OSHA Update
January 2015
Bill Wilkerson, CIH
Area Director, Cincinnati
OSHA - Region V
Introduction
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Leadership
OSHA Saves Lives
Fatalities
OSHA Tool Bag
Top Ten Violations
Questions Anytime
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Leadership
Secretary of Labor – Thomas Perez
OSHA
– Assistant Secretary
Dr. David Michaels
– Deputy Assistant Secretary
Jordan Barab
– Deputy Assistant Secretary
Dorothy Dougherty
Federal OSHA
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OSHA Staff:
2,305
Workers:
130 million
Worksites:
8 million
Regional Offices:
10
Local Area Offices: 90
Cincinnati Area Office: 24 (2 recently
hired, 1 soon to retire)
OSHA’s Mission
Assure so far as possible safe and healthful
working conditions for every working man
and woman in the nation.
OSHA Saves Lives
Examples
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Fatalities 2014
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Fatalities 2013
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Fatality Data
Since October, Cincinnati AO has investigated
an electrocution, a caught between, and two fall
fatalities, one a double fatality
Since 2010 in Ohio, OSHA has investigated;
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All Ohio Fatalities
First Quarter
Year
Oct
2010
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sept
Year
Total
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
6
8
4
40
2011
4
3
3
3
2
5
2
3
2
1
4
6
38
2012
6
3
3
5
2
5
1
4
5
3
4
6
47
2013
7
3
3
3
4
6
2
9
5
4
46
2014
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
5
5
4
46
2015
7
7
1
Total
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17
5
15
17
15
18
13
17
12
24
26
24
232
All Ohio Fatalities
All Ohio Fatalities
All Ohio Fatalities
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5 Chemical Exposure
16
Electrocution
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8
Fire/Explosion
3 Heat Stress
3 Other
73 - Struck
6 Workplace Violence
Caught
Fall
Ohio Construction Fatalities
First Quarter
Year
Oct
Nov
2010
1
2011
1
2012
4
2013
1
2014
1
1
2015
2
6
Total
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11
Second Quarter
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Third Quarter
Apr
May
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
Fourth Quarter
June
July
Aug
Sept
Year
Total
1
3
2
2
11
1
8
2
1
16
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
13
1
3
3
2
14
1
8
2
4
1
4
6
5
6
7
9
7
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Ohio Construction Fatalities
Ohio Construction Fatalities
Ohio Construction Fatalities
237310 - Highway Street & Bridge
238160 - Roofing
238210 - Electrical
& Other Wiring
238320 -
Painting & Wall Covering
238910 - Other Heavy/Civil
Eng.
238990
- All Other Specialty Trade
Ohio Manufacturing Fatalities
First Quarter
Year
Oct
2010
Second Quarter
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
2011
2012
1
2013
2
2014
2
2015
1
Total
6
1
Mar
2
Apr
May
Fourth Quarter
June
July
Aug
Sept
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Third Quarter
2
1
2
1
1
8
1
1
2
10
1
2
3
13
4
1
1
12
2
1
13
1
3
2
Year
Total
2
8
6
3
4
4
1
6
8
7
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Ohio Manufacturing Fatalities
Ohio Manufacturing Fatalities
Cincinnati Fatalities
Cincinnati Fatalities
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Caught
2
Chemical Exposure
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21
Electrocution
2
Fall
Fire/Explosion
1 Heat Stress
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1
Workplace Violence
Struck
Region V Fatalities by Event FY09- FY13
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155
137
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Source: OSHA Information System
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Manufacturing Fatalities by Event
FY09-FY13
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12
12
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9 9
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88
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7
6
FY09
FY10
FY12
FY13
FY11
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2
2 2
1
Electrocution
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1 1
Struck-by
Source: OSHA Information System
Caught-in
Fall
Fire/Explosion
1 1
Exposure
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Region V Fall Fatalities FY09 - FY13
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Fall from ladder
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Fall from roof (all types)
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Fall from elevation, NEC
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Fall from same level
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Fall from elevated lift/platform
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Fall to lower level
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Source: OSHA Information System
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Rate of Fatal Work Injuries Continues to Drop
1993-2012
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Fatality RATES are
down 35% since
1994
5.2 5.3
4.9 4.8 4.8
4.5 4.5
4.3 4.3
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3.5 3.6 3.5
3.2
2.75
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93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12*
Fatal Work Injuries per 100,000 Workers
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (*preliminary 2012 data)
Fatalities
• These events are a call to action to this
agency and to all of us. We need to
reduce these numbers!
• How?
• Safety programs to address the main
causes: Falls, Caught in, Struck by,
Electrocution
• Training of workers and managers to
recognize and address these hazards
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New Reporting rules
now in effect
Employers must report the following to
OSHA:
• All work-related fatalities within 8 hours
(same as current requirement)
• All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of
one or more employees within 24 hours
• All work-related amputations within 24 hours
• All work-related losses of an eye within 24
hours
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OSHA’s Field Tool Bag
Enforcement
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Inspections Conducted (Federal)
FY09 – FY13
40,993
40,961
42,000
40,500
40,648
39,124
39,000
39,004
37,500
36,000
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
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Source: OSHA Information System
Region V
FY-2013 Inspection Data
• 6740 total inspections (Goal 6725)
– 3,229 of which were construction
– 1,488 were health inspections
• Inspections By State
– Illinois = 2,768
– Ohio = 2,435 (Cincinnati = 650)
– Wisconsin = 1,472
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Inspections mix
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50-55% Construction
25-30% Complaints and Referrals
1-2% fatality / catastrophe
Up to 60% Programmed inspections
3-5% Follow up inspections
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Inspections Protocols
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OSHA CO identification
Explanation of scope of inspection, co. rts.
