Insufficient fall protection remained the most frequently cited workplace safety violation in fiscal year 2020, according to research released Monday by the National Safety Council.
The Itasca, Illinois-based council released its top 10 most common Occupational Safety and Health Administration violations, with fall protection topping the list for the 10th consecutive year, followed by hazard communication and respiratory protection.
While hazard communication was also the No. 2 most cited OSHA violation in fiscal year 2019, respiratory protection moved up two spots from No. 5, possibly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here is the full top 10 list of OSHA violations for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2020:
Six states who challenged the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s rollback of its electronic record-keeping rule filed an appeal Friday to a judge’s decision that the Trump administration’s action removing the requirement was lawful.