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OSHA’s FY2026 Top 10 Looks Exactly Like Last Year’s. September’s Citations Show Why.
By NASP Blogger Current Events
OSHA's preliminary FY2026 Top 10 contains the same ten standards as FY2025, with fall protection first for the sixteenth straight year. Three September enforcement actions worth $878,246 show what that list looks like on the ground: nobody was cited for a hazard they didn't know about.
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Silent Killer on the Dairy Floor: How Toxic Gas Claimed Six Lives in Colorado
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When Routine Becomes Tragedy: Investigators Weigh In on 79-Year-Old’s Death at Work
11.12.2025 Current EventsOn an early October morning on the south side of San Antonio, a 79-year-old worker at a manufactured-home dealership lost…
The Current State of OSHA
11.12.2025 Current EventsAs of late 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is operating under complex and evolving circumstances shaped by…
Psychological Health and Safety Risk Factors During the Holiday Season
11.12.2025 Psychological Health and SafetyThe holiday season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” yet for many workers it also…
Debunking a Common Myth: Can OSHA Cite You for Not Having an Arc Flash Label?
10.09.2025 ComplianceAs a safety professional, you’ve likely heard it in meetings or on the shop floor: “If OSHA sees that panel…
Fire Prevention Month: History and 10 Essential Tips for Industrial Workplace Safety
10.09.2025 Current EventsOctober is Fire Prevention Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of fire safety. Its origins trace…
From the Field: Limits of Standard Indemnity in Contractors Injury Cases
10.09.2025 Safety CultureBy Brent Kettelkamp & James A. Junkin Subcontractor liability, both from an OSHA and lawsuit perspective, is concerning on construction…
Get a Head Start on 2026: Register Now for NASP’s Live Safety Classes
10.09.2025 Live ClassesIf professional development is one of your goals for 2026, now’s the perfect time to secure your spot in one…
Lives Lost and Fines Levied: OSHA Crackdowns in July 2025 Highlight Deadly and Costly Safety Failures
08.12.2025 ComplianceIn July 2025, OSHA issued a series of fines, each underscoring the high stakes of compliance failures and the price…
New MSP AND CSD Certificants
08.12.2025 CertificationsNASP would like to congratulate the safety professionals who have recently earned their Master Safety Professional (MSP)® and Certified Safety…
Reflections from Orlando: Connection and Computation Forge the Future of Safety at ASSP Safety 2025 (Chris Salemink, MSP, NASP attendee)
08.12.2025 EditorialOver the course of the three-day event, a consistent message emerged: OSH professionals are now expected to balance two key…
A Shifting Landscape: Analyzing OSHA’s Proposed Changes to Respirator Medical Evaluations
07.11.2025 ComplianceA significant change may be on the horizon for how we manage respiratory protection programs. The Occupational Safety and Health…
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