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IPC APEXPO 2005 EHS Committee Meeting Health & SAFETY Update. Lee Wilmot Director - Environmental, Health & Safety Tyco Printed Circuit Group 21 February 2005. H&S Update 2005. 2003 BLS Injury Rates Released OSHA Citations for PWB Industry Latest Inspections Regulatory Agenda Actions.
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IPC APEXPO 2005EHS Committee MeetingHealth & SAFETY Update Lee Wilmot Director - Environmental, Health & Safety Tyco Printed Circuit Group 21 February 2005
H&S Update 2005 • 2003 BLS Injury Rates Released • OSHA Citations for PWB Industry • Latest Inspections • Regulatory Agenda Actions
H&S Update 2005 • BLS injury rates released in December 2004 • Utilize NAICS codes for 1st time • 334412 for “Bare printed circuit board manufacturing” • 334418 for “Printed circuit assembly (electronic assembly) mfg • TRCIR up from 3.1 to 4.1 • LWDACR up from 0.8 to 1.4 • RWDCR same at 0.9 • LWDCR up from 1.7 to 2.3 • No EMS rate (fewer than 15 cases) but 2.6
H&S Update 2005 • BLS TRCIR injury rates for 2003 – by size • 11-49 = 6.8 • 50-249 = 3.6 • 250-999 = 3.9 • > 999 = 2.2 • Overall = 4.1 • Many industries and industry overall shows highest rate for 50-249 size establishements.
H&S Update 2005 • OSHA citations - SIC 3672 (Oct’03-Sept’04) • 18 inspections • 88 citations • $26,464 in paid penalties • Top standards cited • Lead (1025) – 6 / 15 / $8543 • Haz Com (1200) – 9 / 15 / $5274 • PPE (132) – 7 / 10 / $1858
H&S Update 2005 • OSHA inspections of PWB industry continues at similar pace • 2/19/4-2/19/5 period shows 37 inspections with 88 violations at 25 locations • 3 = No Inspection due to Out of Business • Many companies not recognized >> IPC members? Short Circuits, Prototron Circuits Applied Concepts, Rhr technoligies
H&S Update 2005OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda • OSHA Regulatory Agenda 12/13/2004 • Completed Actions • CNP fit testing protocol • Final State Rule • Assigned Protection Factors for Respirators • Updates to Electrical Standards • Updates to National Consensus Standards
H&S Update 2005Completed Actions OSHA Regulatory Agenda • Controlled negative pressure (CNP fit testing protocol amended • CNP REDON added to quantitative fit testing protocol in App’x A of 134 standard • Protocol requires three exercises followed by two redonnings (was eight and one) • Published 8/4/4 (69 FR 46986) eff. 9/3/4
H&S Update 2005Final Actions - OSHA Regulation Agenda • Assigned protection factors (APFs) for respiratory protection standard (134) • Current APFs used 1980s NIOSH values • Action seeks to adopt industry consensus standard values from ANSI Z88.2-1992 • Post Hearing comment period ended 5/04 • Post Hearing briefs ended Jan’05
H&S Update 2005Final Actions – OSHA Regulatory Agenda • Revise & Update subpart S Electrical Stds • Current standard based on 1981 technology • Goal is to utilize 2000 version of NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical SAFETY • Two stage update planned • 1. Update design SAFETY standards • 2. Address work practices & SAFETY req’ts • NPRM comments ended June’04
H&S Update 2005Final Actions – OSHA Regulatory Agenda Update of National Consensus Standards • Current standards adopted in 1970-72 • OSHA has asked consensus standards organization to review & compare and • 1. Determine which stds are most important to update. • 2. Which changes would be noncontroversial • 3. Which changes would reduce risk
Questions? • Comments? Lee Wilmot • lee.wilmot@tycoclectronics.com • 860/386-2120; fax -2100