OSHA’s Top 10 Violations of 2016

By EC&M Staff | Electrical Construction and Maintenance

No. 7 Violation: Ladders
Section 1926.1053 applies to all Ladders, including job-made ladders. These rules apply to many different plants/facilities as well as all types of construction sites. This category moved up one place on the ranking from last year. An additional 150 violations were issued in this category this year, as compared to last year’s listing.

There were a total of 2,639 violations issued in this category.

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