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Jonathan Worrell, CAS, Atlanta East Area Office worrell.jonathan@dol

ASSE – NE Section Top Ten OSHA Violations. Jonathan Worrell, CAS, Atlanta East Area Office worrell.jonathan@dol.gov. FY 2011 Most Frequently Cited Violations. Fall Protection – 7,139 violations; 260 workers died from falls in 2010 Scaffolding, general requirements – 7,069 violations

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Jonathan Worrell, CAS, Atlanta East Area Office worrell.jonathan@dol

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  1. ASSE – NE SectionTop Ten OSHA Violations Jonathan Worrell, CAS, Atlanta East Area Office worrell.jonathan@dol.gov

  2. FY 2011 Most Frequently Cited Violations • Fall Protection – 7,139 violations; 260 workers died from falls in 2010 • Scaffolding, general requirements – 7,069 violations • Hazard Communication – 6,438 violations • Respiratory Protection – 3,944 • Lockout/Tagout – 3,639

  3. Cont’ • Electrical Wiring Methods – 3,584 violations • Powered Industrial Trucks – 3,432 • Ladders – 3,244 violations • Electrical, General Requirements – 2,863 • Machine Guarding, General Requirements for All Machines – 2,556 violations

  4. Hazard Communication Respiratory Protection Lockout/Tagout Electrical, Wiring Methods Powered Industrial Trucks Electrical, General Requirements Machine Guarding Recordkeeping Personal Protective Equipment Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus FY 2011Top 10 Most Cited Standards(General Industry)

  5. Cont’ • Hazard Communication 1910.1200 • Written Program • Labeling • MSDS • Training • Respiratory Protection 1910.134 • Written Program • Medical Evaluation • Fit Testing • Training

  6. Cont’ • Lockout/tagout 1910.147 • Written Program • Specific Procedures • Training of authorized and affected employees • Annual evaluation • Electrical wiring methods 1910.305 • Covers on boxes • Unused openings closed • Use of flexible cords

  7. Cont’ • Powered Industrial Trucks 1910.178 • Electrical, General Requirements 1910.303 • Guarding live parts • Clearance around equipment • Machine Guarding 1910.212 • Point of operation • Ingoing nip points

  8. Cont’ • Recordkeeping 1904 • Personal Protective Equipment 1910.132 • Assessment of the workplace • Provide and pay for PPE • Training and enforcement • Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus 1910.219 • Guarded if less than 7 feet from floor: • Belts and pulleys • Chains and sprockets • Gears • Shafts • Couplings

  9. Fall Protection Scaffolding Ladders Fall Protection, Training Requirements Hazard Communication Head Protection General Safety & Health Provisions Aerial Lifts Eye & Face Protection Specific Excavation Requirements FY 2011 Top 10 Most Cited Standards(Construction Industry)

  10. Cont’ • Fall Protection 1926.501 • Required for fall distances of 6 feet or greater (railings, nets, PFAS) • Training • Scaffolding 1926.451 • Competent person • Footings • Cross braces • Access • Fall protection • Platform (planking)

  11. Cont’ • Ladders 1926.1053 • Use for the purpose intended • Three points of contact • Properly installed • Extend three feet above landing • Training • Fall Protection Training 1926.503 • Trained by a competent person • Nature of fall hazards • Use of fall protection

  12. Cont’ • Hazard Communication 1910.1200 • Head Protection 1910.100 (Hard Hats) • General S & H Provisions 1926.20 • Frequently and regular inspections made by a competent person • Aerial Lifts 1926.453 • Used as intended • Fall protection (harness and lanyard)

  13. Cont’ • Eye and Face Protection 1926.102 • Specific Excavation Requirements 1926.651 • Spoil pile 2 feet from edge • No water in excavation • Ladder within 25 feet of workers

  14. Emphasis Programs • REP- Forklifts- affects all industries • REP- Noise- Sawmill/ Wood; Concrete; & Plastics operations • REP- SHARPS- Surgical Care; Emergency Care and Primary Care Clinics • REP- Silica – all industries • REP- Overhead Powerlines – Repair and Construction- includes any exposed worker to powerlines • REP- Scrap/ Waste Recyclers – “junkyards” & recyclers • REP/ LEP- Lead – all industries • REP- Falls in Construction- any hazard > 6’ • REP- Landscaping – commercial or residential operations • REP- Sanitation/ Clean-up Operations in Food Operations • NEP- Primary Metals – chemical and physical hazards in Metals • NEP – Trench/ Excavations • NEP – Amputations – • NEP – Hexavalent Chromium • NEP – Severe Violators • SST Directive- High I/I rates targeting in general industry • REP-Methylene Chrloride

  15. FY 2007 – FY 2011Inspections Conducted

  16. FY 2007 – FY 2011% Inspections In-Compliance

  17. FY 2007 – FY 2011Total Violations Issued

  18. FY 2007 – FY 2011% Total Violations Issued As Serious

  19. FY 2007 – FY 2011% Total Violations Issued As Serious, Willful, Repeat, & Unclass

  20. FY 2007 – FY 2011% NIC Inspections With Only Other-Than-Serious Violations Cited

  21. FY 2007 – FY 2011% Inspections With Violations Contested

  22. FY 2007 – FY 2011Average Current Penalty Per Serious Violation

  23. FY 2007 – FY 2011% Construction Inspections

  24. FY 2007 – FY 2011 Significant Cases

  25. FY 2007 – FY 2011 Egregious Cases

  26. FY 2007 – FY 2011Fatality Investigations

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