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OSHA Update

Explore OSHA’s impact on reducing workplace fatalities, initiatives, inspection details, standards, penalties, and future regulatory agenda.

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OSHA Update

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  1. AIHA September 6, 2019 OSHA Update Eric S. Harbin Acting Regional Administrator

  2. Objective Overview of OSHA Fatalities Emphasis Programs OSHA’s Initiatives

  3. OSHA’s Continuing Mission • OSHA and its state partners, coupled with efforts of employers, safety & health professionals, unions and advocates, have helpeddramatically reduceworkplace injuries and illnesses. • Worker fatalities in America are down—on average, from 38 workers a day in 1970 to14a day in 2017. • Worker injuries and illnesses are down—from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to 2.8 per 100 in 2017.

  4. OSHA’s Balanced Approach • Enforcement • Compliance Assistance • Training

  5. How OSHA is Organized • Region 1: Boston • Region 2: New York • Region 3: Philadelphia • Region 4: Atlanta • Region 5: Chicago • Region 6: Dallas • Region 7: Kansas City • Region 8: Denver • Region 9: San Francisco • Region 10: Seattle

  6. State Plans • 22 State Plans covering private sector and state/local government workers • 6 State Plans covering only state/local government workers • State Plans must be at least as effective as federal OSHA www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp

  7. Why OSHA’s Continuing Mission • Every year more than 4,500Workers die from workplace injuries. • Perhaps as many as 50,000workers die from illnesses in which workplace exposures were a contributing factor. • Nearly 4 Millionworkers suffer a serious nonfatal injury or illness annually.

  8. OSHA Inspections ConductedFY 2015- 2019 YTD

  9. % Construction InspectionsFY 2015- 2019 YTD

  10. Transportation is not covered under OSHA FY 2017 Fatalities by Type

  11. Texas Fatal Occupational Injuries2011 - 2017

  12. OSHA Enforcement • OSHA conducts inspections based on: • Imminent danger situations • Worker fatalities, hospitalizations, amputations, or loss of an eye • Referrals • Targeted inspections • Follow-up inspections

  13. FY 2018 Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501) Hazard Communication (1910.1200) Scaffolding (1926.451) Respiratory Protection (1910.134) Lockout/Tagout (1910.147) Ladders (1926.1053) Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178) Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503) Machine Guarding (1910.212) Eye and Face Protection (1926.102) www.osha.gov/Top_Ten_Standards.html

  14. OSHA Penalty Levels: 2019 www.osha.gov/penalties

  15. Criminal Referrals • Criminal sanctions are outlined in the OSH Act • To obtain a conviction, a prosecutor must establish certain conditions beyond a reasonable doubt

  16. National Emphasis Programs (NEP) • Combustible Dust • Hazardous Machinery • Hexavalent Chromium • Lead • Primary Metals Industries • Process Safety Management • Shipbreaking • Trenching and Excavation https://www.osha.gov/enforcement/directives/nep

  17. OSHA Trenching Initiative • Increase awareness of excavation hazards in construction; • Educate employers and workers on safe cave-in prevention solutions; and • Decrease the number of trench collapses

  18. OSHA Regulatory Agenda Final Rule Stage: • Standards Improvement Project IV • Respirator Quantitative Fit Test Protocol • Employee Medical Records • Technical Corrections to 35 Standards • Beryllium in General Industry • Beryllium in Construction and Shipyards

  19. OSHA: Proposed Rule Stage • Cranes and Derricks in Construction • Hazard Communication Standard • Puerto Rico State Plan • Welding in Construction Confined Spaces

  20. OSHA: Pre-Rule Stage • Communication Towers • Emergency Response and Preparedness • Mechanical Power Presses • Powered Industrial Trucks • Lock-Out/Tag-Out Update • Tree Care Standard • Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance • Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal • Crystalline Silica: Table 1 in Construction Standard

