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Public Sector. Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Serious Hazards in FY 2009. Objectives. Reveal the Top Ten most-frequently cited serious standards violations in the public sector for federal fiscal year 2009.

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  1. Public Sector • Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Serious Hazards in FY 2009

  2. Objectives Reveal the Top Ten most-frequently cited serious standards violations in the public sector for federal fiscal year 2009. The Top Ten List includes data about the citations/violations issued from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2009.

  3. N.C. Department of Labor

  4. Occupational Fatality Investigation Review

  5. Number 1: 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)

  6. Emergency Eye Wash/Safety Shower

  7. N.C. General Duty Clause Number 2: North Carolina General Duty Clause These conditions are: There must be a hazard. The hazard must be recognized. The hazard causes or is likely to cause serious injury, harm or death. The hazard must be correctable. NCGS 95-129(1)

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

  9. Personal Protective Equipment Number 3: Eye and face protection General requirements The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from: Flying particles Molten metal Liquid chemicals Acids Caustic liquids Chemical gases or vapors Potentially injurious light radiation 1910.133(a)(1)

  10. Number 4: Wiring design and protection Grounding path The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent, continuous and effective. Electrical 1910.304(g)(5)

  11. Electrical Path to Ground 1910.304(g)(5)

  12. Electrical 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) • Number 5: Cabinets, boxes, and fittings • Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings • Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

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

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

  15. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(1) • Number 6: General requirements • Missing machine guard

  16. Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(1)

  17. Electrical 1910.303(b)(1)(ii) • Number 7: General requirements • Examination, installation, and use of equipment • Mechanical strength and durability • Parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment • The adequacy of the protection provided

  18. Walking and Working Surfaces 1910.23(c)(1) • Number 8: 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

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

  20. Personal Protective Equipment Number 9: Hazard assessment The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment. 1910.132(d)(1)

  21. Respiratory Protection 1910.134(c)(1) • Number 10: Respiratory protection program • Requires the employer to develop a written respiratory protection program • Must include worksite-specific procedures and elements for trained required respiratory use

  22. You should now understand and be able to identify hazards associated with the Top Ten most cited serious violations in “The Public Sector.” Number 1: 1910.151(c) – Medical and first aid; provide suitable facility (i.e., eye wash/emergency shower) for quick drenching or flushing where exposed to injurious corrosive materials Number 2: NCGS 95-129(1) – North Carolina General Duty Clause Number 3: 1910.133(a)(1) – Eye and face protection; lack of proper eye and face protective equipment where exposed to hazard Summary

  23. Summary Number 4: 1910.304(g)(5) – Electrical: grounding path must be permanent, continuous and effective Number 5: 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) – Electrical: cabinets, boxes and fittings; unused openings shall be effectively closed Number 6: 1910.212(a)(1) – Machine guarding: general requirements; missing machine guard Number 7: 1910.303(b)(1)(ii) – Electrical: general requirements; mechanical strength and durability of equipment

  24. Summary Number 8: 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 9: 1910.132(d)(1) – Personal protective equipment; conducting a hazard assessment of the workplace Number 10: 1910.134(c)(1) – Respiratory protection; employer must develop and implement a written respiratory protection program

  25. Thank You For Attending! Final Questions?

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