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OSHA’s Top 10 most-cited violations for fiscal year 2017

OSHA's Top 10

A new entry emerged in the Top 10 list of OSHA’s most frequently cited violations for fiscal year 2017, joining the ranks of a rarely altered field.

Assessing the addition of Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503) at No. 9, Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, treated the matter with the same urgency reserved for the list’s usual suspects.

“Many of these violations were specifically related to training requirements and ensuring that a training program for each employee who may be exposed to fall hazards is established,” Kapust told Safety+Health. “Often, these violations occurred in the roofing, framing and residential modeling industries.

“We are concerned about the recent uptick in this category and urge employers to take the necessary measures to train employees on this competency.”

The top five violations mirrored those from FY 2016, as Fall Protection – General Requirements again ranked atop the list. Here, S+H presents the full list, the “penalty box” of the year’s largest fines and an exclusive interview with Kapust.

Most-cited violations, fiscal year 2017


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December 19, 2017
I am still baffled why fall protection tops this list when falls lead the reasons for construction fatalities. Perhaps we (owners and safety managers) can emphasize training, planning and tools to minimize exposures to SIF (serious injury and fatality) hazards.

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ramazan ali fetrat
January 12, 2018
Safety first.we have to try...

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Lance
May 23, 2018
I've been a safety man a long time and the prob with fall pro tection is still an ongoing issue workers tell me they don't like the harnesses there to heavy they don't fit good or uncomfortable all excuses I've heard over and over. All I can say is stay in the field guys and keep watching them.

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Anthony Holland
July 5, 2018
I've been in the construction business for 43 years and I've saw some pretty ridiculous things. but to here that fall protection is the top reason for construction fatalities. Someone is looking the other way.

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Jhonnatan Roque
August 26, 2018
If a employer uses a electric pallet jack or pallet jack on a small dock plate. Plus uses it more than 8 hours a day n heavy pallets full with product is this negligence.

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Colin
October 26, 2018
Fall protection!!! I have worked for major corporations and for some reason it always seems to be very low on everyone's to-do-lists. Completely unacceptable, but somehow widespread.

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David Finn
August 22, 2019
Nice good