The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that as recently as 2019, 5,333 workers died on the job in the United States and millions more were injured or developed illnesses. To protect workers, OSHA regulations cover a wide range of potential hazards. These hazards can imperil worker health and safety and by law, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees.

To help improve workplace safety each year, OSHA releases a list of the 10 most frequently cited safety and health violations for the fiscal year. The list is compiled from tens of thousands of workplace inspections conducted by OSHA staff. For 2020, fall protection was the most-cited standard for the tenth year in a row.

The list of OSHA’s Top 10 Citations for fiscal year 2020 includes:
1. Fall Protection - General Requirements (5,424 violations)
2. Hazard Communication (3,199 violations)
3. Respiratory Protection (2,649 violations)
4. Scaffolding (2,538 violations)
5. Ladders (2,129 violations)
6. Lockout/Tagout (2,065 violations)
7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1,932 violations)
8. Fall Protection - Training Requirements (1,621 violations)
9. Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1,369 violations)
10. Machine Guarding (1,313 violations)

After years of releasing the Top 10 list, it unfortunately changes little year-to-year. OSHA urges employers to go beyond the minimal requirements to create a culture of safety at work, which has been shown to reduce costs, raise productivity and improve morale.

These are just a few things to know about the top 10 list of OSHA citations for 2020. To learn more about this or other occupational, industrial hygiene, health, safety or environmental issues, please visit the websites shown below.

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