
OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: What Safety Pros Are Missing in 2025 | Risk Matrix Episode 111
Risk Matrix #111: OSHA’s Top 10 Violations: What Safety Pros Are Missing in 2025
Fall protection tops the list again with 5,914 citations. Dr. Martin and James break down why the same violations keep crushing safety professionals year after year, and what you’re probably missing in your own program.
Fresh from NSC in Denver, they walk through OSHA’s entire Top 10 with field-tested reality checks. From the free fall distance mistake that makes your fall protection useless to the two-minute lockout/tagout training that won’t hold up in court, these are the “low-hanging fruit” citations hitting companies right now.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why roofing contractors dominated 6 of the 10 violation categories
- The secondary container problem that leads to MEK poisoning every few years
- How to actually defend your training program if OSHA shows up tomorrow



