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OSHA Update
OSHA’s Mission
• To Assure So Far as Possible Every Working Man and Woman in the Nation Safe and Healthful Working Conditions...
OSHA Publishes White Paper on I2P2
• Over a billion $ per week in costs.• Many employers slow to adopt a
workplace "safety culture" • Effective injury and illness
prevention programs emphasize top-level ownership of the program, participation by employees, and a "find and fix" approach to workplace hazards.
• Injury and illness prevention programs need not be resource-intensive and can be adapted to meet the needs of any size organization.
OSHA Can Help You Prove to Your Project Managers that
Safety Pays
OSHA Can Help You Prove to Your Boss that Safety Pays
• Table saw guard - $435• Heat Injury Prevention Program and
Training – 10 employees - $1500• Kevlar™ Glove - $42• 10-hour OSHA Training – 10 employees
-$3000• Total Cost - $4977
OSHA Can Help You Prove to Your Boss that Safety Pays
OSHA Can Help You Prove to Your Boss that Safety Pays
National Emphasis Programs
• Crystalline silica• Lead• Combustible dust• Oil refineries• Trenching hazards,• Amputations• Shipbreaking
operations• Recordkeeping• Chemical plants• Hexavalent Chromium
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps• Forklifts• Overhead Powerlines• Falls• Landscaping• Scrap metal
Site Specific Targeting for 2011
• Effective Date – September 9, 2011
• 2010 OSHA Data Initiative - 2009 injury and illness data collected
• Approximately 3700 worksites on primary list– Trigger DARTs and DAFWIIs different for
manufacturing, non-manufacturing and nursing and personal care facilities
• National Average DART – 1.8• National Average DAFWII – 1.1• Comprehensive Safety inspection, possible
health inspection• No low-rate establishments – will be covered by
Recordkeeping NEP
SST 11
SST 11
• Approximately 3000 manufacturing establishments– DART rate at or above 7.0 or– DAFWII case rate at or above 5.0
• Approximately 400 non-manufacturing Establishments– DART rate at or above 15.0 or– DAFWII case rate at or above 14.0
• Approximately 300 nursing and personal care facilities (SIC 805) – DART rate at or above 16.0 or– DAFWII case rate at or above 13.0
Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program – FEDTARG 12
• Designed to focus on specific federal agency worksites experiencing a high number of lost time cases
• Nationwide inspection targeting program for workplaces staffed by federal employees or by contractors whose work is supervised on a day-to-day basis by federal agency personnel.
• Directive Number: 11-04 (FAP 01)
FEDTARG 12
• Primary list will come from randomly selected establishments– 100% of the establishments within the
Region’s jurisdiction reporting 100 or more lost time cases (LTCs) during FY 2008
– 50% of the establishments reporting 50 to 99 LTCs
– 10% of the establishments reporting 20 to 49 LTCs.
• All sites on the primary list must be inspected.
FEDTARG 12
• Comprehensive safety inspection• 24 months• Possible comprehensive or partial health
inspection• Activities not supervised by the federal
agency with obvious hazards• VPP and partnerships
Prerules
• Bloodborne Pathogens • Infectious Diseases • Injury and Illness Prevention Program • Reinforced Concrete in Construction and
preventing Backover Injuries and Fatalities• Standards Improvement Project IV • Vertical Tandem Lifts • Review/Lookback of OSHA Chemical
Standards
Proposed Rules
• Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica • Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and
Illnesses • Occupational Injury and Illness Recording
and Reporting Requirements--NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions
• Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards--Personal Protection Equipment (Head Protection)
Final Rules
• Confined Spaces in Construction • Electric Power Transmission and Distribution;
Electrical Protective Equipment • Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall
Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention)
• Hazard Communication • Revising the Underground Construction and
Demolition Standards To Make the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Rule Applicable to Those Activities
• Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Revision to Digger Derricks' Requirements
Direct Final Rule on Acetylene Standard
• December 5, 2011• Replaces a reference to an outdated
consensus standard with an updated reference that reflects current industry practices in the acetylene industry.
• Take effect March 5, 2012, unless…
New Tire Charts
• Demounting and Mounting Procedures for Tube-type Truck and Bus Tires Chart
• Demounting and Mounting Procedures for Tubeless Truck and Bus Tires Chart
• Multi-Piece Rim Matching Chart
• Servicing Multi-Piece and Single-Piece Rim Wheels 29 CFR 1910.177 Manual
12 Construction Educational Videos
(in Spanish Also)
• Falls in Construction– Floor Openings– Fixed Scaffolds– Bridge Decking– Reroofing– Leading Edge Work
• Sprains and Strains in Construction– Pulling Cables– Laying Stone
• Struck-by Accidents in Construction– Vehicle Back-over– Swinging Cranes
• Carbon Monoxide in Construction– Portable Gas-Powered Equipment
• Excavations in Construction– Trenching– Soil Classification
New Factsheets For Preventing Fatal Falls In Residential
Construction
• Installing Roof Trusses
• Installing Roof Tiles• Roof Repairs
Other Issues
• Workplace Violence• Distracted Driving
Man Who Extorted Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars From New York City Construction
Sites Receives Jail Term
• Anthony Lewis of Brooklyn, N.Y• Sentenced seven to 21 years in prison for posing as a government inspector
to extort tens of thousands of dollars from New York City building contractors.
• Many of the contractors victimized were members of minority groups or were immigrants, primarily from Asia or the Middle East
• Lewis, his partner, and other members of their organization visited construction job sites carrying clipboards and video cameras, and wearing hardhats bearing their organization's name, making it appear that they worked for a government agency.
• Payoffs of $300 to $10,000. • If contractors refused to pay, reports of false violations and hazards were
made to New York City agencies, including the Department of Buildings and the Police and Fire Departments, and federal agencies, such as OSHA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Most Frequently Cited StandardsManufacturing (SIC 20-39) FY 11
Lockout/Tagout 1910.147
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Machine Guarding – General Requirements 1910.212
Respiratory Protection 1910.134
Electrical – Wiring Methods 1910.305
Powered Industrial Trucks 1910.178
Electrical – General Requirements 1910.303
Machine Guarding – Power Transmission Apparatus 1910.219
Machine Guarding – Abrasive Wheel 1910.215
Recordkeeping Forms 1904.29
Most Frequently Cited StandardsConstruction (SIC 15-17) FY 11
Fall Protection – Duty to Have Protection 1926.501
Scaffolds – General Requirements 1926.451
Ladders 1926.1053
Fall Protection – Training 1926.503
Head Protection 1926.100
General Safety and Health Provisions 1926.20
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Eye and Face Protection 1926.102
Electrical General Wiring Methods 1926.405
Trenching 1926.651
Most Frequently Cited StandardsService Industry (SIC 70-89) FY 11
Bloodborne Pathogens 1910.1030
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Respiratory Protection 1910.134
Electrical – Wiring Methods 1910.305
Electrical – General Requirements 1910.303
Personal Protective Equipment – General Requirements 1910.132
Recordkeeping – Forms 1904.29
Portable Fire Extinguisher 1910.157
Lockout/Tagout 1910.147
Medical Services and First Aid 1910.151
Federal Field Safety and Health Councils
• Federal agencies’ participation required• Meetings every 2 months• Companies who have contracts with
federal agencies are also encouraged to participate
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