Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations

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Most Frequently CitedSerious Violations

• Construction FY 2006

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Most Frequently Cited Serious Violationsin
Construction FY 2006
Fall protection Residential construction 6 or
more
Fall protection - Unprotected sides edges
Head protection
Scaffolds - Fall protection
Aerial lifts Body belt lanyard
Standard Subpart - 1926.
Fall hazards training program
Scaffolds - Access
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Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface
Scaffolds - Platform construction
Employee training programs
There were also 362 Section 5(a)(1) violations
cited in construction SIC codes (1500 1799)
during this period.
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Subpart C - General Safety Health(1926.20 - 35)
Employee training programs
Inspections by competent person
Initiate and maintain accident prevention programs
Housekeeping
Personal protective equipment Employer
responsibility
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Subpart D - Occupational Health Environmental
Controls(1926.50 - 66)
Lead - Exposure assessment
First aid training

• Lead Representative personal sampling

Lead Interim handwashing facilities
Lead Interim personal protective clothing
equipment
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Subpart E - Personal Protective Life Saving
Equipment(1926.95 - 107)
Head protection
Eye face protection
PPE - Provided, used maintained
Life jackets/vests
Required eye face protection ANSI requirements
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Subpart F - Fire Protection Prevention(1926.150
- 159)
2A fire extinguishers - Building area
Extinguishers within 50 ft. of flammables/combusti
bles
Flammable/combustible liquids dispensing units
Protection from damage
Extinguishers on each floor
Extinguishers in each service/fueling area
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Subpart G - Signs, Signals Barricades(1926.200
- 203)
Traffic control signs/devices - Requirements
Traffic signs at points of hazard
Flaggers Proper signaling by use of
Visible signs symbols
Barricades - Requirements
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Subpart H - Materials Handling, Storage, Use
Disposal (1926.250 - 252)

• Rigging equipment inspection removal from
  service

Exterior drop chutes
Torn/cut synthetic web slings - Removal from
service
Rigging equipment Daily inspections
Alloy steel chain slings - Identification
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Subpart I - Tools Hand Power(1926.300 - 307)

• Woodworking tools - ANSI requirements

Tools designed for guards - Guards in place
Guarding of rotating/moving parts
Guarding of ripsaws
Guarding of circular crosscut table saws
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Subpart J - Welding Cutting(1926.350 -354)

• Cylinders secured upright

Oxygen cylinder storage
Valve protection caps
Oxygen and fuel gas regulators/gauges in working
order
Use of device to keep cylinders steady while in
use
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Subpart K - Electrical(1926.400 - 449)
Grounding path

• Ground fault protection

Equipment installation use
Ground-fault circuit interrupters
Flexible cords Strain relief
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Subpart L - Scaffolds(1926.450 - 454)

• Scaffolds above 10 ft. - Fall protection

Aerial lifts - Body belt lanyard
Scaffold access
Scaffold platform construction
Training for employees using scaffolds
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Subpart M - Fall Protection(1926.500 - 503)
Fall protection - Residential construction 6 or
more
Fall protection - Unprotected sides edges
Fall hazards training program
Fall protection - Roofing work on low-slope roofs
Fall protection Steep roofs
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Subpart N - Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators
Conveyors(1926.550 - 556)
Annual inspection of hoisting machinery
Swing radius at rear of crane barricaded
Cranes and derricks Manufacturers
specifications
ANSI Requirements
Clearances between power lines equipment
Employees kept clear of loads
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Subpart O - Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment,
Marine Operations(1926.600 - 606)
Industrial trucks - ANSI B56.1-1969

• Earthmoving/compacting equipment - Reverse signal
  alarm

Lifting/hauling equipment - Use of safety platform
Bi-directional machines - Horn
Manufacturers written approval for modifications
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Subpart P - Excavations (1926.650 - 652)
Employee protection in excavations - Protective
system use
Egress from trench excavations
Inspections by competent person
Protection from falling/rolling
materials/equipment
Competent person inspection - Employees removed
from hazard
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Subpart Q - Concrete Masonry Construction(1926.
700 - 706)

• Reinforcing steel - Guarding

Masonry walls - Bracing
Formwork Capable of supporting loads
Masonry walls Limited access zone prior to start
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Subpart R Steel Erection(1926.750 - 761)

• Protection from fall hazards

Fall hazard training
Fall protection for connectors 15 to 30
Fall protection for connectors More than 2
stories or 30
Perimeter safety cables
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Subpart T - Demolition(1926.850 - 860)

• Engineering survey - Prior to operations

Floor openings Curbs or stop-logs
Relocation/protection of utilities
Chutes No material dropped outside structure
unless protected
Stairs, passageways, ladders, etc. Inspected
and maintained
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Subpart X - Ladders(1926.1050 - 1060)
Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface

• Stairrails handrails

Training program
Appropriate use of ladders
Stairway/ladder when 19 or more break in
elevation
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Subpart Z - Toxic Hazardous Substances(1926.110
0 - 1152)

• Asbestos - Exposure assessment by competent person

Asbestos - Training program
Asbestos Protective clothing
Asbestos - Class I, II, III asbestos work in
regulated areas
Asbestos - Monitoring
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Respiratory Protection (1910.134)Cited in
Construction SIC Codes
Written respiratory protection program

• Medical evaluation to determine employees
  ability to use respirator

Evaluation of respiratory hazards
Standard 1910.
Qualitative or quantitative fit testing
Employee demonstration of knowledge of respirator
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Powered Industrial TruckOperator Training
1910.178(l)Cited in Construction SIC Codes
Operator competency
Training prior to truck operation
Operator certification
Standard 1910.
Operator evaluation every 3 years
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Hazard Communication (1910.1200)Cited in
Construction SIC Codes

• Written program

Information training
Material Safety Data Sheets
Standard 1910.
Training initially for new hazards
Material Safety Data Sheets readily accessible