A workplace hazard is anything that can put your employees’ safety and health at risk. When an employee is hurt on the job, a hazard is likely involved. Eliminate or control the hazard and you eliminate or reduce the risk of injury. Identifying hazards is something that you and all your employees can do.
Require employees to immediately report hazards to you or someone else who can act on the report. Employees who report hazards also need to know about when and how the hazards will be fixed.
Our compliance officers are looking for hazards, too. Our safety and health rules are intended to prevent hazards, but it is a curious fact that the most-violated rules tend to be cited year in and year out. Paying attention to the requirements in Oregon OSHA’s top 10 safety and health violations could go a long way toward keeping your workplace safe.
Oregon OSHA's top 10 safety violations for 2018
| Rank | Rule | Description |
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| 1 | 437-003-1501(1) | Fall protection |
| 2 | 437-001-0765(1) | Rules about safety committees or safety meetings |
| 3 | 437-001-0765(13) | Documentation of safety committee meetings |
| 4 | 437-003-0503(2) | Certification of fall-protection training |
| 5 | 1926.1053(b)
| Requirements for use of ladders |
| 6 | 1910.1200(e) | Written hazard communication program |
| 7 | 1910.178(l) | Training for operators of powered industrial trucks |
| 8 | 437-002-0187(2) | Rules regarding inspection and maintenance of fire extinguishers |
| 9 | 1910.147(c) | Control of hazardous energy - general requirements |
| 10 | 437-002-0134(1) | Requirements for hazard assessment and equipment selection |
Oregon OSHA's top 10 health violations for 2018
| Rank | Rule | Description |
|---|
| 1 | 1910.1200(e) | Written hazard communication program |
| 2 | 437-001-0765(1) | Rules about safety committees or safety meetings |
| 3 | 1910.1200(g) | Safety data sheets |
| 4 | 1910.1030(c) | Bloodborne pathogens - exposure control requirements |
| 5 | 1910.134(c) | Respiratory protection program |
| 6 | 437-002-0161(5) | Emergency eyewash and shower facilities |
| 7 | 1910.1200(h) | Employee information and training |
| 8 | 437-002-0134(1) | Requirements for hazard assessment and equipment selection |
| 9 | 1910.134(e) | Requirements on the selection of respiratory protection |
| 10 | 1910.1200(f) | Labels and other forms of warning
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Use this
Top 25 violations report to find the most frequently cited rules in your industry.
Our publication,
The Foundation of a Safe Workplace, also tells you what you and your employees can do to identify hazards.