OSHA’s Top Ten List

Firefighters have a special relationship with OSHA. We share a common goal of reducing death and injury. Firefighters respond to incidents where we see first hand the consequences of OSHA violations from a perspective that few others witness. We comply with OSHA requirements such as the respiratory protection standard (two-in two-out, medical surveillance, fit testing), hazardous materials, confined space rescue, infection control programs, etc.

Maybe it’s just the old safety officer in me, but when I saw that OSHA has an annual top 10 list, it struck a cord. So here it is – OSHA’s top 10 list of the most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2010.

1. 1926.451 – Scaffolding
2. 1926.501 – Fall Protection
3. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
4. 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection
5. 1926.1053 – Ladders
6. 1910.147 – Lockout/Tagout
7. 1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods
8. 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks
9. 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements
10. 1910.212 – Machine Guarding

For more information on the top 10 see the OSHA web site.