The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its preliminary top 10 violations for 2018 in late October at the 2018 National Safety Council Congress & Expo .

These standards were the most frequently cited during OSHA’s fiscal year that ended September 30. According to OSHA, the list serves to “increase awareness of these standards so employers can take steps to find and fix the hazards to prevent injury or illness.”

The top 10 most frequently cited OSHA violations for 2018

Fall protection has topped the list of most-cited OSHA violations for eight years in a row, and many of the other standards continue to be in the top 10 year after year. The only new item in 2018 is eye and face protection at number 10.

Here’s the full list:

1. Fall protection – general requirements
2. Hazard communication
3. Scaffolding
4. Respiratory protection
5. Lockout/tagout
6. Ladders
7. Powered industrial trucks
8. Fall protection – training requirements
9. Machine guarding
10. Eye and face protection

Safety resources from SFM and OSHA

SFM and OSHA both offer safety resources to educate employers and workers on common sources of violations and injuries.  See below for a sampling of resources for each of the top 10 violations.

Fall protection

• Fall protection 5-Minute Solution
• Fall protection standards blog post

Hazard communication

• Hazard communication blog post
• OSHA hazard communication guide

Scaffolding

• Scaffolding 5-Minute Solution
• OSHA scaffolding eTool

Respiratory protection

• Respirators 5-Minute Solution
• OSHA respiratory protection eTool

Lockout/tagout

• Lockout/tagout 5-Minute Solution
• OSHA Lockout/tagout interactive training program

Ladders

• Ladder safety 5-Minute Solution
• Ladder safety resources blog post

Powered industrial trucks

• Forklift inspection 5-Minute Solution
• Forklift safety 5-Minute Solution
• Forklift safety for pedestrians 5-Minute Solution
• OSHA powered industrial truck eTool

Machine guarding

• Machine guarding 5-Minute Solution
• OSHA machine guarding eTool

Eye and face protection

• Eye protection 5-Minute Solution
• Personal protective equipment CompTalk
• Personal protective equipment checklist poster

This post was originally published on December 6, 2017, and updated on October 31, 2018.

Skip isn’t the only superhero who cares about safety. School bus drivers play the role of safety hero every day as they go about their jobs.

This year’s theme for National School Bus Safety Week, “My Driver – My Safety Hero,” reminds us of bus drivers’ important roles in getting people where they’re going safely.

National School Bus Safety Week , from October 22-26, brings awareness to the dangers for drivers, students and pedestrians. It’s everyone’s responsibility to stay safe around school buses.

School bus driver safety tips and resources

Bus drivers have additional duties beyond transportation. Drivers must be aware of their own risk of injury, while driving safely and keeping an eye on their surroundings.

School Bus Safety Week offers a chance to provide drivers with a few safety basics, including:

• Remember that drivers and pedestrians around you may be distracted
• Use safe practices when performing checks or maintenance
• Maintain three points of contact when entering or leaving the bus
• Make sure everyone is seated before starting to move the bus

SFM’s safety resources help keep bus drivers injury-free, from pre-trip inspection to exiting the vehicle using 3 points of contact. Download SFM’s Supervisor Initiated Training talks tailored to transportation workers to make it easy for your leaders to have a discussion with their teams about school bus safety.

National School Bus Safety Week is sponsored by the National Association for Pupil Transportation , National School Transportation Association and National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services .