2009 WTBA WISDOTContractor Engineer Conference
January 22, 2009
OSHA Update
Agenda
• General Information
• Areas of Emphasis and Concern
• Changes in 2009?
OSHA Overview
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• U.S. Department of Labor• Wisconsin Offices
– Madison– Milwaukee– Appleton– Eau Claire
Mission
To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women.
Strategies:• Strong, fair and effective
enforcement• Outreach, education and
compliance assistance• Partnerships and other
cooperative programs
2007 – Wisconsin Fatalities Up To 103
EMPHASIS PROGRAMS:National• Trenching & Excavation• Silica• Lead Local• Fall Hazards in
Construction• Powered Industrial
Vehicles
AREAS OF EMPHASIS AND CONCERN
Region V Fatality Trends - Struck By Falling Objects
• Quick-Coupler Excavator Buckets
• OSHA SHIB: http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib072205a.html
Other Struck by Hazards– Moving Equipment– Backing
Region V Fatality Trends - Overhead Powerlines
Overhead Powerline Fatalities 2004-2008 *
6
3
6
13
7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
*Thru 8/31/08
• Cranes, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Aerial Lifts, Scaffolds etc.
• De-Energize• Clearances• Marking
Underground Utilities
• Hot issue!• 1800 reported strikes • Multiple problems
– Not mapped– Not marked– Dead???
• Multiple Interest Groups
• Need solutions
Health Hazards
• Noise– Hearing Loss Claims– Studies– Enforcement– Model Programs
• Welding & Cutting– Hexavalent Chromium– Arsenic
Cranes:
Proposed Rule• Construction Crane
Standard• Comment Period
Incidents in 2008• Heightened Awareness• Compliance Officer
Training
Changes in 2009
• New Administration
• New Secretary of Labor
• New Secretary of OSHA
OSHA’s Cooperative Programs
• Alliance Program• OSHA Strategic Partnership
Program• Voluntary Protection
Programs• Consultation Program &
SHARP
Growth in Cooperative Program Participation
578705
807884
1,024
1,180
1,367
1,612
1,869
353 396
1,0741,183
42 85
2,000
455 413
699789
1,003
805
125 167
211
206
1711581491820
240
104
411350
456 503
100
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Fiscal Year
Num
ber
Pro
gram
s
VPP Sites SHARP Sites Partnerships Alliances
www.osha.gov
Appleton Area Office(920) 734-4521Eau Claire Area Office(715) 832-9019(Madison Area Office(608)441-5388Milwaukee Area Office(414) 297-3315
Questions?