OSHA announced at the National Safety Congress and Expo in San Diego this past September 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:

1. Fall Protection (1926.501) – 6,143

2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 5,161

3. Scaffolding (1926.451) – 4,029

4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,223

5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 2,704

6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 2,662

7. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 2,490

8. Ladders (1926.1053) – 2,448

9. Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,200

10. Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 2,056