OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations for 2012

OSHA’s Top 10 Safety Violations for 2012

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:

  1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) Total violations: 7,250
  2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Total violations: 4,696
  3. Scaffolding (1926.451) Total violations: 3,814
  4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Total violations: 2,371
  5. Ladders (1926.1053) Total violations: 2,310
  6. Machine Guarding (1910.212) Total violations: 2,097
  7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) Total violations: 1,993
  8. Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) Total violations: 1,744
  9. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) Total violations: 1,572
  10. 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 [email protected].