OSHA Enforcement Activity in the Seven Target Industries Remains Robust
In 2003, OSHA developed a 5-year Strategic Management Plan (SMP) directing the Agency's resources towards three over-arching goals, one of which focuses on the reduction of occupational injuries, illnesses, and loss of life. To accomplish the goals of fatality, injury, and illness reduction set forth in the Strategic Management Plan, OSHA identified seven industries with high injury/illness rates and a high proportion of severe injuries/illnesses for focused targeting of outreach, education and enforcement activity. These industries include:
- Landscaping and Horticultural Services
- Oil and Gas Field Services
- Fruit and Vegetable Processing
- Blast Furnace and Basic Steel Products
- Ship and Boat Building and Repair
- Public Warehousing and Storage
- Concrete and Concrete Products
During FY2005, OSHA conducted 2,924 inspections within these seven industries. Many of these inspections were a result of Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs), which Area and Regional offices develop to address specific hazards of their geographic location. The objective of our effort is to significantly lower the disproportionately high injury and illness rates in these industries.
Listed below are the standards which were cited by Federal OSHA for the specified SIC during the period October 2007 through September 2008. Penalties shown reflect current rather than initial amounts.
Standard |
#Cited |
#Insp |
$Penalty |
Description |
8620 |
2902 |
6319369 |
|
|
1382 |
1197 |
1654695 |
Duty to have fall protection. |
|
1283 |
543 |
1003437 |
General requirements. |
|
522 |
383 |
274256 |
Ladders. |
|
348 |
310 |
210741 |
General safety and health provisions. |
|
339 |
255 |
214018 |
Stairways. |
|
326 |
271 |
162270 |
Wiring design and protection. |
|
321 |
246 |
109603 |
Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use. |
|
265 |
240 |
246640 |
Aerial lifts. |
|
260 |
252 |
109923 |
Training requirements. |
|
251 |
245 |
126046 |
Head protection. |
|
243 |
151 |
180100 |
Fall protection systems criteria and practices. |
|
220 |
182 |
101286 |
General requirements. |
|
219 |
115 |
26774 |
Hazard Communication. |
|
167 |
152 |
53947 |
Training requirements. |
|
147 |
142 |
73433 |
Eye and face protection. |
|
144 |
142 |
157744 |
Safety training and education. |
|
127 |
80 |
66572 |
Woodworking tools. |
|
122 |
85 |
54286 |
Additional requirements applicable to specific types of scaffolds. |
|
117 |
100 |
38257 |
Fire protection. |
|
114 |
107 |
57187 |
Housekeeping. |
|
112 |
67 |
141089 |
Specific Excavation Requirements. |
|
102 |
101 |
44154 |
Criteria for personal protective equipment. |
|
101 |
97 |
27772 |
Training requirements. |
|
100 |
99 |
127216 |
General requirements |
|
88 |
25 |
142558 |
Asbestos |
|
78 |
72 |
37521 |
General requirements. |
|
76 |
70 |
145323 |
Requirements for protective systems. |
|
69 |
68 |
30318 |
General requirements. |
|
66 |
48 |
24270 |
Gas welding and cutting. |
|
64 |
34 |
20220 |
Respiratory Protection. |
|
63 |
57 |
28975 |
Powered industrial trucks. |
|
63 |
61 |
126413 |
|
|
45 |
41 |
30523 |
Material handling equipment. |
|
44 |
44 |
24869 |
General requirements. |
|
42 |
31 |
19442 |
Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas). |
|
41 |
40 |
50000 |
Fall protection. |
|
38 |
38 |
19272 |
Personal protective equipment. |
|
34 |
10 |
16943 |
Lead |
|
33 |
19 |
34410 |
Cranes and derricks. |
|
31 |
24 |
14357 |
Medical services and first aid. |
|
27 |
21 |
12062 |
Rigging equipment for material handling. |
|
23 |
23 |
11786 |
Forms. |
|
23 |
18 |
9110 |
Flammable and combustible liquids. |
|
21 |
20 |
5477 |
Means of egress. |
|
18 |
17 |
4205 |
Sanitation. |
|
15 |
14 |
12988 |
Preparatory operations. |
|
12 |
10 |
3450 |
Annual summary. |
|
11 |
10 |
8956 |
Accident prevention signs and tags. |
|
11 |
11 |
8765 |
Training. |
|
10 |
10 |
3800 |
Abatement verification. |
