Safety Speak: OSHA Reveals Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for FY 2020 -- Occupational Health & Safety

Episode 58

Safety Speak: OSHA Reveals Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for FY 2020

In this mini episode, OH&S Editor Sydny Shepard discusses the recently released list of OSHA's Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards as well as new dates for National Safety Stand-Down and Ladder Safety Month.

By Sydny Shepard
Mar 08, 2021

On this Safety Speak episode of the podcast, we will discuss the new dates for OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction, some resources for Ladder Safety Month and the big reveal of OSHA’s Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards for fiscal year 2020.

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About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the former editor of Occupational Health & Safety.

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