OSHA reports top 10 safety violations for 2018

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2018. Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs, presented the top 10 as part of the 2018 National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

While the rankings for OSHA's top 10 most cited violations vary little from year to year, violation No. 10 on this year's list, eye and face protection, was not on the 2017 list.

The top 10 for fiscal year 2018, with preliminary figures, are:

1. Fall protection – general requirements (1926.501) - 7,270
2. Hazard communication (1910.1200) - 4,552
3. Scaffolding (1926.451) - 3,336
4. Respiratory protection (1910.134) - 3,118
5. Lockout/tagout (1910.147) - 2,944
6. Ladders (1926.1053) - 2,812
7. Powered industrial trucks (1910.178) - 2,294
8. Fall protection – training requirements (1926.503) - 1,982
9. Machine guarding (1910.212) - 1,972
10. Eye and face protection (1926.102) - 1,536