As is the norm at the annual National Safety Council (NSC) Congress and Expo, the preliminary top ten safety violations for the year were announced. Here’s the list…
- Fall Protection, 6,929 violations
- Hazard Communication, 5,677 violations
- Scaffolds, 3,906 violations
- Respiratory Protection, 3,585 violations
- Lockout/Tagout, 3,414 violations
- Powered Industrial Trucks, 2,860 violations
- Ladders, 2,639 violations
- Machine Guarding, 2,451 violations
- Electrical Wiring, 1,940 violations
- Electrical, General Requirements, 1,704 violations
Compare to last years list:
- Fall Protection, 6,721 violations
- Hazard Communication, 5,192 violations
- Scaffolding, 4,295 violations
- Respiratory Protection, 3,305 violations
- Lockout/Tagout, 3,002 violations
- Powered Industrial Trucks, 2,760 violations
- Ladders, 2,489 violations
- Electrical – Wiring Methods, 2,404 violations
- Machine Guarding, 2,295 violations
- Electrical – General Requirements, 1,973 violations
Only numbers 8 and 9 switched places.