From the Little Rock Area Office: OSHA’s Twenty Most Frequently Observed and Documented

From the Little Rock Area Office: OSHA’s Twenty Most Frequently Observed and Documented Hazards and Deficiencies Includes both Construction and General Industry

NATIONAL TEN MOST FREQUENTLY CITED GEN IND STDS - 2007 • .212(A)(1) Gen Mch Guarding LRAO #6 • .1200(e)(1) Written HCP LRAO #1 • .23(c)(1) Open-sided floors LRAO #8 • .212(a)(3)(ii) POO Guarding • .1200(h)(1) HAZCOM Info & Trng LRAO #3 • .215(b)(9) Tongue guard on grinder • .147(c)(4)(i) LOTO Procedures • .151(c) Eyewash /shower LRAO #20 • .147(c)(1) No LOTO Program • .305(b)(1) Openings in elec boxes

NUMBER ONE (still) • 1910.1200(e)(1) • No written HAZCOM Program • Cited Serious 55% of time • Average initial penalty of $977 • 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 • 1926.501 (B)(13) • Lack of fall protection—residential construction • Cited Serious 94% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,776.00

NUMBER THREE • 1910.1200(h) • HAZCOM info not provided to EEs • Cited Serious 66% of time • Average initial penalty - $626.00(25% less)

NUMBER FOUR • 1926.25(a) • Poor housekeeping on construction sites • Cited Serious 74% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,220.00

NUMBER FIVE • 1926.701(b) • Unguarded reinforcing steel rod on construction sites • Cited Serious 64% of time • Average initial penalty - $2,153.00

NUMBER SIX • 1910.212(a)(1) • Lack of General Machine Guarding • Cited Serious 96% of time • Average initial penalty $2,577 (2 repeat)

NUMBER SEVEN • 1910.1200(g)(1) • MSDS not maintained • Cited Serious 50% of time • Average initial penalty - $323.00 • Important question: How can you provide effective chemical hazard recognition and avoidance training if you do not have a material safety data sheet?????

NUMBER EIGHT • 1910.23(c)(1) • Open-sided floors or work platforms not protected • Cited Serious 95% of time • Average initial penalty $2,266.00 (1 repeat) • What height in Gen Ind required to be protected?

NUMBER NINE • 1926.021(b)(2) • Inadequate instruction of employees in hazard recognition and hazard avoidance • Cited Serious 95% of time (1 repeat) • Average initial penalty - $1,293.00

NUMBER TEN • 1926.100(a) • No hard hats in use when required by a hazard • Cited Serious 84% of time • Average initial penalty - $992.00

NUMBER ELEVEN • 1926.451(g)(1) • Lack of fall protection while working on scaffolds • Cited Serious 95% of time (3 repeat) • Average initial penalty - $1,694.00

NUMBER ELEVEN CONTINUED

NUMBER TWELVE • 1926.501(b)(1) • Lack of fall protection while working at open-sided floors or edges • Cited Serious 89% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,982.00

NUMBER TWELVE CONTINUED

NUMBER THIRTEEN • 1910.305(b)(2) • No covers on junction boxes, etc • Cited Serious 89% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,490.00

NUMBER FOURTEEN • 1926.652(A)(1) • Insufficient protection from cave-in hazards • Cited Serious 100% of time (1 repeat) • Average initial penalty - $4,476.00

FOURTEEN CONTINUED

NUMBER FIFTEEN • 1926.020(b)(1) • Inadequate accident prevention responsibilities • Cited Serious 94% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,850.00

NUMBER SIXTEEN • 1926.451(b)(1) • Working levels of scaffolds were not fully planked… • Cited Serious 100% of time • Average initial penalty - $1,527.00

NUMBER SIXTEEN CONTINUED

NUMBER SEVENTEEN • 1926.1053(b)(1) • Improper use of ladders • Cited serious 94% of the time • Average initial penalty - $1,513.00

NUMBER EIGHTEEN • 1904.29(B)(1) • OSHA 300 maintained or not complete • Regulatory – Other Than Serious • Average penalty - $910.00

NUMBER NINETEEN • 1910(22)(a)(2) • Workroom floors not kept clean/dry • Cited Serious 75% of time • Average initial penalty $1189

NUMBER TWENTY • 1910.151(c) • No shower or eyewash available • Cited Serious 75% of time • Average initial penalty $1333

From the Little Rock Area Office: OSHA’s Twenty Most Frequently Observed and Documented