The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its preliminary list of the most frequently cited safety standards for fiscal year 2022 on September 20^th during the 2022 NSC Safety Congress & Expo. This annual list is determined from worksite inspections throughout the year and aims to alert employers and safety professionals about frequent citations and violations to help prevent their occurrence.

For the 12^th straight fiscal year, Fall Protection – General Requirements is OSHA’s most frequently cited standard, followed by hazard communication and respiratory protection.

The standards that comprise the Top 10 remained unchanged from FY 2021, with some movement within their ranking. Hazard Communication, which ranked fifth in FY 2021, climbed three spots to No. 2, with Respiratory Protection, Ladders and Scaffolding rounding out the top five. The full list is as follows:

1. Fall Protection, General Requirements (29 CFR 1926.501): 5,260 violations
2. Hazard Communication Standard, General Requirements (29 CFR 1910.1200): 2,424 violations
3. Respiratory Protection, General Industry (29 CFR 1910.134): 2,185 violations
4. Ladders, Construction (29 CFR 1926.1053): 2,143 violations
5. Scaffolding, General Requirements, Construction (29 CFR 1926.451): 2,058 violations
6. Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), General Requirements (29 CFR 1910.147): 1,977 violations
7. Powered Industrial Trucks, General Requirements (29 CFR 1910.178): 1,749 violations
8. Fall Protection, Training Requirements (29 CFR 1926.503): 1,556 violations
9. Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment – Eye and Face Protection (29 CFR 1926.102): 1,401 violations
10. Machinery and Machine Guard, General Requirements (29 CFR 1910.212): 1,370 violations

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Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in the United States. Every year, more than 350,000 people suffer out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the United States. Of those victims, only about 12% survive according to the American Heart Association (AHA).

When a person suffers sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), they collapse suddenly and become non-responsive. The heart stops beating regularly, and the brain is deprived of oxygen. Without intervention, victims of cardiac arrest can die in minutes. If a person collapses suddenly and is unresponsive, they should be treated with both high-quality CPR and an AED. Performing high-quality CPR helps to circulate blood and oxygen to the brain and vital organs.

On October 16^th, World Restart a Heart Day creates awareness that everyone can learn CPR and other basic life-saving techniques. The day also recognizes the number of lives saved each year by CPR.

Who invented CPR? This question might seem like an easy one to answer. However, this isn’t the case as CPR has evolved through the years. Throughout history, doctors and surgeons have tried to develop the best way to restart a heart after it has stopped beating.

CPR Timeline

• The 1500s to 1800s – Practitioners used various versions of the Bellows Method. This method used fireplace bellows to force air into the lungs. As they made more advances in medicine, they also introduced more effective methods.
• 1732 – William Tossach, a surgeon from Scotland, first successfully used mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. However, in 1782, the Bellows Method became the preferred way to inflate the lungs artificially.
• 1874 – Research conducted by physiologist Moritz Shiff showed that heart massage can restore circulation.
• 1891 – Dr. Friedrich Maass from Germany became the first to advocate chest compressions to restart the heart.
• 1933 – Researchers at Johns Hopkins University discovered that using external chest compression provided adequate circulation. An electrical engineer named William Kouwenhoven led the research. Many consider him the founder of modern CPR.
• 1957- Kouwenhoven’s team unveiled a prototype of the first portable external defibrillator.
• 1960 – Kouwenhoven and other resuscitation pioneers combined mouth-to-mouth resuscitation with external chest compressions. This method became known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). According to the American Heart Association (AHA), up to 200,000 lives each year could be saved if CPR was performed early enough.

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On this day, healthcare professionals and heart associations worldwide educate the general public on how to perform CPR. It’s also a day for people to share stories of how CPR saved their life. The best way to participate is to commit to learning CPR and other life-saving techniques. You can also spread awareness for this day on social media with #WorldRestartAHeartDay.

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