2022 Safety Review

The most common violations found by OSHA on construction sites in 2022:

1. Fall protection
2. Ladders
3. Scaffolding
4. Fall Protection Training
5. Eye & Face Protection
*Source: OSHA

Investing in safety can prevent accidents and fatalities:

• In construction, the average cost of one lost-time injury on a job site is $35,000 (though medical expenses, litigation and more can make that cost tick up, up, up)
*Source: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

• U.S. companies pay over $1 billion per week in workers’ comp for disabling or non-fatal injuries
*Source: OSHA

• 5,787 Federal OSHA inspections in 2022 found 65% with violations
*Source: OSHA

• Construction is the #1  industry for deaths by suicide
*Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Watch out for these proposed rules in 2023 …

• Welding in confined spaces (expected in Winter 2023)
• Cranes and derricks (expected in June 2023)
• Lockout/tagout (expected in July 2023)
• PPE in the construction industry (expected soon)

The 2023 SMACNA Safety Excellence Award Program survey is open! The data collected from this annual survey is important to help guide SMACNA in new safety programs and initiatives in the future. The deadline to submit surveys is May 1, 2023. Click here to participate in the survey.