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Cal/OSHA Electroplating Update

Cal/OSHA Electroplating Update. Grace Delizo Area Manager Cal/OSHA Consultation Service 619.767.2060. Cal/OSHA Organization. DOSH. ENFORCEMENT. CONSULTATION. Employee Complaint Citations/Fines Unannounced Public Information. Employer Request No Citations/Penalties

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Cal/OSHA Electroplating Update

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  1. Cal/OSHA Electroplating Update Grace Delizo Area Manager Cal/OSHA Consultation Service 619.767.2060

  2. Cal/OSHA Organization DOSH ENFORCEMENT CONSULTATION • Employee Complaint • Citations/Fines • Unannounced • Public Information • Employer Request • No Citations/Penalties • Invitation • Confidential

  3. What Triggers an Inspection • 60% Complaints • 15% Accidents • 20% Programmed Inspections • 5% Follow-ups

  4. Top Ten Most Cited Standards • Respirators • Clear Electrical Access • Field Sanitation • Exposed Conductors • Air Tank Permit • IIPP • IIPP - Construction • HazCom • Fire Extinguishers • Reporting Fatalities

  5. Cal/OSHA’S Most Cited Hazards for SIC 3471 - ElectroplatingData for October 2007 – September 2008

  6. Employee Injury and Illness Prevention Program Eight Elements of the IIPP • Responsibility • Enforcement • Communication • Hazard ID • Incident Investigation • Hazard Control • Training • Documentation

  7. IIPP Structure

  8. Cal/OSHA Recognition Programs • Golden Gate (Not an exemption program) • SHARP (Fixed and Non-Fixed Sites exemption program) • VPP (Fixed and Non-Fixed Sites exemption program)

  9. Golden Gate Recognition An entry-level program for high-hazard employers and is site specific. Employers must have an established, minimally effective IIPP in order to receive recognition. The Golden Gate program does not offer inspection exemptions. • Open to high hazard employers • Recognition is in the form of a letter • The evaluation is conducted by the local Cal/OSHA Consultation Area Office • Only good at the worksite to be evaluated • Recognition for day of evaluation only. • One letter of recognition per site per year.

  10. SHARP (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) A mid-level recognition program that may offer eligible employers an exemption from Cal/OSHA Enforcement programmed inspections. California offers two SHARP programs: • Cal/SHARP for high-hazard employers with fixed and mobile worksites, except construction worksites; and • Cal/SHARP – Construction, a pilot program for contractors working at construction sites.

  11. California Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) VPP Benefits (Fixed & Non-Fixed sites) • Company is recognized as a safety and health leader by Cal/OSHA and industry. • All worksites are removed from Cal/OSHA programmed inspections. • May receive a letter in lieu of citation during complaint inspections when possible • Complaint & accident inspections are normally limited to specific area

  12. For Additional Information www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh1.html

  13. Contact Nearest Consultation Office

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