The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced the top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2012. The list includes the following:
- Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) Total violations: 7,250
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Total violations: 4,696
- Scaffolding (1926.451) Total violations: 3,814
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Total violations: 2,371
- Ladders (1926.1053) Total violations: 2,310
- Machine Guarding (1910.212) Total violations: 2,097
- Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) Total violations: 1,993
- Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) Total violations: 1,744
- Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) Total violations: 1,572
- Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) Total violations: 1,332
Additional Safety Training
ERC offers the following Safety Training solutions:
- OSHA 10 and 30 hour voluntary compliance
- Lockout/Tagout
- Hazard Communications
- Electrical Awareness
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Permit Required Confined Space Entry
- Fall Protection
- Fire Extinguisher
- Forklift Operator Training
- HAZwoper
For more information on safety training, contact Pete Bednar at 440-947-1293 or pbednar@yourERC.com.
