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OSHA releases top violations and citations in 2009
Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards in 2009
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the following standards were most frequently cited in fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 through September 2009):
- Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
- Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
- Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200)
- Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134)
- Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
- Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
- Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
- Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305)
- Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303)
- Fall protection, training requirements (29 CFR 1926.503)
Top 10 Standards with Highest Penalties in 2009
The following are the standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 through September 2009):
- Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
- Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
- Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
- Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction (29 CFR 1926.652)
- Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212)
- General duty clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)
- Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119)
- Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
- Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
- Aerial lifts (29 CFR 1926.453)
1/26/2010
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