Wondering where to start with your safety program? Looking for areas you think might need to be refreshed or emphasized?
Listed below are the top 12 standards which were cited by Federal OSHA for NAICS Code: 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers during the period October 2015 through September 2016.
If OSHA is interested in these areas, maybe we should be, too.
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Standard
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Citations
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Inspections
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Description
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Total
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530
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122
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1910.178
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59
|
40
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Powered industrial trucks
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1910.147
|
57
|
33
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The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)
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1910.305
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35
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20
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Wiring methods, components, and equipment
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1910.1200
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33
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19
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Hazard communication
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1910.212
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31
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29
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Machine guarding
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1910.134
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28
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13
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Respiratory protection
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1910.095
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24
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13
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Occupational noise exposure
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1910.303
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20
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16
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General electrical requirements
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1910.022
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18
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16
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Walking/working surfaces
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1910.132
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16
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14
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Personal protective equipment
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1910.023
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13
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13
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Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
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1910.037
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13
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10
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Maintenance, safeguards, for exit routes
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The ISRI safety webpages contain a lot of educational material to help our members navigate the OSHA regulatory waters and keep workers safe. Take advantage of the information to keep from being a one of the above statistics.
For more information, contact
Terry Cirone.
Plastics Beat