FALL PROTECTION LEADS LIST

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2018 OSHA TOP 10 VIOLATIONS FALL PROTECTION LEADS LIST

OSHATOP10VIOLATIONS*1. FallProtection–GeneralRequirements(1926.501)2. HazardCommunication(1910.1200)3. Scaffolding(1926.451)4. RespiratoryProtection(1910.134)5. Lockout/Tagout(1910.147)6. Ladders(1926.1053)7. PoweredIndustrialTrucks(1910.178)8. FallProtection–TrainingRequirements(1926.503)9. MachineGuarding(1910.212)10. EyeandFaceProtection(1926.102)

*BasedonFiscalYear2018,Oct.1,2017toSept.30,2018

FALLPROTECTIONANDFALLPROTECTIONTRAININGREQUIREMENTSOSHAhasannouncedthetoptenmostfrequentlycitedstandardsfor2018withFallProtection—GeneralRequirementstoppingthelistfortheeighthconsecutiveyear.Forthesecondyear,FallProtection–TrainingRequirementsalsomadethetoptenlist,cominginastheeighthmostcitedstandardfor2018.Retrainingemployeesintheproperuseoffallprotectionsystemsorequipmentmaybenecessarytohelpemployeesretaintherequisiteunderstandingorskill.

FALLPROTECTIONTRAINING

AccordingtoOSHASubpartMstandard,paragraph1926.503(a)(1),“Theemployershallprovideatrainingprogramforeachemployeewhomightbeexposedtofallhazards.Theprogramshallenableeachemployeetorecognizethehazardsoffallingandshalltraineachemployeeintheprocedurestobefollowedinordertominimizethesehazards.”

HazTekoffersFallProtectiontrainingthatprovidesparticipantswithanoverviewofstate-of-the-arttechnologyforfallprotectionandcurrentOSHArequirementsincluding:

• ThePrinciplesofFallProtection

• TheComponentsofFallArrestSystems

• TheLimitationsofFallArrestEquipment

• OSHAPoliciesRegardingFallProtection

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