OSHA’s TOP 10 safety violations for 2018

Hot off the presses from the United States, Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented the list of the top 10 safety violations for 2018.

Year to year, the rankings rarely change, although this year’s No. 10, “Eye and Face Protection” (1926.102) was not on the 2017 list.
The Top 10 for FY 2018* are:

Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 7,270
Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 4,552
Scaffolding (1926.451): 3,336
Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 3,118
Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 2,944
Ladders (1926.1053): 2,812
Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 2,294
Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,982
Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,972
Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,536
*Based on data as of Oct. 1, 2018.

Source – American Society of Safety Professionals. Oct 23, 2018

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Bernie, is the director of BWC Safety. He has worked closely with the executive leadership teams of large organisations on highly successful multi-year transformation programs over the last thirteen years. Bernie, has an operations management background with 23 years’ experience leading manufacturing and maintenance operations for businesses in packaging production, equipment and construction materials manufacturing.