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The following were the top 10 safety and health topics raised in telephone calls handled by OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs in March 2012:

  1. Bloodborne pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  2. Hazard communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  3. Powered industrial trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  4. Sanitation (29 CFR 1910.141)
  5. Personal protective equipment, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.132) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  6. Indoor air quality [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  7. Medical services and first aid (29 CFR 1910.151) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  8. Respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  9. Air contaminants (29 CFR 1910.1000) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  10. Guarding of floor and wall openings and holes (29 CFR 1910.23) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]

The following were the top 10 safety and health topics raised in e-mail questions handled by OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Programs in March 2012:

  1. Bloodborne pathogens (29 CFR 1910.1030) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  2. Sanitation (29 CFR 1910.141)
  3. Indoor air quality [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  4. Personal protective equipment, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.132) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  5. Hazard communication (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  6. Respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  7. Air contaminants (29 CFR 1910.1000) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  8. Powered industrial trucks (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  9. Permit-required confined spaces (29 CFR 1910.146) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
  10. Guarding of floor and wall openings and holes (29 CFR 1910.23) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]