OSHA Announces Top Safety Violations of 2018

OSHA recently released a report of the top workplace safety violations for 2018. The results are very interesting for plumbers and other contractors.

The Top 10 Violations seen by OSHA this year are:

#10

Personal protective and lifesaving equipment – eye and face protection:

[1926.10]

1,536 violations

#9

Machine guarding

[1926.212]

1,972 violations

#8

Fall protection – training requirements

 [1926.503]

1,982 violations

#7

Powered industrial trucks:

[1910.178]

2,294 violations

#6

Ladders:

[1926.1053]

2,812 violations

#5

Lockout/tagout:

[1910.147]

2,944 violations

#4

Respiratory protection:

[1910.134]

3,118 violations

#3

Scaffolds – general requirements:

[1926.451]

3,336 violations

#2

Hazard communication:

[1910.1200]

4,552 violations

#1

Fall protection – general requirements

 [1926.501]

7,720 violations

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