  21. Whistleblower Protections • Retaliation includes: • Reduce pay or hours • Being fired, laid off, or suspended • Reassignment, discipline, or demotion • Threats, harassment, and intimidation • Blacklisted from hiring Employers cannot retaliate against workers who exercise their rights. Whistleblowers.gov

  22. OSHA Initiatives

  23. Safety and Health Programs • Every effective safety and health program includes three key components: • Management leadership • Worker participation • A systematic approach to finding and fixing workplace hazards www.osha.gov/safeandsound/safety-and-health-programs

  24. Benefits to the Bottom Line • Safety and health programs help businesses: • Prevent workplace injuries and illnesses • Improve compliance with laws and regulations • Reduce costs, including workers' compensation premiums • Engage workers • Enhance social responsibility goals • Increase productivity and enhance overall business operations Benefits

  25. Safe + Sound Campaign • Every workplace should have a safety and health programthat includes key elements to protect workers. • Good for workers and businesses’ bottom line • Targets small and medium-sizedbusinesses www.osha.gov/safeandsoundweek

  26. Preventing Trenching Incidents Excavationsin Construction English Spanish • DOL’s Strategic Plan identifies trenching hazards as an agency priority. • OSHA’s goal is to increase the number of corrected trenching hazards through enforcement and consultation. 5 Things You Should KnowTo Stay Safe in a Trench sticker poster www.osha.gov/trenching

  27. Suicide Prevention www.osha.gov/preventingsuicides

  28. Work Zone Awareness Week • Annual spring campaign held at the start of construction season to encourage safe driving through highway work zones • OSHA’s Roadway Work Zone Alliance supports the week and developed this poster www.osha.gov/doc/highway_workzones

  29. May 6, 2019 Rangers Ballpark - Manhattan Construction Group kick-off with Loren Sweatt.

  30. Stop Falls: Fall Prevention Campaign • Falls are the leading cause of worker fatalities in construction. These are preventable. • PLAN ahead to get the job done safely. • PROVIDE the right equipment. • TRAIN everyone to use equipment safely. 5 ways to Prevent Workplace Falls osha.gov/stopfalls

  31. Heat Illness Prevention Campaign • Heat illness sickens thousands and results in the deaths of dozens of workers each year • Campaign educates employers and workers on danger of working in heat, and three steps to prevention: WATER. REST. SHADE. • Resources include OSHA-NIOSH heat safety app • Informal launch is “No-Fry Day” – Friday before Memorial Day OSHA Heat Illness Prevention Campaign osha.gov/heat

  32. Protecting Young Workers • Workers of all ages have rights to safe workplaces: • To raise concerns about hazards without fear of retaliation • To receive training and PPE • To ask questions if something seems unsafe www.osha.gov/youngworkers #MySafeSummerJob OSHA: Young Workers’ Rights (English) OSHA: Young Workers’ Rights (Spanish)

  33. OSHA Working With Employers 2018 OSHA data

  34. OSHA’s Cooperative Programs • On-Site Consultation Program • Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) • Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) • OSHA Challenge • OSHA Strategic Partnership Program • Alliance Program

  35. OSHA QuickTakes • FREEOSHA e-newsletter delivered twice monthly to more than 250,000 subscribers • Latest news about OSHA initiatives and products to help employers and workers find and prevent workplace hazards • Sign up at www.osha.gov

  36. OSHA Web Resources • Compliance Assistance • Training • Cooperative Programs • Forms • OSHA Publications • Contact OSHA osha.gov

  37. Training TRAINING REQUIREMENTSAND RESOURCES OUTREACH TRAINING(10- OR 30-HOUR CARDS) • Training must be provided to workers who face hazards on the job. • OSHA creates training materials, distributes training grants to nonprofit organizations, and provides training through authorized education centers. OSHA TRAINING INSTITUTE EDUCATION CENTERS SUSAN HARWOODTRAINING GRANTS

  38. OSHA Training Institute Region VI - Education Centers

  39. www.osha.gov 800-321-OSHA (6742)

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