OSHA Standards that Accounted for the Highest Fines

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May 15, 2009

Here are the OSHA standards whose citations generated the highest penalties, in order.

Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
Electrical, hazardous (classified) locations (29 CFR 1910.307)
Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction (29 CFR 1926.652)
Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212)
General duty clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)
Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
Walking-working surfaces, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.22)
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals (29 CFR 1910.119)

Source: OSHA website, http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/frequent_standards.html

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