Every year, OSHA announces its top ten most cited standards for the fiscal year. Below is a list of OSHA’s top ten most frequently cited standards for FY 2022:

 

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,260 violations

2. Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 2,424 violations

3. Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,185 violations

4. Ladders (1926.1053): 2,143 violations

5. Scaffolding (1926.451): 2,058 violations

6. Lockout/Tagout (1910.147): 1,977 violations

7. Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178): 1,749 violations

8. Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,556 violations

9. Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,401 violations

10. Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,370 violations