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Take a quick look at OSHA's list of the ten most frequently cited standards in the construction industry and you’ll see that fall hazards on roofs, scaffolds, lifts, and ladders are the most common violations.
To anyone paying attention, that’s no surprise. According to the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), approximately 20 percent of workplace fatalities occurred within the construction sector. What’s more: the construction industry was responsible for nearly 50 percent of all fatal falls, slips, and trips in the year 2021.