OSHASan Diego CA -- OSHA announced at the National Safety Congress and Expo here in San Diego the preliminary top ten most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2014 (Oct 1 2013 – Sept 30 2014).

The top ten for FY 2014, as of August 11, 2014

  • Fall Protection (1926.501) – 6,143
  • Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,161
  • Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029
  • Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,223
  • Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 2,704
  • Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,662
  • Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 2,490
  • Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,448
  • Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,200
  • Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 2,056