Failing to have a written hazard communication program topped the list of workplace safety violations for employers in 2022 in Oregon, the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division revealed in a data report issued Tuesday.
While the total initial penalties – $44,025 for 363 offenses – paled in comparison with the fines issued for the second-most-documented offense, lack of fall protection with a total of $919,930 for 263 offenses, the No. 1 violation was in line with other trends on the list: administrative duties involving safety.
Of the Top 10 violations, six involve such issues as lacking rules about safety committees or safety meetings — No. 3 on the list with 254 citations — and documentation of safety committee meetings — No. 4 on the list with 106 offenses. Other top administrative citations included failure to provide safety data sheets and certificates for fall protection training.