OSHA Compliance a Multifamily Must

Guest post by Mike Flowers- Safety Project Course Developer

Don’t become a statistic just because you chose the easy way out. OSHA is serious when they say “No one should have to be injured or killed for a paycheck”. When it comes to workplace safety they simply don’t play around.

Look around your apartment community and make sure you are in compliance with OSHA regulations to ensure you and your employee’s remain safe.

Here are the top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards in fiscal year 2010

(October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010):

1. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451)
2. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
3. Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200)
4. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
5. Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134)
6. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
7. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305)
8. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178)
9. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303)

10.  Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212)

The following are the standards for which OSHA assessed the highest penalties in fiscal year 2010

(October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010):

1. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501)
2. Electrical, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.403)
3. Safety training and education, construction (29 CFR 1910.21)
4. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147)
5. Machines, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.212)
6. General duty clause (Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act)
7. Excavations, requirements for protective systems, construction (29 CFR 1926.652)
8. Grain handling facilities (29 CFR 1910.272)
9. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)

Property management companies need to pay attention the safety of their people on site and in the corporate office.  What precautions are you taking at your company to ensure compliance to OSHA standards?  Please share any thoughts you have in the comment section below.

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