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OSHAEffective Safety and Health Programs

Speaker: Brian Bothast of OSHA

for DBEs Introduction OSHA and your safety and health

program

Hazard identification

Questions

for DBEs OSHA’s Mission

Assure so far as possible safe and healthful working conditions for every working man and woman in the nation.

for DBEs Effective Safety & Health Programs

Management Commitment Employee Involvement. Worksite Analysis Hazard Prevention and Controls Training and Understanding Continuous Improvement

for DBEs Do you have a truly effective safety and health program? Do you have clear rules and expectations?

How do you know employees understand the rules and expectations?

Do you have an effective process to discover deviations from expectations?

Do you have an effective enforcement program?

for DBEs Basic safety program 1926.20

No contractor shall require any laborer to work in conditions which are hazardous or unsafe.

The employer shall initiate and maintain necessary safety and health programs.

for DBEs Inspections by you!

The safety and health programs shall provide for regular and frequent inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment by competent person(s).

for DBEs Competent person A person capable of identifying

hazards at the workplace and conditions which are hazardous or dangerous

AND Has authority to take prompt

measures to control or eliminate the hazards

for DBEs Safety training 1926.21

The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

for DBEs Personal Protective Equipment

Eye and face protection Respiratory protection Head protection Foot protection Hand protection Electrical protective equipment

for DBEsPersonal Protective Equipment

Hard HatsRoad Vests

Hearing Protection

Eye Protection

for DBEs National Emphasis Programs

• Trenching

• Crystalline Silica

• Lead

• Amputations

• Recordkeeping

for DBEs Excavations Competent person

Cave-in protection

Inspection

Training

for DBEs Trench Fatality 53 year old

Plumber

7 feet deep, approximately 5 feet wide, and Type B soil

for DBEsOverhead electrical

lines Excavators need

to maintain a minimum of a 10 foot clearance from power lines.

for DBEsAppropriate

traffic control Temporary traffic

control in accordance with MUTCD or IDOT.– Advance

warning signs– Channeling

devices

for DBEs Access & Egress

Means of egress required at 4 feet or more in depth

Cannot ride in bucket

for DBEs Ladders Inspect regularly Remove defective ladders Extend ladder 3 feet above

access Secured from movement 10 feet from electrical lines

for DBEs Silica

for DBEs Lead

for DBEs Welding on stainless steel

Potential overexposure to Hexavalent Chrome

for DBEsInspection Procedures for Construction Sites using

Portland Cement

Air monitoring Personal protective equipment Sanitation / hygiene facilities Training

for DBEs Fall hazards

for DBEs Roofing Fatality

for DBEsGFCI for portable

generators

for DBEs GFCI testing

for DBEs Double fatality

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for DBEs Take home message…

Identify all of the potential hazards

Ensure your employees know the expectations to control all known hazards.

Ensure everyone is accountable

for DBEs Questions? Brian Bothast Compliance Assistance Specialist Peoria Area Office T 309.589.7033 bothast.brian@dol.gov