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OSHA Update May 2013

OSHA Update May 2013. Matt Gaines CSP VPP Manager Kansas City Regional OSHA Office gaines.matt@dol.gov. 3. 8. Inspections Conducted. Complaint Inspections. Average Penalty/Serious. St. Louis Area Office Local/Regional/National Emphasis Programs General Industry. Amputations

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OSHA Update May 2013

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  1. OSHA UpdateMay 2013 Matt Gaines CSP VPP Manager Kansas City Regional OSHA Office gaines.matt@dol.gov

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  3. 8

  4. Inspections Conducted

  5. Complaint Inspections

  6. Average Penalty/Serious

  7. St. Louis Area Office Local/Regional/National Emphasis Programs General Industry Amputations Forktruck Grain Handling Logging/Sawmills Primary Metals Noise & Respiratory Hexavalent Chromium No Comprehensive 02 Recycling/Scrap Metal Nursing Homes Chemical Plants Site-Specific Targeting Program

  8. Kansas City Area Office National/Local/Regional Emphasis Programs Construction Falls/Overhead Powerlines Trenching “Dodge Reports”

  9. New Region 7 LEP - Amputations • Effective April 26, 2013 • NAICS codes with known high rates of amputations targeted (40 industry codes) • CSHO will be looking for certain types of equipment and evidence of past amputation incidents on OSHA logs

  10. National Temporary Worker Initiative • Effective April 2013 • High incidence of temp worker fatalities during first few days on the job • Example: 21yo temp worker killed on first day of work – Bacardi Bottling Co. • CSHOs to look closely at the management of temp workers, especially S&H training, during programmed and unprogrammed inspections

  11. GI – Top Ten • Hazard Communication • Respiratory Protection • Electrical, Wiring Methods • Powered Industrial Trucks • Lockout/Tagout • Electrical, General Requirements • Machine Guarding • Personal Protective Equipment • Guarding Floor & Wall Openings & Holes • Bloodborne Pathogens

  12. Construction-Top Ten • Fall Protection • Scaffolding • Ladders • Fall Protection, Training Requirements • Head Protection • Hazard Communication • Eye & Face Protection • Aerial Lifts • Specific Excavation Requirements • Electrical, Wiring Methods

  13. FY 2012 Kansas City Inspection Data • Number of Inspections: 701 • 56% in Construction • $/Serious: $2809 • Serious, Willful, Repeat: 93.5% • Contest Rate: 2.8% • In Compliance: 36%

  14. Major revisions to the Hazard Communication Standard • Hazard classification: Provides specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures. • Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each hazard class and category. Precautionary statements must also be provided. • Safety Data Sheets: Will now have a specified 16-section format. • Information and training: The Revised HCS requires that workers be trained within two years to facilitate recognition and understanding of the new labels and safety data sheets.

  15. GHS Pictograms Oxidizer Compressed Gas Flammable Explosive ! Irritant Corrosive Acute Toxicity Chronic Health Hazard

  16. A sample GHS compliant label

  17. Safety Data Sheets • Safety Data Sheets • Sections 1 -11 and section 16 would be mandatory • Sections 12 -15 would be non-mandatory since they are outside OSHA’s jurisdiction • A new Appendix D, Safety Data Sheets, provides the details of what is to be included in each section

  18. Effective Dates for Employers May Comply with New or Current Standard During Transition Period

  19. Upcoming Standards • Walking and Working Surfaces • Confined Space in Construction • Injury & Illness Prevention Programs

  20. Incentive Program Guidance • Refer to March 12, 2012, memo by Richard Fairfax titled “Employer Safety Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices.” • Incentive programs that create a potential for an employee to not report an injury may be prosecuted under Section 11(c) of OSHA Act and/or other Whistleblower Statutes

  21. Questions? • gaines.matt@dol.gov

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