Issues involving a lack of fall protection measures were number one on OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2011 list announced at the recent National Safety Council Congress & Expo.

The Top 10 most frequently cited standards and the number of violations cited were as follows:

Fall Protection (1926.501) – 7,139 Scaffolding (1926.451) – 7,069 Hazard Communication (1910.1200) – 6,538 Respiratory Protection (1910.134) – 3,944 Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) – 3,639 Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305) – 3,584 Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) – 3,432 Ladders (1926.1053) – 3,244 Electrical – General Requirements (1910.303) – 2,863 Machine Guarding (1910.212) – 2,728