2020 OSHA Top Citations – Same as 2019
OSHA announced it’s preliminary findings for the most cited standards for 2020, as revealed in a recent webinar with Safety+Health magazine. Not surprisingly, there were no changes from the 2019 list, with Fall Protection ranking Number 1 for the 10th straight year. Other notable changes were Respiratory Protection (1910.134) jumping to Number 3 from Number 5, Ladders (1926.1053) moving from Number 6 to Number 5, and PPE Eye & Face Protection (1926.102) moving from Number 10 to Number 9.
2020 OSHA Top 10
- Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501): 5,424 violations
- Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 3,199
- Respiratory Protection (1910.134): 2,649
- Scaffolding (1926.451): 2,538
- Ladders (1926.1053): 2,129
- Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout / Tagout (1910.147): 2,065
- Powered Industrial Trucks (PITs) (1910.178): 1,932
- Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503): 1,621
- Personal Protective (PPE) and Life Saving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (1926.102): 1,369
- Machine Guarding (1910.212): 1,313
Little Change over a 10 Year Period
As you can see from the graphic above (larger version here), only 12 standards have reached the Top 10 over the last decade, with the only changes being:
- Added:
- Fall Protection, Training (1926.503)
- PPE, Eye & Face Protection (1926.102
- Removed:
- Electrical, Wiring Methods (1910.305)
- Electrical, General (1910.303)
Inspections Down in 2020
Inspections by OSHA were down in 2020, primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly 39% below 2015 levels.