Top 10 Safety Violations for FY 2013

Fall protection still number one

Once again, fall protection tops the list of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s most-cited workplace safety violations. The presentation of the Top 10 was given on Oct. 1 at the 2013 National Safety Council Congress & Expo in Chicago.

The preliminary figures for the FY 2013 Top 10 are:

Standard Total Violations

1. 1926.501: Fall Protection: 8,241

2. 1910.1200: Hazard Communication: 6,156

3. 1926.451: Scaffolding: 5,423

4. 1910.134: Respiratory Protection: 3,879

5. 1910.305: Electrical, Wiring Methods: 3,452

6. 1910.178: Powered Industrial Trucks: 3,340

7. 1926.1053: Ladders: 3,311

8. 1910.147: Lockout/Tagout: 3,254

9. 1910.303: Electrical, General Requirements: 2,745

10. 1910.212: Machine Guarding: 2,701

A full report on the top 10 violations for 2013 will be published in the December edition of the Council’s Safety+Health magazine.