OSHA's top 10 most violated standards for the fiscal year 2006.

• Scaffolding--General Requirements (1926.451) with 7,895 violations
  
• Duty to Have Fall Protection (1926.501) with 5,746 violations
• Hazard Communication (1910.1200) with 5,586 violations
• Respiratory Protection (1910.134) with 3,410 violations
• Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) with 3,068 violations
• Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) with 2,582 violations
• Electrical--Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment for General Use (1910.305) with 2,396 violations
• Machine Guarding--General Requirements (1910.212) with 2,296  violations
• Ladders (1926.1053) with 2,115 violations.
• Electrical--General Requirements (1910.303) with 1,791 violations.

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):

• Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related topic page]
• Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related topics page]
• Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related topic page]
• Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related topic page]
• Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) [related topic page]
• Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related topic page]
• Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related topic page]
• Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related topic page]
• Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212) [related topics page]
• Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related topic page]

The following are the standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2008 (October 2007 through September 2008):

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