OSHA’s Top 10 violations announced: Fall protection tops list

OSHA’s Top 10 list of most frequently cited standards for fiscal year (FY) 2022 was announced by Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, at the 2022 National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo on September 20.

Preliminary data show that fall protection once again topped the list. While the Top 10 generally includes the same standards from year to year, the rankings tend to move around.

• Top 10 most frequently cited violations – FY 2022

  Ranking	Standard	Standard Number	Number of Violations
  1	Fall Protection – General Requirements	1926.501	5,260
  2	Hazard Communication	1910.1200	2,424
  3	Respiratory Protection	1910.134	2,185
  4	Ladders	1926.1053	2,143
  5	Scaffolding	1926.451	2,058
  6	Lockout/Tagout	1910.147	1,977
  7	Powered Industrial Trucks	1910.178	1,749
  8	Fall Protection - Training Requirements	1926.503	1,556
  9	Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection	1926.102	1,401
  10	Machine Guarding	1910.212	1,370