Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations

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Most Frequently CitedSerious Violations

• Construction FY 2008

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Most Frequently Cited Serious Violationsin
Construction FY 2008
Fall protection Residential construction 6 or
more
Fall protection - Unprotected sides edges
Aerial Lifts - Body belt and lanyard
Head protection
Fall hazards training program
Standard Subpart - 1926.
Scaffolds - Fall protection
Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface
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Scaffolds - Access
Scaffolds - Platform construction
Training for employees using scaffolds
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Subpart C - General Safety Health(1926.20 - 35)
Employee training programs
Initiate and maintain accident prevention programs
Inspections by competent person
Housekeeping
Personal protective equipment Employer
responsibility
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Subpart D - Occupational Health Environmental
Controls(1926.50 - 66)
First aid training
Lead - Exposure assessment

• Emergency eyewash/shower

Washing facilities
Administrative/Engineering Controls/PPE
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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
Fire protection program
Extinguishers on each floor
Firefighting equipment - Inspected
LP Gas Protection from vehicle damage
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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
Welded alloy steel chain slings - Identification
Synthetic web slings - Removal from service
Material storage distances
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Subpart I - Tools Hand Power(1926.300 - 307)
Tools designed for guards - Guards in place

• Woodworking tools - ANSI requirements

Guarding of rotating/moving parts
Guarding of portable circular saws
Guarding of ripsaws
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Subpart J - Welding Cutting(1926.350 -354)

• Cylinders secured upright

Oxygen cylinder storage
Valve protection caps
Regulators/Gauges in working order
Cables needing repair
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Subpart K - Electrical(1926.400 - 449)
Grounding path

• Ground fault protection

Flexible cords Strain relief
Equipment installation use
Worn/frayed cords or cables
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Subpart L - Scaffolds(1926.450 - 454)
Aerial lifts - Body belt lanyard

• Scaffolds above 10 ft. - Fall protection

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)
Cranes and derricks Manufacturers
specifications
ANSI Requirements
Inspection prior to use Competent person
Annual inspection Competent person
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
Lifting/hauling equipment - Use of safety platform
Approval for modifications

• Earthmoving/compacting equipment - Reverse signal
  alarm

Bi-directional machines - Horn
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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
Eccentric loads prohibited
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
Structural steel assembly - Stability
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Subpart T - Demolition(1926.850 - 860)

• Engineering survey - Prior to operations

Inspections by competent person
Chutes No material dropped outside structure
unless protected
Floor openings Curbs or stop-logs
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Subpart X - Ladders(1926.1050 - 1060)
Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface
Training program
Appropriate use of ladders

• Stairrails handrails

Top of stepladder improperly used
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Subpart Z - Toxic Hazardous Substances(1926.110
0 - 1152)

• Asbestos - Exposure assessment by competent person

Asbestos - Monitoring
Asbestos Identify AMC/PACM before work
Asbestos - Training program
Asbestos Protective clothing
Asbestos-containing material/Presumed
asbestos-containing material