The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on September 17 announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2024.
Scott Ketcham, director of the directorate of enforcement programs for OSHA, presented the preliminary data for OSHA’s Top 10 during the 2024 NSC Safety Congress & Expo, the world’s largest annual gathering of safety professionals.
Fall Protection—General Requirements remains at the top of the list for the 14th year in a row, followed by Hazard Communication and Ladders.
The Top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety standards for FY 2024 are:
- Fall Protection—General Requirements (1926.501): 6307 violations
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 2888
- Ladders (1926.1053): 2573
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2470
- Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 2443
- Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 2248
- Fall Protection—Training Requirements (1926.503): 2050
- Scaffolding (1926.451): 1873
- Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment—Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1814
- Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1541