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OSHA’s Twenty Most Wanted (or Not). Over the past five years, the twenty most frequently cited standards have come from a group of 25 standards. If FY 2006, there were three standards that were not in Top Twenty list in FY 2005. NUMBER ONE . 1910.1200(e)(1) No written HAZCOM Program
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OSHA’s Twenty Most Wanted (or Not)
Over the past five years, the twenty most frequently cited standards have come from a group of 25 standards. • If FY 2006, there were three standards that were not in Top Twenty list in FY 2005.
NUMBER ONE • 1910.1200(e)(1) • No written HAZCOM Program • Cited Serious 43% of time • Average initial penalty of $2000 • OSHA has sample copy of HCP-free for asking-if ask before citation, of course WHY does this continue to be THE most frequently cited standard?
NUMBER TWO • 1910.212(a)(1) • Lack of General Machine Guarding • Cited Serious 75% of time • Average initial penalty $2397
NUMBER THREE • 1910.305(b)(1) • Unused openings in electrical boxes not covered • Cited Serious 83% of time • Average initial penalty - $1012
NUMBER FOUR • 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) • Lack of POO machine guarding • Cited Serious 100% of time • Average initial penalty $1527
NUMBER FIVE • 1910.219(d)(1) • Pulleys not guarded usually grouped with a specific type of belt) • Cited Serious 100% of time • Average initial penalty $700
NUMBER SIX • 1910.219(e)(3)(i) • Vertical belts not guarded • Cited Serious 100% of time • Grouped w/1910.219(d)(1) for penalty
NUMBER SEVEN • 1904.29(B)(1) • OSHA 300 maintained or not complete • Regulatory – Other Than Serious • Average penalty - $1263.00
NUMBER EIGHT • 1910.134(f)(1) • Medical evaluation not provided for respirator users • Cited Serious 50% of time • Average initial penalty $275.00
NUMBER NINE • 1910.1200(h) • HAZCOM info not provided to EEs • Cited Serious 57% of time • Average initial penalty - $1025.00 • One repeat violation
NUMBER TEN • 1910.1200(h)(3) • Lack of HAZCOM training • Cited Serious 88% of time • Average initial penalty $1171.00
NUMBER ELEVEN • 1910.23(c)(1) • Open-sided floors or work platforms not protected • Cited Serious 86% of time • Average initial penalty $2291.00 • What height in Gen Ind required to be protected?
NUMBER TWELVE • 1910.219(f)(3) • Chairs and sprockets not guarded • Cited Serious 86% of time • Average initial penalty - $513
NUMBER THIRTEEN • 1910.305(b)(2) • No covers on junction boxes, etc • Cited Serious 86% of time • Average initial penalty - $875.00
NUMBER FOURTEEN • 1910.132(d)(1) • Workplace PPE Assessment not completed • Cited Serious 33% of time • Average initial penalty - $1525.00
NUMBER FIFTEEN • 1910.132(d)(2) • Workplace Hazard assessment not done/certified • Cited Serious 2% of time • Average initial penalty $200.00 • Why Serious only 2% of time?
NUMBER SIXTEEN • 1910.134(c)(1) • No written respirator program • Cited Serious 50% of time • Average initial penalty - $1500.00
NUMBER SEVENTEEN • 1910.134(c)(1) • No respirator evaluation conducted for respirator users • Cited Serious 50% of the time • Average initial penalty - $1000.00
NUMBER EIGHTEEN • 1910.1200(g)(1) • MSDS not maintained • Cited Serious 67% of time • Average initial penalty - $481.00
NUMBER NINETEEN • 1910.1200(g)(8) • MSDS not accessible • Cited Serious 50% of time • Average initial penalty - $1800.00
NUMBER TWENTY • 1910.1200(h)(1) • Same as 1200(h), just cited differently
SUMMARY • This list of the Twenty Most Frequently Cited Standards is not a checklist. Each establishment may differ in the types of hazards present. However, a hazard is a hazard is a hazard no matter where it may be located.