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REGION VI OSHA UPDATE

2019 Annual North Texas OSHA Regulatory Update Seminar September 6 , 2019. Dorinda Folse Deputy Regional Administrator. REGION VI OSHA UPDATE. Region VI. OSHA Region VI covers approximately 495,571 square miles. New Mexico is a State Plan 12 Area Offices. Agenda.

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REGION VI OSHA UPDATE

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  1. 2019 Annual North Texas OSHA Regulatory Update Seminar September 6, 2019 Dorinda Folse Deputy Regional Administrator REGION VI OSHA UPDATE

  2. Region VI OSHA Region VI covers approximately 495,571 square miles New Mexico is a State Plan 12 Area Offices

  3. Agenda • Inspection Activities • Emphasis Programs • OSHA Top 10 Frequently Cited Standards • Cooperative Programs

  4. InspectionsOctober 1, 2018 – August 30, 2019 Region VI Inspections: Safety: 4,119 Health: 792 Total Inspections: 4,911 Total No. of Violations Issued: 9,087 Average Current Serious Penalty Amount: $3,714

  5. Fatalities Fatalities Investigated: FY 2019 198* (Oct.1, 2018 – Sept.1, 2019) FY 2018 242 FY 2017 242 *27 less than this time FY 2018

  6. Inspections by ProgramOctober 1, 2018 – September 1, 2019 % Construction: 50.3% % General Industry: 49.7% % Programmed: 55.9% % Un-Programmed: 44.1% % Follow-up: 4.9%

  7. Reporting Fatalities and Severe Injuries • All employers are required to notify OSHA when an employee dies on the jobor suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye. • A fatality must be reported within 8 hours. • An in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss must be reported within 24 hours.

  8. Regional Emphasis Programs (REP) • Construction • Cranes in Construction • Fabricated Metal • Falls in Non-Construction • Fertilizer Grade Ammonium Nitrate • Grain Handling Facilities • Healthcare • Heat Illnesses • High Noise in Manufacturing • Poultry Processing Facilities • Upstream Oil and Gas www.osha.gov/enforcement/directives/lep

  9. Top 10 Cited Violations Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) (766 violations) Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment-Eye and Face Protection (1926.102) (281 violations) Ladders (1926.1053) (237 violations) Fall Protection Systems (1926.501 ) (207 violations) Machinery and Machine Guarding (1910.212) (195 violations) Aerial Lifts (1926.453) (194 violations) Head Protection (1926.100) (179 violations) General Duty Clause 5(a)(1) (166 violations) Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye to OSHA (1904.39) (162 violations) Fall Protection 1926.503 (151 violations)

  10. Top Five Violations in HealthCare Region VI – FY 2018 • Bloodborne Pathogens (1910.1030) • Reporting Fatalities, Hospitalizations, Amputations, and Losses of an Eye to OSHA (1904.39) • Hazard Communication (1910.1200) • Recordkeeping Forms (1904.29) • Personal Protective Equipment – General Requirements (1910.132)

  11. Top Violations for Health Inspections (General Industry) • Respiratory Protection • Hazard Communication • PPE (general) • Bloodborne Pathogens • Hearing Conservation • Medical Services and First Aid • Sanitation • Permit Required Confined Spaces • Air Contaminants (1910.1000) • Lead • Chromium

  12. Top Violations for Health Inspections (Construction) • Asbestos • Silica • Lead

  13. Whistleblower Protections • Workers have a lawful right to: • Notify a supervisor or employer about a hazardous condition • Report a workplace injury or illness • Refuse to perform an extremely dangerous task where there is insufficient time to contact OSHA and the employee requested and has been unable to obtain abatement of the hazard • Ask OSHA to inspect a workplace Employer retaliation against workers who exercise their rightsis Prohibited! Whistleblowers.gov

  14. Total VPP Sites: (as of 08/19) www.osha.gov/dcsp/vpp/index.html

  15. Alliance Program • Positive relationships with workers and employers: • Build trust • Encourage information sharing • Promote education www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/index.html

  16. Strategic Partnership Program • OSHA and stakeholders collaborate on ways to improve conditions for workers • Strategic Partnerships are made at the national, regional, and area office levels • Successfully reduce worker fatalities, injuries, and illnesses www.osha.gov/dcsp/partnerships/index.html

  17. On-Site Consultation Program • No cost to employers • Separate from enforcementand confidential • Identifies workplace hazards • Advice on compliance with OSHA standards • Helps employers establish safety and health programs • 26,000 visits annually to small employers www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/consult.html

  18. Consultation Program Region VI Consultation Programs: • Consultation Visits: 3,239 • SHARP Sites: 140 • Imminent Dangers: 74 • Serious Dangers: 239,605 • Workers Removed from Risk: 266,537

  19. Outreach • Amputation Stand Down • Education Centers WebEx • Fall Stand Down • Ladder Symposium • NUCA Live Trench Training • Trenching Safety Symposium • West Texas Excavation Safety Day • Oil and Gas Conference

  20. Free WebEx’s

  21. OSHA Training Institute Education Centers

  22. Working Together, We Can Help www.osha.gov 800-321-OSHA (6742)

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