Machine Guarding <\/strong>
Standard: 1910.212<\/em>
Violations reported: 1,313<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read:<\/strong> Top 10 OSHA Inspection Checklists<\/a> (with free downloads)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Infographic on OSHA\u2019s most reported safety violations for 2020:<\/h3>\n\n\n
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