TOP TEN VIOLATIONS
CITED BY OSHNC
DURING YEAR 2002
professional training for OSHNC staff members and the public.
The bureau also offers assistance with standards interpretation. In addition, ETTA administers the adoption of federal
standards and develops North Carolina-specific standards,
responds to requests for technical assistance and interpretations, and publishes a wide variety of industry guides, safety
and health standards books for general industry and construction, and other documents for the public.
Bureau of Education, Training and Technical
Assistance
Mailing Address: 4 W. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1092
Office Location:
111 Hillsborough St.
(Old Revenue Building, 4th Floor)
Telephone: (919) 807-2875
Fax: (919) 807-2876
Occupational Fatality Investigation Review (OFIR)
Fatalities by Industry Division
(October 2001–August 2002) FY 2002 (71 Fatalities)
Bureau of Consultative Services
Mailing Address: 4 W. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1092
Office Location:
111 Hillsborough St.
(Old Revenue Building, 3rd Floor)
Telephone: (919) 807-2899
Fax: (919) 807-2902
Government
7%
Cherie K. Berry
Commissioner of Labor
OSH Division Administration and Enforcement
Before 1973, the N.C. Department of Labor had promoted
safety by administering a program that encouraged industry
to comply voluntarily with safety and health standards. Today
the OSH Division promotes workplace safety and health
through strategic goals and initiatives. The department
administers and enforces the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of North Carolina through the Division of Occupational
Safety and Health. This division is subdivided into bureaus
composed of several functional organizations: Consultative
Services; Education, Training and Technical Assistance; OSH
Compliance; and Planning, Statistics and Information
Management.
The OSH Act of North Carolina assumes that employers and
employees desire to comply voluntarily with safety and health
requirements. Voluntary compliance is especially encouraged
through the Bureau of Consultative Services and the Bureau
of Education, Training and Technical Assistance.
Compliance—Through enforcement activity, the effort of
OSH Compliance is to assist employers in improving their
workplace safety and health programs to eliminate on-the-job
injuries and illnesses.
Consultative Services provides free on-site consultation
regarding both safety and health issues. Services are provided
to employers of limited size and to employers within high-hazard industries, assisting them to reach their goal of achieving
a safe and healthful workplace for their employees.
Education, Training and Technical Assistance offers
educational materials, arranges conferences and provides
For information concerning migrant housing inspections and
other related activities contact:
Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishing
8%
Construction
39%
Services
14%
For information concerning occupational safety and health
consultative services and safety awards programs contact:
Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau
Mailing Address: 4 W. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1092
Office Location:
111 Hillsborough St.
(Old Revenue Building, 2nd Floor)
Telephone: (919) 807-2923
Fax: (919) 807-2924
For information concerning occupational safety and health
compliance contact:
Retail Trade
1%
Wholesale Trade
4%
Transportation and
Public Utilities
3%
Safety and Health Compliance District Offices
Manufacturing
24%
Occupational Safety and Health
Sources of Information
You may call 1-800-NC-LABOR to reach any division of the
N.C. Department of Labor; or visit the NCDOL home page on
the Internet at: http://www.nclabor.com.
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Mailing Address: 4 W. Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1092
Office Location:
111 Hillsborough St.
(Old Revenue Building, 3rd Floor)
Telephone: (919) 807-2900
Fax: (919) 807-2856
For information concerning education, training and interpretations of occupational safety and health standards contact:
Raleigh District Office
313 Chapanoke Drive, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27603-3434
Telephone: Safety (919) 662-4597
Fax: (919) 662-4709
Health (919) 662-4711
Charlotte District Office
901 Blairhill Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28217-1578
Telephone: Safety (704) 342-6163 Fax: (704) 342-5919
Winston-Salem District Office
901 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103-4551
Telephone: Safety (336) 761-2700 Fax: (336) 761-2326
Health (336) 761-2700 Fax: (336) 761-2130
Wilmington District Office
16 S. 16th Street, Wilmington, NC 28401-4924
Telephone: (910) 251-2678
Fax: (910) 251-2654
Asheville District Office
204 Charlotte Highway, Suite B, Asheville, NC 28803-8681
Telephone: (828) 299-8232
Fax: (828) 299-8266
***To make an OSHA complaint,
OSH Complaint Desk: (919) 807-2796***
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Ten Most Frequently Cited Serious
General Industry Standards
Ten Most Frequently Cited Violations by
Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau
Violation of
Standard
1926.501(b)(2)
1.
NCGS 995-226(a): Failure to register labor camp, complete blue card
1910.215(b)(9): Tongue guard on bench grinder out of
adjustment
2.
NCGS 995-129(1): Hazards posed by faulty condition of
electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances and equipment
4.
1910.304(f)(4): Lack of electrical path to ground
3.
5.
1910.305(b)(1): Conductors not protected from abrasion
1910.142(c)(1): Water and sewage not approved for sanitation
6.
1910.215(a)(4): Work rest on bench grinders out of
adjustment
4.
NCGS 995-225(d): Inadequate collection, treatment, and
disposal of sewage (sometimes water and sewage are
grouped)
7.
1910.23(c)(1): Lack of railing or toeboard for open side
5.
8.
1910.151(c): Lack of emergency eye wash or shower
NCGS 995-225(f): Lack of fire extinguisher, smoke detector
9.
1910.305(b)(2): Lack of approved covers for electrical
boxes
6.
NCGS 995-226(d): (failure to achieve certification) Those
employers who fail to properly abate items listed during
a preoccupancy inspection on the abatement list
7.
1910.142(d)(10): Unsanitary conditions in camps bathroom; NCGS 95-225(g) apply to condition in kitchens
8.
1928.110: Field sanitation issues (such as drinking water,
cups, portable toilet)
9.
1928.57(a)(6): Lack of training on equipment
1.
1910.212(a)(1): Missing machine guard
2.
NCGS 95-129(1): North Carolina General Duty Clause
3.
Violation of
Standards
1926.451(g)(1) and
1926.451(c)(2)
10. 13 NCAC 7F.0102: Noncompliance with the 1991 Life
Safety Code (ANSI/NFPA 101)
Violation of Standard
1910.305(b)(2)
Violation of
Standards
1910.215(a)(4)
and
1910.215(b)(9)
Ten Most Frequently Cited Serious
Construction Industry Standards
1.
1926.501(b)(13): Lack of fall protection in residential construction
2.
1926.20(b)(2): No frequent and regular inspections of the
job site by a competent person
3.
1926.503(a)(1): Lack of employee training related to fall
hazards
4.
1926.102(a)(1): Lack of eye and face protection
5.
1926.501(b)(11): Lack of fall protection on a steep roof
6.
1926.20(b)(1): Lack of employer accident prevention program (i.e. employee training and locking/tagging out of
unsafe equipment)
7.
1926.451(g)(1): Lack of fall protection, working from scaffolds
8.
1926.451(c)(2): Lack of base plate, mud sill for firm foundation on scaffolds
9.
1926.501(b)(1): Unprotected sides and edges on walking/working surfaces
10. 1926.21(b)(2): No instruction in recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions
10. 1910.142(b): Manner shelter is constructed, structural
condition does not protect against elements (includes
windows, screens and structural violations)
Example of Unregistered Labor Camp