UPDATED on 11/9/12 with standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties and links to OSHA pages for each of the standards listed
The Top 10 cited standards and standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2012 (October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012) are:
PLEASE note that the OSHA website has a slightly different order for these, but the website does NOT list the actual number of violations and the presentation at the NSC did. Not sure which is the correct order, but BOTH did have the same 10 standards listed. I have also provided the links to OSHA website pages for each of the standards listed.
1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) Total violations: 7,250 (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Total violations: 4,696 (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
3. Scaffolding (1926.451) Total violations: 3,814 (29 CFR 1926.451) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Total violations: 2,371 (29 CFR 1910.134) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
5. Ladders (1926.1053) Total violations: 2,310 (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
6. Machine Guarding (1910.212) Total violations: 2,097 (29 CFR 1910.212) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) Total violations: 1,993 (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) Total violations: 1,744 (29 CFR 1910.305) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
9. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) Total violations: 1,572 (29 CFR 1910.147) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
10. Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) Total violations: 1,332 (29 CFR 1910.303) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Excavations, requirements for protective systems (29 CFR 1926.652) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
- Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
For more detailed information, visit Frequently Cited OSHA Standards. At that site, you can generate a report on the most frequently cited federal or state OSHA standards by your SIC code and the number of employees in your establishment.