While OSHA’s top ten list of most-cited safety hazards doesn’t change much, Falls is the most frequently cited, for twelve years in a row.

Announcing the list at the 2022 NSC Safety Congress and Expo in San Diego, deputy director of OSHA’s Enforcement Programs, Patrick Kapust said Fall Protection – General Requirements is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard, covering the period Oct 1, 2021, to Sept. 6, 2022.

Hazard Communication, which ranked fifth in FY 2021, climbed three spots to No. 2, with Respiratory Protection, Ladders, and Scaffolding rounding out the top five.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statitics, there were 1,102 fatal injuries in the construction industry in 2019 in private industry and government.

These deaths represented 20.7 percent of total workplace fatalities in the United States (5,333). Falls, slips, and trips were the most frequent type of fatal event in the construction industry, representing 37.9 percent of all fatalities (418 of 1,102).

This was a 22.9-percent increase in fatal falls, slips, and trips over 2018. Most fatal falls, slips, and trips are from falls to a lower level.

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