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OSHA Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations

Written by EHS Insight Resources | November 7, 2014 at 5:50 PM

OSHA has released a preliminary ranking of the Top 10 workplace safety violations for the year.

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

Read more at https://www.osha.gov/Top_Ten_Standards.html

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