|
10 |
6 |
6750 |
Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists. |
|
10 |
7 |
3190 |
Arc welding and cutting. |
|
10 |
8 |
10300 |
Material hoists, personnel hoists, and elevators. |
|
10 |
10 |
6525 |
Site layout, site-specific erection plan and construction sequence. |
|
9 |
8 |
6488 |
Equipment. |
|
9 |
5 |
40800 |
Requirements for cast-in-place Concrete. |
|
8 |
7 |
4198 |
Signaling. |
|
8 |
5 |
21465 |
Structural steel assembly. |
|
7 |
7 |
1575 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
2280 |
Illumination. |
|
7 |
6 |
3975 |
General requirements for storage. |
|
7 |
7 |
4550 |
Disposal of waste materials. |
|
6 |
3 |
555 |
Hazard Communication. |
|
6 |
4 |
3945 |
Mechanical power-transmission apparatus. |
|
5 |
5 |
12675 |
|
|
5 |
3 |
400 |
Nonionizing radiation. |
|
5 |
2 |
3000 |
Criteria for design and construction of spray booths. |
|
5 |
5 |
740 |
Power-operated hand tools. |
|
4 |
4 |
3125 |
Guarding floor and wall openings and holes. |
|
4 |
1 |
6000 |
Selection and use of work practices |
|
4 |
2 |
600 |
Employee emergency action plans. |
|
4 |
1 |
350 |
Respiratory protection. |
|
4 |
2 |
3750 |
Working over or near water. |
|
4 |
4 |
1000 |
Fire prevention |
|
4 |
3 |
3570 |
Temporary heating devices. |
|
3 |
2 |
800 |
Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes. |
|
3 |
3 |
896 |
Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms. |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
Illumination. |
|
3 |
3 |
1475 |
Occupational noise exposure. |
|
3 |
3 |
915 |
Hand tools. |
|
3 |
2 |
5100 |
Overhead hoists. |
|
3 |
3 |
1237 |
Motor vehicles. |
|
3 |
3 |
3600 |
Requirements for masonry construction. |
|
3 |
3 |
900 |
Column anchorage. |
|
2 |
2 |
180 |
Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards |
|
2 |
2 |
900 |
Retention and updating. |
|
2 |
2 |
2500 |
General requirements. |
|
2 |
2 |
1860 |
Head protection. |
|
2 |
1 |
2100 |
Abrasive wheel machinery. |
|
2 |
2 |
1025 |
Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use. |
|
2 |
2 |
450 |
Occupational foot protection. |
|
2 |
2 |
705 |
Abrasive wheels and tools. |
|
2 |
2 |
6300 |
Fire prevention. |
|
2 |
2 |
600 |
Lockout and tagging of circuits. |
|
2 |
2 |
4450 |
Requirements for precast concrete. |
|
2 |
2 |
1610 |
Hoisting and rigging. |
|
2 |
1 |
1750 |
Open web steel joists. |
|
2 |
1 |
3000 |
Systems-engineered metal buildings. |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
Chutes. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Partial exemption for employers with 10 or fewer employees. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries. |
|
1 |
1 |
60 |
Recording criteria. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Determination of work-relatedness. |
|
1 |
1 |
900 |
General recording criteria. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2000 |
Fixed industrial stairs. |
|
1 |
1 |
2000 |
Portable metal ladders. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Design and construction requirements for exit routes. |
|
1 |
1 |
1125 |
Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. |
|
1 |
1 |
375 |
Mechanical power presses. |
|
1 |
1 |
1200 |
General requirements. |
|
1 |
1 |
500 |
Wiring design and protection. |
|
1 |
1 |
1125 |
Air contaminants. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Access to employee exposure and medical records. |
|
1 |
1 |
225 |
Methylene Chloride. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
First aid and medical attention. |
|
1 |
1 |
525 |
Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting, and heating. |
|
1 |
1 |
720 |
Beams and columns. |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
Stairs, passageways, and ladders. |
|
1 |
1 |
4500 |
Removal of walls, masonry sections, and chimneys. |
|
1 |
1 |
1500 |
Loading of explosives or blasting agents. |
|
1 |
1 |
1000 |
Rollover protective structures (ROPS) for material handling equipment. |