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The following Safety+Health advertisers offer solutions to help you avoid OSHA's Top 10 most cited violations.

The EPL-SMLED-20W produces 1800 lumens of clean white light. This explosion-proof light is ideal for wet or corrosive environments and designed to MIL-F-8115C military specifications for exposure to corrosive salt water environments for reliable marine lighting in hazardous locations.

Which violations appear on OSHA's "Top 10" list of the most frequently cited standards? Safety+Health presents the results for fiscal year 2012, as well as an exclusive Q&A with Patrick Kapust, director of OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement.

GreeN-DEX is a biodegradable disposable nitrile glove. It features Eco Best Technology, which accelerates the biodegradation of gloves in biologically active landfills and anaerobic digesters as validated by independent certified laboratories using internationally recognized test methods.

What does it take to get an injured worker healthy and back on the job in a reasonable amount of time? Coordination among the supervisor, worker, health care professional and case manager is crucial, but can be difficult to accomplish.

The Honeywell Eyelation program makes enterprisewide prescription safety eyewear management easy, affordable and effective. The automated system features onsite, web-enabled touchscreen kiosks that allow end users 24/7 access for fitting, selecting and ordering prescription safety eyewear. A built-in camera photographs a worker.

With limited time and resources, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is focusing its intervention efforts on the commercial motor carriers that pose the greatest risk to safety on U.S. roadways. At issue: What is the best way to determine which carriers have the greatest future crash risk and are most in need of intervention?

For people curious about what occupational safety and health enforcement will look like during President Barack Obama’s second term, his first term may offer a clue. During the first Obama administration, OSHA was noted for increased enforcement activities and higher penalties, but also slower-than-hoped issuance of new regulations. This is unlikely to change, some experts suggest.

It seems all industrial organizations are working to lessen their impact on the environment. What can the industrial glove manufacturing community do to make the environment cleaner, greener and safer in the United States?

Is the process of determining hearing protection levels for a particular job or work area different for employees who have existing hearing loss?