The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) keeps records not only of the most frequently cited standards overall, but also within particular industries.
The most recent statistics from OSHA reveal the top standards cited in the fiscal year 2019 for the truck transportation industry. This top 10 list comprises establishments that provide over-the-road transportation of cargo using motor vehicles such as trucks and tractor trailers. The subsector is subdivided into general freight trucking and specialized freight trucking.
- General freight transportation establishments handle a wide variety of general commodities, generally palletized and transported in a container or van trailer.
- Specialized freight transportation is the transportation of cargo that, because of size, weight, shape or other inherent characteristics, requires specialized equipment for transportation.
These violations affect three key programs our team focuses on Moving and Storage Insurance, Commercial Trucking Insurance and Tow Truck Insurance.
Description of Violation | Cited Standard Number | ACV* |
1. Powered Industrial Trucks – Ensuring safety of employees on powered industrial trucks through fire protection, design, maintenance and proper use. | $5,505 | |
2. Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout) – Servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment to control hazardous energy. |
| $5,510 |
3. Hazard Communication –Properly transmitting information on chemical hazards through a comprehensive program, container labeling, SDS and training. | $1,777 | |
4. Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye – Following the reporting guidelines set by OSHA following death, hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye due to a work-related incident. | $3,980 | |
5. Safety Requirements for Scaffolding – Providing protection for each employee on a scaffold exposed to fall and falling object hazards. | $5,062 | |
6. General Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements – Selecting the correct PPE, providing instruction, monitoring its use and maintaining the PPE to standards. | $7,092 | |
7. Forms – Recording and reporting occupational injuries and illnesses. | $839 | |
8. Respiratory Protection – Properly administering a respiratory protection program, selecting correct respirators, completing medical evaluations to determine which employees are required to use respirators and providing tight-fitting equipment. | $1,549 | |
9. Wiring Methods, Components and Equipment for General Use – Using proper wiring techniques and equipment to ensure safe electrical continuity. | $2,288 | |
10. General Electrical Requirements – Ensuring electric equipment is free from recognized hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. | $2,711 |
*ACV (Average Cost per Violation) - The dollar amount represents the average cost per violation that employers in this industry paid in 2018. To understand the full capacity and scope of each standard, click on the standard number to visit www.osha.gov and view the language in its entirety. Source: OSHA.gov
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