Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations Construction 2000 Most

Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations Construction 2000

Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations in Construction – FY 00 Standard & Subpart - 1926. Fall protection - Unprotected sides & edges Head protection Scaffolds - Fall protection Excavations - Protection of employees Scaffolds - Safe access Employee training Scaffolds - Platform construction Fall hazards training program Inspections by competent persons Portable ladder 3 feet above landing surface

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

Subpart D - Occupational Health & Environmental Controls (1926. 50 - 66) Lead - Exposure assessment First aid training Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts & mists - Employee exposure Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts & mists - Controls Lead - Interim respiratory protection

Subpart E - Personal Protective & Life Saving Equipment (1926. 95 - 107) Head protection required Eye and face protection PPE - Provided, used and maintained Safety nets for falls over 25 feet Life jackets/vests

Subpart F - Fire Protection & Prevention (1926. 150 - 159) 2 A fire extinguishers - Building area Flammables/combustibles - Approved containers Storage of LPG containers Fire protection program/equipment 10 B fire extinguisher within 50 ft. of flammable/combustible liquids

Subpart G - Signs, Signals & Barricades (1926. 200 - 203) Flagmen/traffic control Traffic signs at points of hazard Flagmen - Warning garments

Subpart H - Materials Handling, Storage, Use & Disposal (1926. 250 - 252) Rigging equipment inspection & removal from service Synthetic web slings - Removal from service Exterior drop chutes Capacity not marked – Not proof tested

Subpart I - Tools: Hand & Power (1926. 300 - 307) Woodworking tools - ANSI requirements Tools designed for guards - Guards in place Guarding of rotating/moving parts Circular saw blade not guarded Guarding of cup-type grinding wheels

Subpart J - Welding & Cutting (1926. 350 -354) Cylinders secured upright Oxygen cylinder storage Valve protection caps Fire extinguishing equipment available Cables need repair - in use

Subpart K - Electrical (1926. 400 - 449) Branch circuits - Ground fault protection/ Assured equipment grounding conductor program Grounding path Ground-fault circuit interrupters Guarding live parts Equipment installation and use

Subpart L - Scaffolds (1926. 450 - 454) Scaffolds above 10 ft. - Fall protection Scaffold access Scaffold working levels - Planked & decked Training for employees using scaffolds Body belt worn and lanyard attached to boom

Subpart M - Fall Protection (1926. 500 - 503) Unprotected sides & edges - Fall protection Fall hazards training program Fall protection - Residential construction 6’ or more Fall protection - Roofing work on low-slope roofs Fall protection - Steep roofs

Subpart N - Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators & Conveyors (1926. 550 - 556) Crawler, locomotive, & truck cranes - ANSI B 30. 5 -1968 Swing radius at rear of crane barricaded Cranes & derricks - Manufacturer’s specifications Annual inspection - Competent person Daily inspection - Competent person

Subpart O - Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, & Marine Operations (1926. 600 - 606) Industrial trucks - ANSI B 56. 1 -1969 Earthmoving/compacting equipment - Reverse signal alarm Lifting/hauling equipment - Use of safety platform Bi-directional machines - Horn Vehicles with obstructed rear view - Alarm/observer

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

Subpart Q - Concrete & Masonry Construction (1926. 700 - 706) Reinforcing steel - Guarding Masonry walls - Bracing Masonry construction - Limited access zone

Subpart R - Steel Erection (1926. 750 - 753) Tag lines to control loads Skeleton steel erection - Tightly planked & substantial floor Tiered buildings not adaptable to temporary floors - Safety nets

Subpart T - Demolition (1926. 850 - 860) Engineering survey - Prior to operations Dropped material - Area protected Testing for dangerous chemicals Inspections by competent person Wall openings - Protection Chute openings - Toeboard/bumper

Subpart X - Ladders (1926. 1050 - 1060) Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface Stairrails & handrails Stairways/ladders required Training program Minimum clearance between rungs

Subpart Z - Toxic & Hazardous Substances (1926. 1100 - 1152) Asbestos - Monitoring to determine airborne concentrations Asbestos - Class I, II, & III asbestos work in regulated areas Asbestos - Training program Asbestos - Exposure assessment by competent person Asbestos - Protective clothing Asbestos - Identify ACM/PACM* before work *Asbestos-containing material/Presumed asbestos-containing material