Explanation of inspection procedures
Request for information & employee rep.
Walk-around inspection
Measurements, Interviews, Testing, addl
requests for information
• Closing Conference
• Proposed violations issuance, appeal rts 33
General Duty Clause
Violations
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Violation of Section 5(a)(1) of the OSHAct
No current OSHA regulation applies
Serious injury or illness could result
Hazard is recognized
Workers exposed
Feasible abatement
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General Duty Clause
Violations
• Heat
• Ergonomics
• Untested and marked under-the-hook
lifting devices
• Improper procedures & equipment for tire
changing
• No PEL for substance
• Workplace Violence
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Sig + Novel Cases in Region V
Major Issues - FY 13
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10 – Lockout/Tagout and/or Machine Guarding
5 – Health (1 Silica, 2 Lead, 2 Noise)
5 – Process Safety Management
4 – Numerous Serious/Repeat violations
2 – Trenching & Excavation
2 – Cranes (construction)
1 – Fall Hazards (Steel mfg.)
1 – Electrical Safe Work Practices (Retail)
1 – Permit Required Confined Spaces
15 – NOVEL CASES
(6 Ergo, 2 No PEL, Fed agency, Heat, Workplace Violence)
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The Ten Most Frequently Cited
OSHA Construction Standards
in Region V for FY 2013
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1926.501
1926.503
1926.21
1926.501
1926.1053
1926.21
1926.652
1926.100
1926.501
1926.102
Fall Protection (Residential)
Fall Protection (Training)
Safety program (Inspections)
Fall Protection (Guardrails)
Ladders (Positioning)
Safety program
Excavations (Cave-in protection)
Head Protection
Fall Protection (Low slope roofs)
Eye & Face Protection
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Nationwide FY14
Top 10 Most Cited Standards
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Section
1926.501
1910.1200
1926.451
1910.134
1910.147
1910.178
1910.305
1926.1053
1910.212
1910.303
The Standard
Fall Protection
Hazard Communication
Scaffolding
Respiratory Protection
Lockout/Tagout
Powered Industrial Trucks
Electrical-Wiring Methods
Ladders
Machine Guarding
Electrical-General Requirements
National Emphasis Programs
Current:
• Amputations
• Combustible Dust
• Fed Agencies
• Food Flavorings
• Hex Chrome
• Lead
• Primary Metals
• PSM (Chem Plants)
• Nursing Homes &
Residential Care
Facilities
• Silica
• Ship Breaking
• Trenching
• Isocyanates
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Region V Local Emphasis Programs
(LEPs) - FY 15
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Fall Hazards +(Construction & General Industry)
Grain Handling Facilities
Tree Trimming Operations
Powered Industrial Vehicles (Construction & GI)
Building Renovation/Rehab - “Gut Rehab”
High Rise Construction (Chicago AOs)
Dairy Farm LEP (Wisconsin AOs)
Federal Agencies (IN, MI, MN)
Maritime (IN, MI)
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Potential
New/Modified LEPs in FY15
• Expansion of PIV (Loading Dock Areas)
• Oil & Gas Drilling Operations (eastern
Ohio only)
• Temp Workers
– Training & Equipment
– 1st Day Fatalities
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Lockout Tagout
Hot Issues:
- Programs for multiple energy source
equipment
- Defining authorized workers
- Training authorized workers
- Auditing of program
- Minor Servicing Exemption
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OSHA’s Field Tool Bag
Cooperative Programs
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Cooperative Programs
Cooperative Programs:
• Consultation Program
– Free Service
• Voluntary Protection Program – VPP
• Partnerships
• Alliances
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Outreach Campaigns
• Heat Stress
• Falls
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Campaign Websites
Educational Materials
Posters in English
and Spanish
Fact sheets in
English, Spanish,
Polish, Russian
and Portuguese
Wallet Cards,
Tool Box
Stickers, and
more coming
soon…
Educational Materials
New Mobile Resources
• New! Bilingual English-Spanish
booklet about using ladders safely
that can be read on any mobile
device using a free e-reader!
• Heat App for determining the
potential for harmful heat situations!
OSHA’s Tool Bag
Rulemaking
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Pre-Rule Stage
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Combustible Dust
Infectious Diseases
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Reinforced Concrete in Construction
Preventing Backover Injuries and Fatalities
Review/Lookback of OSHA Chemical
Standards
Proposed Rule Stage
• Occupational Exposure to Crystalline
Silica: Silica Web Page; http://www.osha.gov/silica
• Occupational Exposure to Beryllium
• Bloodborne Pathogens
Final Rule Stage
• Confined Spaces in Construction
• Electric Power Transmission and
Distribution; Electrical Protective
Equipment, published 2014
• Walking Working Surfaces and Personal
Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall
Prevention)
Conclusion
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Leadership
OSHA Saves Lives
Fatalities
OSHA Tool Bag
– Enforcement
– Cooperative Programs
– Rule Making
• Top Ten Violations
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If you need us…
• Call us, at 1-800-321-OSHA or 513-8414132
• E-mail at [email protected]
• Fax us at 513-841-4114
• Mail or visit us at 36 Triangle Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
45246 (in Sharonville, at the north end of Chester Road)
• Our Website at www.osha.gov
We will be glad to discuss your situation with you if you are uncertain
about whether we can help you or not
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Questions?
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