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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS. OSHA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2014. OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE. 55 North Robinson, Suite 315 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 278-9560 www.osha.gov 1-800-321-OSHA. AREA OFFICE STAFF. David Bates, Area Director Steven Kirby, AAD Meghan Christie, AAD
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS OSHA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2014
OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE 55 North Robinson, Suite 315 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 278-9560 www.osha.gov 1-800-321-OSHA
AREA OFFICE STAFF • David Bates, Area Director • Steven Kirby, AAD • Meghan Christie, AAD • Jorge Delucca, CAS • Janet Barker, VPP Coordinator • Vacant, Discrimination Investigator • 18 CSHO’s
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ALLIANCE • MCEPS (Mid-Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network) • Oklahoma Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association • VPP SITES – 40 SITES IN OK
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS REGIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS • Falls in Construction & General Industry • Cranes in Construction • Oil & Gas • Fabricated Metal Products • Heavy Highway & Bridge • Workzone Safety • Noise in General Industry • Demolition in Construction • Electrical Powerline (overhead and underground) • Heat Illnesses
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS • NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS • Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates, Effective June 20, 2013 • PSM Covered Chemical Facilities • Combustible Dust • Nursing and Residential Care Facilities • Trenching and Excavation
FY 2013 FATALITIES • 27 Fatality Events or Investigations • 28 Worker Deaths
2013 INDUSTRIES • 13 General Industry • 8 Construction • 6 Oil & Gas
2012 INDUSTRIES • 4 Construction • 8 General Industry • 12 Oil & Gas
12 Struck or Crushed by / Caught in 4 Electrocutions 5 Falls 2 Natural Cause 3 Fire / Explosion 1 Confined space 2013 EVENT TYPES
OSHA Safety Stand Downs • June 21 – July 22, 2012: Oklahoma oil and gas Stand down. • As a result of 9 fatalities and one catastrophe between October 2011 and April 2012 • Industry voluntarily inspected 1200 rigs, • Found and corrected 2500 hazards • Safety Training to 9,800+ workers
OSHA Safety Stand Downs • Region 6 Stand Down • January to March 1, 2013 • TX, AR, LA, OK, NM • 183 locations participated • Conducted 3,888 site inspections • Identified & corrected 8,392 hazards • Trained 36,643 workers • National STEPS Stand Down planned in 2 phases • November 14, 2013 – Phase 1 • December – January 30, 2014 – Phase 2 • Website: http://www.oshastanddown.org/
OSHA NEWS • Executive Order 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security • Request for Information regarding O&G exemption from 1910.119 (PSM) regulation; Comments due March 10, 2014 • Drilling and Servicing – Due to anticipated promulgation of O&G regulations • O&G Production Facilities – Due to lack of economic feasibility study to include production facilities
OSHA NEWS • OSHA Proposed Rule - Injury and Illness Record Electronic Submission • Written Comments due March 8, 2014 • Public Meeting January 9, 2014 in DC • Employers with more than 250 employees submit their OSHA records quarterly • Employers in certain high-hazard industries with more than 20 employees submit their OSHA records annually • Eventually, company OSHA Injury and Illness records will be posted on OSHA website
OSHA NEWS • Proposed Rule on Respirable Silica • General Industry, Construction, Maritime • Reduces PEL from 100ug/m3 to 50ug/m3 • Comment Period extended to January 27, 2014 • Hearing to be held March 18, 2014 in DC
OSHA NEWS • Globally Harmonized System for Classification of Chemicals (GHS) • December 1, 2013 - Train employees on the new label elements and SDS format • December 1, 2015 -Comply with all modified provisions of this final rule • June 1, 2016 - Update alternative workplace labeling and hazard communication program as necessary, and provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health
OSHA NEWS • Whistleblowers can now file complaints electronically on OSHA website • Electronic signatures online now accepted to formalize S&H complaints • Protecting Temporary Workers • OSHA extended crane operator certification requirement in Construction to Nov 10, 2017