12/01/2003
OSHA Lists Most Frequently Violated Standards

In scanning the massive printout of violations just issued by OSHA, the most frequently cited standard for General Industry for fiscal year 2003 came as no surprise. Once again, it was:

1. Hazard Communication (1910.1200), with 7,009 violations and $1,327,425 in penalties. This was up from 6,951 violations in fiscal year 2002, which had $1.24 million in adjusted penalties.

2. Control of Hazardous Energy, Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) moves up a slot with 4,681 violations and $4,209,707 in penalties.

3. Respiratory Protection (1910.134) was down one place from last year with 4.130 violations and $1,216,059 in penalties.

4. General Requirements for Machines (1910.212) had 3,495 violations and $3,783,595 in penalties and switched places with:

5. Electrical: Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment for General Use (1910.305) with 3,211 violations and $1,312,460 in penalties.

Rounding out the top 10 most violated standards in General Industry were:

6. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178)--2,858 violations and $1,788,139 in penalties

7. Bloodborne Pathogens (1910.1030) up from 9th place, with 2,508 violations and $1,272,355 in penalties

8. Electrical Systems Design, General Requirements (1910.303), with 2,303 violations and $1,293,720 in penalties

9. Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus (1910.219)--2,281 violations and $114,9325 in penalties

10. Personal Protective Equipment General Requirements (1910.132), with 1,883 violations and $1,313,152 in penalties

Numbers 6 and 10 held the same rank as last year, while 7, 8, and 9 switched around in between.

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The top 10 most violated standards in the Construction Industry for fiscal 2003 were:

1. General Requirements for All Types of Scaffolding (1926.451)--9,476 violations and $9,130,285 in penalties. Actually, this was the most frequently violated OSHA standard overall, surpassing the number of general industry citations for Hazard Communication.

2. Fall Protection: Scope/Applications/Definitions (1926.501)--5,870 violations and $7,761,302 in penalties.

3. Excavations, General Requirements (1926.651)--2,121 violations and $3,283,476 in penalties.

4. Ladders (1926.1053)-2,063 violations and $1,069,501 in penalties.

5. Electrical Wiring Methods, Components & Equipment, General (1926.405)--1,529 violations and $443,116 in penalties.

6. Excavations, Requirements for Protective Systems (1926.652)--1,505 violations and $4,870,057 in penalties.

7. Head Protection (1926.100)--1,474 violations and $927,020 in penalties.

8. Construction, General Safety & Health Provisions (1926.020)--1,454 violations and $1,481,562 in penalties.

9. Manually Propelled Mobile Ladder Stands & Scaffolds (1926.453)--1,420 violations and $1,186,844 in penalties.

10. Fall Protection, Training Requirements (1926.503)--1,356 violations and $687,732 in penalties.

Sleeman Hanley & DiNitto are pleased to announce that Mr. Richard A. McGrath has joined the company as a Principal.   Mr. McGrath brings over 35 years of broad-based experience in the management of multidisciplinary teams conducting complex projects in the environmental, health and safety fields, and has nationally recognized expertise in the management of large programs involving multiple subcontractors and simultaneous work assignments.  His primary technical expertise is in the assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments, particularly sediments containing nonpolar organic compounds, and he has been a major participant in two of the largest and best-known investigations of PCB-contaminated sites. 
 

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