55 slide Power Point Comprehensive review of the OSHA act regulations for regulations for employer and employee responsibilities and rights, records and documentation

Construction wiring and housekeeping EVERY DECEMBER, Safety+Health pres­ ents the top IO most frequently cited OSHA violations from the previous fis­ cal year. In 2012, S+H will go beyond the annual Top 10 by presenting violations 11-30. ll1e data"', supplied by OSHA, rep­ resents violations cited (Oct. I, 2010, th rough Sept. 30, 2011).

OSHA'S MOST·CITED VIOLATIONS, FY 2011 1. Fall Protection (1926.501)

2. Scaffolding (1926.451)

3. Hazard Communication (1910.1200)

4. Respiratory Protection (1910.134)

5. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147)

6. Electrical- Wiring Methods (1910.305)

7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)

8. Ladders (1926.1053)

9. Electrical- General Requirements (1910.303)

10. Machine Guarding (1910.212)

11. Recordkeeping Forms and Recording Criteria (1904.29)

12. Fall Protection - Training Requirements (1926.503)

13. Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements (191 0.132)

14. Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus (1910.219)

15. Guarding Floor and Wall Openings and Holes (1910.23)

16. General Duty Clause (5(a)(1))

17. Portable Fire Extinguishers (1910.157)

18. Abrasive Wheel Machinery (1910.215)

19. Head Protection (1926.100)

20. General Safety and Health Provisions (1926.20)

21. Maintenance, Safeguards and Operational Features for Exit Routes (1910.37)

22. Aerial Lifts (1926.453)

23. Bloodborne Pathogens (1910.1030)

24. Eye and Face Protection (1926.102)

25. Specific Excavation Requirements (1926651)

26. Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illness - Annual Summary (1904.32)

27. Wiring Methods, Components and Equip­ ment for General Use (1,926.405)

28. Housekeeping (1910.22)

WIRING METHODS, COMPONENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE Standard: 1926.405 This standard covers wiring in construction, including general requirements;

temporary wiring; cabinets, boxes or fittings; and lighting fixtures.

Total violations 1,119

Serious violations 870

Willful violations o Repeat violations 9

Total initial penalties proposed $1.49 million

HOUSEKEEPING Standard: 1910.22 This standard is designed to ensure places of employment, passageways, store­ rooms and service areas are kept clean, orderly and in a sanitary condition.

Total violations 1,012

Serious violations 675

Willful violations 3

Repeat violations 31

Total initial penalties proposed $2.34 million

"The datt/ presellted does 1I0t rejleet all I/iolatiolls cited by OSHA duringjiscol year 2011. OSHA is ill a transition periodjor implementing its nell' OSHA Information Systelllfrol1l its currelltlntegrated Managemellllnjormatioll System. This article contains only dt/taji·ollllillIS.

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