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Machinery & Machine Guarding, General Industry – Regulation 29 CFR 1910.212

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from October 2021-September 2022 Total citations: 1,452 Total inspections: 1,301 Total proposed penalties: $11,402,392 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking–Number 10 Industries most often violating machine & machine guarding requirements in general industry: Manufacturing: 1,139 violations, 1,016 inspections, $8,362,001 in proposed penalties Wholesale Trade: 94, 86, $931,535 Retail Trade: 53, 48, $1,207,438 Administrative and…

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Fall Protection Training Requirements, Construction – Regulation 29 CFR 1926.503

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from October 2021-September 2022 Total citations: 1,752 Total inspections: 1,687 Total proposed penalties: $3,503,863 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 8 Industries most often violating fall protection training requirements in construction standard: Construction: 1,698 violations, 1,637 inspections, $3,391,341 in proposed penalties Wholesale Trade: 15, 14, $26,916 Administrative and Support and Waste Management…

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Powered Industrial Trucks, General Industry – Regulation 29 CFR 1910.178

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from October 2021-September 2022 Total citations: 1,875 Total inspections: 1,289 Total proposed penalties: $6,251,441 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 7 Industries most often violating the powered industrial trucks standard: Manufacturing: 815 citations, 553 inspections, $2,509,776 in proposed penalties Wholesale Trade: 313, 192, $992,527 Construction: 186, 161, $587,020 Transportation and Warehousing: 162,…

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Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) General Industry – Regulation 29 CFR 1910.147

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from Oct. 2021-Sept. 2022 Total citations: 2,129 Total inspections: 1,170 Total proposed penalties: $14,812,924 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 6 Industries most often violating LOTO standard: Manufacturing: 1,587 citations, 870 violations, $11,255,690 in proposed penalties Wholesale Trade: 149, 82, $838,598 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 78, 37,…

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Ladders, Construction – Regulation 29 CFR 1926.1053

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from Oct 2021-Sept 2022 Total citations: 2,408 Total inspections: 2,039 Total proposed penalties: $7,071,296 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 4 Industries most often violating the ladders in construction standard: Construction: 2,331 citations, 1,977 violations, $6,807,376 in proposed penalties Manufacturing: 18, 16, $31,334 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services:…

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Respiratory Protection, General Industry – Regulation 29 CFR 1910.134

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from Oct 2021 through Sept 2022 Total citations: 2,395 Total inspections: 1,077 Total proposed penalties: $4,901,384 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 3 Industries most often violating the respiratory protection standard: Health Care and Social Assistance: 761 citations, 368 inspections, $2,293,206 in penalties Manufacturing: 852, 366, $1,527,001 Construction: 237, 115, $348,447 Other…

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Hazard Communication Standard, General Industry – Regulation 29 CFR 1910.1200

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from Oct 2021-Sept 2022 Total citations: 29 Total inspections: 18 Total proposed penalties: $124,086 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 2 Industries most often violating the hazard communication standard: Manufacturing: $98,358 in proposed penalties based on 21 citations and 14 inspections Wholesale Trade: $20,442; 5; 2 Transportation and Warehousing: $3,414; 2; 1…

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Fall Protection – Regulation 29 CFR 1926.501

September 12, 2023

Enforcement from October 2021 through September 2022: Total citations: 5,834 Total inspections: 5,675 Total proposed penalties: $35,423,443 Most Frequently Violated OSHA Standard Ranking – Number 1 Most-cited Industries: Construction ($34,361,482 in proposed penalties; 5,834 citations; 5,675 inspections) Wholesale Trade ($390,898; 36; 33) Manufacturing ($192,446; 33; 32) Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services…

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Learning, Networking & a Lively Nightlife in the Crescent City

September 3, 2023

Next month, the National Safety Council (NSC) continues its 100+ year tradition of staging the world’s largest annual safety event, the NSC Safety Congress & Expo. Thousands of safety, health and environmental professionals from a range of industries will descend on the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans to learn about new technologies,…

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Good Vibrations? Not for Hands

September 3, 2023

By: Maureen Paraventi Jackhammers, chain saws, rivet guns, angle grinders, sanders, impact wrenches and power drills are just some of the tools and equipment that can transmit strong vibrations to the hands of workers and do-it-yourselfers and result in a condition known as hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS). While they’re cutting through concrete or grinding metal,…

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