CSWEA Fall Seminar Maintenance and Safety

1. CSWEA Fall SeminarMaintenance and Safety Nancy Quick, CIH, CSP Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA North Aurora Office Phone: 630-896-8700 Email: quick.nancy@dol.gov

2. Objectives • Review preventive measures for common hazards and OSHA requirements • Discuss major elements of a safety program • Brief review of OSHA recordkeeping requirements

4. Preventive Measures - PPE • PPE and chemical resistant clothing to avoid exposure to corrosive and/or polluted solids and liquids. • Safety goggles where eyes may be exposed to dust, flying particles, or splashes of harmful liquids. • What about outside environments?

5. Preventive Measures - PPE • Personal Protective Equipment – 1910.132 • Hazard Assessment • Completed and certified • Employees must be trained • What PPE is required • How to take care of it • How to use it • Training must be certified

6. Preventative Measures - Chemicals • Required to have a Hazard Communication Program (1910.1200) • Written Program • MSDS • Labels • Training

7. Preventive Measures – Emergencies • Emergency Action Plan (1910.38) • How do you handle emergencies? • Eyewash and showers (1910.151) • Where are they located? • Do they work (are they inspected)?

8. Preventive Measures - Electrical • Electrical standards are listed in Subpart S • Check all equipment before use • Is the insulation “good” • Are the tools grounded? • Are you using GFCIs?

9. Basic Safety Program • Programs to address hazards in the workplace • Chemical exposures; respirators; confined space; PPE, etc. • Inspections of the workplace • Frequency • Corrective Action! • Enforcement of the rules

10. Basic Recording Regulations • Must keep the OSHA 300 log to record injuries and illnesses that occur to employees that are work-related. • Must post summary – OSHA 300Afrom February - April

11. Basic Recording Regulations • What is recordable? • Death • Days away from work • Restricted work or job transfer • Medical treatment • Loss of consciousness • Significant diagnosis

12. What If I Still Have Questions? • OSHA website: www.osha.gov • State of Illinois Onsite Safety and Health Consultation Service: • www.illinoisosha.com

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14. Disclaimer Language This information has been developed by an OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist and is intended to assist employers, workers, and others as they strive to improve workplace health and safety. While we attempt to thoroughly address specific topics [or hazards], it is not possible to include discussion of everything necessary to ensure a healthy and safe working environment in a presentation of this nature. Thus, this information must be understood as a tool for addressing workplace hazards, rather than an exhaustive statement of an employer’s legal obligations, which are defined by statute, regulations, and standards. Likewise, to the extent that this information references practices or procedures that may enhance health or safety, but which are not required by a statute, regulation, or standard, it cannot, and does not, create additional legal obligations. Finally, over time, OSHA may modify rules and interpretations in light of new technology, information, or circumstances; to keep apprised of such developments, or to review information on a wide range of occupational safety and health topics, you can visit OSHA’s website at www.osha.gov.