Top OSHA Citations – SafeSchools Can Help

March 16, 2019

Resource: Blog Industry: Education, K12

Tags: Compliance and Certification, K12 Education, Risk Management

Every year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases its top ten citations. Unfortunately, the list remains relatively the same year after year. The top ten citations from 2018, listed with the most cited first, are:

1. Fall Protection (general requirements)
2. Hazard Communication
3. Scaffolding
4. Respiratory Protection
5. Lockout/Tagout
6. Ladders
7. Powered Industrial Trucks
8. Fall Protection (training requirements)
9. Machine Guarding
10. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment (eye and face protection)

How can you ensure your school or district doesn’t receive a costly OSHA fine? The SafeSchools Online Training System can help train your staff on important OSHA-related topics. Courses include:

1. Eye and Face Protection
2. Fall Protection
3. Forklift Safety
4. Hazard Communication: Right to Understand
5. Ladder Safety
6. Lockout/Tagout: Energy Release
7. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
8. Respiratory Protection
9. Scaffolding Safety
10. Welding, Cutting and Brazing Safety Awareness

Our SafeSchools Online Training System completely automates your staff training, saving you valuable time and money. Every employee training assignment and course completion is automatically documented in your SafeSchools Training System and is made available for compliance reporting in real-time. All reports can be exported to Excel instantly, with just a few clicks. Plus, your staff will love completing their courses online, when it’s most convenient for their schedules! Track individual or group face-to-face sessions in your SafeSchools Training System, too, by giving credit to employees who were in attendance.

Click here to request your free trial today to learn how SafeSchools Training can help you reduce your OSHA violations today.