1. Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations Construction – FY 2005

2. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 2 Most Frequently Cited Serious Violations in Construction – FY 2005 Fall hazards training program Head protection Scaffolds - Platform construction Employee training programs Aerial lifts – Body belt & lanyard Scaffolds - Fall protection Fall protection - Unprotected sides & edges Fall protection – Residential construction 6 or more Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface Scaffolds - Access Standard & Subpart - 1926. -- There were also 317 Section 5(a)(1) violations cited in construction SIC codes (1500 – 1799) during this period.

3. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 3 Subpart C - General Safety & Health (1926.20 - 35) Employee training programs Inspections by competent person Initiate and maintain accident prevention programs Personal protective equipment – Employer responsibility Housekeeping

4. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 4 Subpart D - Occupational Health & Environmental Controls (1926.50 - 66) Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts & mists - Employee exposure Lead - Exposure assessment First aid training Lead – Interim personal protective clothing & equipment Gases, vapors, etc. – Administrative/Engineering controls

5. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 5 Subpart E - Personal Protective & Life Saving Equipment (1926.95 - 107) Head protection Required eye & face protection – ANSI requirements PPE - Provided, used & maintained Eye & face protection Life jackets/vests

6. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 6 Subpart F - Fire Protection & Prevention (1926.150 - 159) Extinguishers within 50 ft. of flammables/combustibles 2A fire extinguishers - Building area Fire protection program LP-Gas systems – Protection from vehicular traffic Flammable/combustible liquids dispensing units – Protection from damage

7. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 7 Subpart G - Signs, Signals & Barricades (1926.200 - 203) Traffic control signs/devices - Requirements Barricades - Requirements Flaggers – Proper signaling by & use of Traffic signs at points of hazard Visible signs & symbols

8. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 8 Subpart H - Materials Handling, Storage, Use & Disposal (1926.250 - 252) Rigging equipment inspection & removal from service Torn/cut synthetic web slings - Removal from service Alloy steel chain slings - Identification Exterior drop chutes Rigging equipment – Custom lifting accessories marked & proof-tested

9. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 9 Subpart I - Tools: Hand & Power (1926.300 - 307) Woodworking tools - ANSI requirements Guarding of rotating/moving parts Tools designed for guards - Guards in place Guarding of circular saws Guarding of circular crosscut table saws

10. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 10 Subpart J - Welding & Cutting (1926.350 -354) Cylinders secured upright Fire extinguishing equipment in area Oxygen cylinder storage Valve protection caps Use of device to keep cylinders steady while in use

11. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 11 Subpart K - Electrical (1926.400 - 449) Ground fault protection Grounding path Equipment installation & use Ground-fault circuit interrupters Worn/frayed cords & cables Pull boxes, junction boxes & fittings - Covers

12. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 12 Subpart L - Scaffolds (1926.450 - 454) Scaffolds above 10 ft. - Fall protection Scaffold access Scaffold platform construction Aerial lifts - Body belt & lanyard Training for employees using scaffolds

13. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 13 Subpart M - Fall Protection (1926.500 - 503) Fall protection - Residential construction 6 or more Fall hazards training program Fall protection - Unprotected sides & edges Fall protection - Roofing work on low-slope roofs Fall protection – Steep roofs

14. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 14 Subpart N - Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators & Conveyors (1926.550 - 556) Cranes and derricks – Manufacturers specifications Competent person Clearances between power lines & equipment Swing radius at rear of crane barricaded Employees kept clear of loads

15. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 15 Subpart O - Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, & Marine Operations (1926.600 - 606) Earthmoving/compacting equipment - Reverse signal alarm Bi-directional machines - Horn Suspended heavy equipment blocked or cribbed Lifting/hauling equipment - Use of safety platform Industrial trucks - ANSI B56.1-1969

16. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 16 Subpart P - Excavations (1926.650 - 652) Employee protection in excavations - Protective system use Inspections by competent person Protection from falling/rolling materials/equipment Egress from trench excavations Competent person inspection - Employees removed from hazard

17. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 17 Subpart Q - Concrete & Masonry Construction (1926.700 - 706) Reinforcing steel - Guarding Masonry walls - Bracing Masonry walls – Limited access zone prior to start Formwork – Capable of supporting loads

18. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 18 Subpart R – Steel Erection (1926.750 - 761) Protection from fall hazards Perimeter safety cables Fall protection for connectors – 15 to 30 Fall hazard training Fall protection for connectors – More than 2 stories or 30

19. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 19 Subpart T - Demolition (1926.850 - 860) Engineering survey - Prior to operations Inspections by competent person during demolition Floor openings covered Fire, flood, explosion damage – Shoring/bracing Debris dropped through holes without use of chutes - Barricades Chutes – No material dropped outside structure unless protected

20. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 20 Subpart X - Ladders (1926.1050 - 1060) Stairrails & handrails Portable ladders 3 feet above landing surface Stairway/ladder when 19 or more break in elevation Training program Appropriate use of ladders

21. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 21 Subpart Z - Toxic & Hazardous Substances (1926.1100 - 1152) Asbestos - Exposure assessment by competent person Asbestos - Class I, II, & III asbestos work in regulated areas Asbestos – Prompt clean-up & disposal Asbestos - Training program Asbestos - Identify ACM/PACM* before work *Asbestos-containing material/Presumed asbestos-containing material

22. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 22 Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Cited in Construction SIC Codes Medical evaluation to determine employees ability to use respirator Fit testing prior to initial use & annually Evaluation of respiratory hazards Qualitative or quantitative fit testing Written respiratory protection program Standard: 1910.

23. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 23 Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training [1910.178(l)] Cited in Construction SIC Codes Training prior to truck operation Training: Formal & operator performance evaluation Operator certification Standard: 1910. Operator competency

24. Number of Serious Violations - FY 2005 24 Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Cited in Construction SIC Codes Written program Information & training Material Safety Data Sheets readily accessible Training initially & for new hazards Material Safety Data Sheets Standard: 1910.