OSHA Updates and the Top 10 Violations

“It’s important to stay focused on the basics.” – Audrey Windh 

COVID 19 has brought a lot of uncertainty in our lives, but one thing that is certain is the need to protect our employees from the hazards that they face on a daily basis. Stay up to date with the latest updates from OSHA for:

• Railroad Roadway Work
• Beryllium in General Industry
• Beryllium in Construction and Shipyards
• Retaliation Complaints under the Taxpayer First Act
• Retaliation Complaints under Whistleblower Statutes
• Powered Industrial Trucks – Maintenance, User and Training
• Silica in Construction
• Silicia – Medical Surveillance Provisions for Medical Removal Protection 

What kind of violations does OSHA find? 

Previous top 10 year violations do not change very much from year to year, but people continue to violate these standards within their company. Be sure to go through the list and see if you are in compliance, and if not – why are you not compliant?

Top 10 violations for fiscal year 2019 are:

1. Fall Protection – General Requirements
2. Hazard Communication
3. Scaffolding
4. Lockout/Tagout
5. Ladders
6. Respiratory Protection
7. Powered Industrial Trucks
8. Fall Protections – Training Requirements
9. Machine Guarding
10. Eye and Face Protection

In addition to the updates, learn more about how you can protect your employees during the pandemic, and how OSHA can help. Learn more at www.osha.gov/coronavirus

Listen in to our special guests and learn how COVID 19 has affected agencies, and how they are implementing strategies to keep their employees safe. There have been numerous accidents in the field and we need to make sure that safety is our focus.