General Industry

1. General Industry • Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Serious Hazards in FY 2009

2. Objectives • In this course, we will discuss the “Top Ten” most frequently cited serious General Industry Standards for FY 2009. • The Top Ten list includes data about citations/violations issued from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009 in N.C.

3. N.C. Department of Labor

4. OFIR Fatal Events by Industry (Fiscal Year 2009)

5. Machine Guarding Number 1: General requirements for all machines One or more methods of machine guarding must be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as: Those created by point of operation Ingoing nip points Rotating parts Flying chips and sparks 1910.212 (a)(1)

6. Machine Safeguarding 1910.212(a)(1) • Guards • Fixed • Interlocked • Adjustable • Self-adjusting • Aids • Awareness barriers • Protective shields • Hand-feeding tools and holding fixtures

7. Machine Safeguarding Devices Presence sensing Pullback Safety controls Gates Location/distance • 1910.212(a)(1)

8. Machine Guarding Drill press 1910.212 (a)(1)

9. Machine Guarding Lathe 1910.212 (a)(1)

10. Abrasive Wheel Machinery 1910.215(b)(9) • Number 2: Abrasive wheel machinery requires adjusted protector (tongue guards) • The peripheral protecting member (tongue guard) must be provided and adjusted within ¼ inch of the wheel. • To contain and deflect fragments away from the operator

11. Abrasive Wheel Machinery 1910.215(b)(9)

12. Bench Grinder 1910.215 Tongue guard ¼ in. ⅛ in. Work rest

13. Abrasive Wheel “Ring Test” • All abrasive wheels must be closely inspected and ring-tested.

14. Number 3: Abrasive wheel machinery On offhand grinding machines, work rests must be used to support the work. Work rest must be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of ⅛ inch. Work rest must be securely clamped after adjustment. Work rest cannot be adjusted with wheel in motion. Abrasive Wheel Machinery 1910.215(a)(4)

15. Abrasive Wheel Machinery 1910.215(a)(4)

16. Abrasive Wheel Machinery 1910.215(a)(4)

17. Number 4: Eyewash and safety shower Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use where exposed to injurious corrosive materials. Medical and First aid 1910.151(c)

18. Emergency Eye Wash/Safety Shower

19. N.C. General Duty Clause NCGS 95 -129(1) • Number 5: Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause death or serious injury or serious physical harm to his employees. • Recognized hazard in the industry • Hazard causing or likely to cause death or serious injury or harm • Employer cited has employees exposed to hazard • There is a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard

20. N.C. General Duty Clause NCGS 95 -129(1)

21. N.C. General Duty Clause NCGS 95-129(1)

22. Wiring Design and Protection 1910.304(g)(5) • Number 6: Grounding path • The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous and effective.

23. Wiring Design and Protection 1910.304(g)(5)

24. Eye and Face Protection 1910.133(a)(1) • Number 7: General requirements • Use appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards: • Hazards from flying particles • Molten metal • Liquid chemicals • Acids or caustic liquids • Chemical gases or vapors • Potentially injurious light radiation

25. Eye and Face Protection 1910.133(a)(1)

26. Eye and Face Protection 1910.133(a)(1)

27. Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) • Number 8: Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings • Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

28. Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) Knockout missing

29. Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)

30. Walking and Working Surfaces 1910.23(c)(1) • Number 9: Protection of open-sided floor, platform or runway • Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level must be guarded by a standard railing. • Toe-boards required wherever, beneath the open sides: • Persons can pass • There is moving machinery, or • There is equipment where falling materials could create a hazard

31. Railing and toeboard Walking and Working Surfaces 1910.23(c)(1)

32. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) • Number 10: Point of operation guarding • Area on a machine where work is actually performed upon the material being processed.

33. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

34. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) Poor housekeeping

35. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

36. Summary • You should now understand and be able to identify hazards associated with the Top Ten most cited serious violations in general industry. • Number 1: 1910.212(a)(1) – Machine guarding; machine guards must be provided to protect employees from hazards. • Number 2: 1910.215(b)(9) – Machine guarding; tongue guards must be adjusted within ¼ inch of the wheel.

37. Summary • Number 3: 1910.215(a)(4) – Machine guarding; work rest must be adjusted within ⅛ inch of the wheel. • Number 4: 1910.151(c) – Medical and first aid; suitable facilities for injurious corrosive materials must be provided. • Number 5: NCGS 95-129(1) – North Carolina General Duty Clause

38. Summary • Number 6: 1910.304(g)(5) – Wiring and design; grounding path must be permanent and complete. • Number 7: 1910.133(a)(1) – Eye and face protection; appropriate protection required when exposed to eye or face hazards. • Number 8: 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) – Cabinets, boxes and fittings; unused openings shall be effectively closed.

39. Summary • Number 9: 1910.23(c)(1) – Walking and working surfaces; standard railing is required for open - sided floors/platforms 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level. • Number 10: 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) – Machine guarding; point of operation guarding must be provided to protect exposed employees.

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