2011 Top 10 Federal Standards with the Most “Serious Violations” Cited

This is a listing of the Top 10 OSHA standards that were cited using a “Serious” classification.

FY 2011

Top 10 Federal Standards with the Most

“Serious Violations” Cited

 Standard Cited

 

 Total Serious

Violations

  1.  1926.451 –  Scaffolding

6,324

  2.  1926.501 – Fall Protection

6,022

  3.  19101200 – Hazard Communication

3,953

  4.  1910.147 –  Lockout/Tagout

2,926

  5.  1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods

2,835

  6.  1926.1053 – Ladders

2,787

  7.  1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks

2,582

  8.  1910.212 – Machine Guarding

2,433

  9.  1910.134 –  Respiratory Protection

2,361

10.  1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements

2,198

Data Source:  IMIS Most Frequently Cited Standards Report Dated 11/10/11

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