OSHA’s Top 10 Most
Frequently Cited
Violations
1. Fall Prevention
2. Hazard Communication
3. Scaffolding
4. Respiratory Protection
5. Electrical, Wiring
Methods
6. Powered Industrial
Trucks
7. Ladders
8. Lockout / Tagout
9. Electrical, General
Requirements
10. Machine Guarding
OSHA’s mission is to “assure safe and healthful working
conditions for working men and women by setting and
enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach,
education and assistance.”
Here at Avery Pipeline Services we strive to keep our
employees informed and up to date on the latest OSHA
training and standards so that each employee is able to work
to their full potential in the safest work environment possible.
OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently
Cited Violations
1. Fall Protection
There are numerous fall hazards and potential fall hazards.
The most common are cluttered work areas, wet floors,
inattentiveness, floor and wall openings, holes, ramps,
runways, protruding nails, loose boards and working at
heights. OSHA requires protection for employees working
at heights of four feet in general industry and six feet in
construction. Employees must be protected from falling
into dangerous equipment regardless of height.
2. Hazard Communication
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OSHA requires that employees be informed of hazards in
their workplaces. The primary focus is chemicals, but there
are other aspects of workplace safety, such as physical
agents and infectious diseases.
3. Scaffolding
Employees more than 10 feet above on a scaffold have
requirements for fall protection, depending on the type of
scaffold. The top rail height must be 38 to 45 inches high,
mid-rails are installed halfway between the top rail and the
platform, and platforms must be fully planked or decked.
4. Respiratory Protection
Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs,
smokes, mists, gases, vapors, and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment,
diseases, or death. Compliance with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could avert
hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually.
5. Electrical, Wiring Methods
Grounding conductors need to be effectively bonded where necessary to ensure electrical
continuity and safely conduct their current. Also keep threads, contact points and contact surface
free of paint or other non-conductive coating unless the fittings are designed to make removing
the coatings unnecessary.
6. Powered Industrial Trucks
Any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack or tier materials is
considered a powered industrial truck. They can be ridden or controlled by a walking operator.
Earth moving and over the road haulage trucks are not included in the definition.
7. Ladders
Self-supporting (foldout) and non-self-supporting (leaning) portable ladders must be able to
support at least four times the maximum intended load, except extra-heavy-duty metal or plastic
ladders, which must be able to sustain 3.3 times the maximum intended load.
8. Lockout/Tagout
Lockout-tagout is a safety procedure which is used in industry and research settings to ensure that
dangerous machines are properly shut off and not started up again prior to the completion of
maintenance or servicing work. It requires that hazardous power sources be "isolated and
rendered inoperative" before any repair procedure is started.
9. Electrical, General Requirements
Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard. OSHA's electrical standards
are designed to protect employees exposed to dangers such as electric shock, electrocution, fires,
and explosions.
10. Machine Guarding
Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed
fingers or hands, amputations, burns, or blindness. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers
from these preventable injuries. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury
must be safeguarded.
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