2018 State of Safety

As a New Year begins, SAFETY+HEALTH offers data to help paint a picture of the current SAFETY LANDSCAPE.

Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926, 501) was OSHA’S most cited standard in FY 2017, with 6,887 violations.
The largest penalty OSHA issued to an employer in FY 2017 was $2.6 Million.
More than 9 out of 10 worker deaths occur off the job.
The regulatory agenda published by the Trump Administration in August 2017 lists 14 OSHA regulations in three different stages:
- Pre-Rule
- Proposed Rule
- Final Rule
  - The Fall 2016 agenda had 30.
The National Safety Council estimates that work-related injuries and deaths cost society about $142.5 million every year.
The three industries with the most work-related deaths are:
- Construction
- Transportation and Warehousing
- Agriculture
According to the results of Safety+Health’s Training Survey, the top 3 reasons for conducting workers safety training are:
- To reduce injuries and illnesses.
- To prevent complacency or to refresh
- To go beyond compliance
More than a quarter of respondents to Safety+Health’s 2017 Salary Survey have worked in the safety and health field for more than 25 years.
More than 90% of respondents to Safety+Health’s 2017 Job Outlook Survey consider their job “very” or “relatively” stable.
Nearly 60% of respondents say they’ve personally observed a shortage of qualified occupational safety and health professionals.