Federal OSHA finished their fiscal year September 30th. They have recently released the top ten citations of 2019. Comparing 2018’s top ten to 2019’s top ten, the lists are almost identical. Except for respirator protection and Control of Hazardous Energy, which switched positions. Respirator Protection now #5 and Control of Hazardous Energy now #4. I continue to encourage employers, supervisors, and fields employees to take note of this list and to compare it to their workplace.

Most Cited Violations of 2019

1: Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501)
2: Hazard Communication (1910.1200)
3: Scaffolding – General Requirements (1926.451)
4: Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/Tagout (1910.147)
5: Respiratory Protection (1910.134)
6: Ladders (1926.1053)
7: Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)
8: Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503)
9: Machine Guarding – General Requirements (1910.212)
10: Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102)