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Most Frequently Cited Standards for 2004

Safety is a Value
Plants - Coal 01/01/2004 - 12/31/2004
# of Viols. Percent * Standard and Title Compliance Tips
524 9.5% 77.404(a)
Machinery and Equipment; Operation and Maintenance		  
446 8.1% 77.1104
Accumulations of Combustible Materials		  
310 5.6% 77.205(b)
Travelways at Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
294 5.3% 77.1605(d)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
282 5.1% 77.1605(b)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
255 4.6% 77.400(a)
Mechanical Equipment Guards		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
215 3.9% 77.410(c)
Mobile Equipment; Automatic Warning Devices		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
175 3.2% 77.202
Dust Accumulations in Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip  
170 3.1% 77.200
Surface Installations; General		  
155 2.8% 77.1110
Examination and Maintenance of Firefighting Equipment		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip  
149 2.7% 77.1606(c)
Loading and Haulage Equipment; Inspection and Maintenance		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip 
143 2.6% 77.216(d)
Water, Sediment, or Slurry Impoundments and Impounding Structures; General		  
145 2.6% 77.502
Electric Equipment; Examination, Testing, and Maintenance		  
99 1.8% 77.1109(c)(1)
Quantity and Location of Firefighting Equipment		  
81 1.5% 77.1605(k)
Loading and haulage equipment; installations		  
75 1.4% 77.410(a)(1)
Mobile equipment; automatic warning devices		  
74 1.3% 77.1606(a)
Loading and haulage equipment; inspection and maintenance		  
74 1.3% 77.205(a)
Travelways at Surface Installations		 Get Compliance Tip  Get Tip
69 1.3% 48.31(a)
Hazard training		   
60 1.1% 77.1605(a)
Loading and haulage equipment; installations		  
* Percent of total violations written at this type of operation.
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