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Sixteen guides. Each takes a published list of what hurts people, fails inspections or burns plants, and gives you a place to start on each item. Free PDFs, no email needed.

OSHA's Top 10, Fixed at the System

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The 10 most-cited OSHA standards, what each requires in plain words, and the leadership controls that keep them off your citation list.

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The $49.9 Billion Top 10

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The ten causes of serious workplace injuries that cost U.S. employers the most in direct costs (2023 data), with a small-shop fix, a self-audit and a toolbox talk for each.

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The Big Three: Contact, Overexertion, Falls

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The three causes behind most lost-time injuries, broken into seven fixable problems, with where to start on each.

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The 5,070: What Kills Workers, and the Leader's Fix List

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The six event groups behind U.S. work deaths in 2024, with a leader's fix list for each.

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Beyond the Focus Four

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Falls, struck-by, caught-in or -between, and electrocution: the rules and a crew-level fix for each.

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Fire Doesn't Start by Accident

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The seven leading causes of fires at U.S. industrial and manufacturing properties, with the rules, controls and a self-audit for each.

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MSHA Top 10: The Mine Leader's Fix List

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The ten MSHA standards cited most at U.S. mines in 2025, with the mine leader's fix for each.

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Out of Service: The Roadcheck Fix List

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The seven violations that put trucks and drivers out of service in CVSA's 2026 Roadcheck, with a fleet fix for each.

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Hazardous Waste Top Violations: The Small Generator Fix Guide

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The eight hazardous waste violation areas inspectors write up most at small and mid-size generators, with a fix for each.

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ISO 45001 Top Findings, Fixed at the System

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The seven ISO 45001 clauses auditors write up most often, and the system fixes that close them.

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Physical Environment Top 10: The Hospital Survey Fix List

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The ten environment of care and life safety findings surveyors documented most in hospitals, mapped to the 2026 Physical Environment chapter.

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Top 10 Things That Actually Help: Suicide Prevention in Construction

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Ten concrete actions on men's mental health and suicide prevention in construction, beyond posting 988. In crisis? Call or text 988.

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Construction's Top 10: The Contractor's Fix List

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The ten OSHA standards cited most in construction in FY 2025, with the contractor's fix for each.

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Roadside Top 10: The Fleet's Full-Year Fix List

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The top five vehicle and top five driver violations at 2025 roadside inspections, with a fleet fix for each.

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Cal/OSHA Top 10: The Fix List for California Jobs

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The ten Title 8 standards Cal/OSHA cited most in 2025, with a leader's fix for each.

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Heat Illness: The Crew Leader's Fix List

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Eight fixes for heat illness, built on Cal/OSHA's rules and OSHA's guidance while the federal rule is pending.

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