The new TOP 10 most cited violations are out again.  Listed in (), will be what place the violation was in 2005, not much has changed.  As they use to say on Hill Street Blues…’Let’s Be Careful Out There.”  You can use this list to help direct you training for next year.

1.  (1) Scaffolding 1926.451  Failure to provide fall protection 1926.451 (g)(1)

2.  (2) Hazard Communication 1910.1200 Failure to develop and maintain a written program 1910.1200 (e)(1)

3.  (3) Fall Protection 1926.501  Failure to provide/residential construction 1926.501 (b)(13)

4.  (4) Respiratory Protection 1920.134  Failure to establish a program 1910.134 (c)(1)

5. (5) Lockout/Tagout 1910.147  Failure to develop and utilize procedures for the control of potentially hazardous energy 1910.147 (c)(4)(i)

6.  (6) Powdered Industrial Trucks 1910.178  Failure to ensure each powdered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely  1910.178 (L)(l)(i)

 7.  (7) Electrical - Wiring 1910.305  Failure to effectively close conductors entering boxes, cabinets or fittings and to protect from abrasion  1910.305 (b)(1)

8.  (8) Machine Guarding  1910.212  Failure to provide one or more methods of machine guarding 1910.212 (a)(1)

9. (10) Ladders 1926.1053  Failure toextend ladder side rails at least 3 feet about the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access 1926.1053 (b)(1)

10.  (9) Electrical - General Requirements 1910.303  Failure to install and use electrical equipment to factory instructions  1910.303 (b)(2)

Next Week will present Top 10 Willful violations and Top 10 Serious violations