What’s New In OSHA!?
PRESENTED BY:
Keven L. Yarbrough
Assistant Area Director
Tampa Area Office 813-626-1177
OSHA’s Mission
• To Assure So Far as Possible
Every Working Man and Woman in
the Nation Safe and Healthful
Working Conditions...
OSHA OFFICES IN FLORIDA
TAMPA AREA OFICE
CURRENT
• SAFETY SPECIALISTS 19
• INDUSTRIAL HYGIENISTS 7
• COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE
SPECIALIST 1
• WB INVESTIGATORS 3
• ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 4
• ASSISTANT AREA DIRECTOR 3
• AREA DIRECTOR 1
• TOTAL 38
Prerules
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Infectious Diseases
• Injury and Illness Prevention Program
• Reinforced Concrete in Construction and preventing Backover Injuries and Fatalities
• Standards Improvement Project IV
• Vertical Tandem Lifts
• Review/Lookback of OSHA Chemical Standards
National Emphasis Programs
•Crystalline silica
•Lead
•Combustible dust
•Oil refineries
•Trenching hazards,
•Amputations
•Shipbreaking
operations
•Recordkeeping
•Chemical plants
•Hexavalent Chromium
Employees in a custom counter top shop working with granite. Wet methods
were in place but employees were STILL overexposed to silica.
Small scale foundry operation. Primarily aluminum operation with some lead.
Furnace/heating maintained at the melting point; no boiling to keep fumes
down.
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Forklifts
• Overhead Powerlines
• Falls
• Landscaping
• Scrap metal
REP for Reducing the Number of
Sharps Injuries
• Applies to ambulatory surgical care centers,
freestanding emergency care clinics and primary
care medical clinics (SIC 8011)
• Effective March 25, 2011
• Detailed evaluation of the employer's safety and
health programs to minimize worker exposures
to bloodborne pathogen hazards associated with
exposure to contaminated sharps devices
Sharps container in a medical lab. Employees have overfilled the
container past the fill line. This potentially exposes the employees to
needlesticks.
Employees in a medical lab storing PPE and street clothing next to each
other. Allows for cross-contamination and potential exposure.
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Landscaping
• Forklifts
• Overhead Powerlines
• Falls
• Scrap metal
Employees using a Zero Turn Radius Mower on an incline greater than the 15 degrees stated
by manufacturer. Here the incline was 23 degrees; one guy is driving at the wet edge and
already stuck without the ROP extended.
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Landscaping
• Overhead Powerlines
• Falls
• Scrap metal
• Forklifts
Street/utility contractor installing traffic control arms amongst energized
power lines.
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Landscaping
• Overhead Powerlines
• Forklifts
• Falls
• Scrap metal
Regional Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Landscaping
• Forklifts
• Overhead Powerlines
• Falls
• Scrap metal
Proposed Rule Phase
• Title: Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention) – In 1990, OSHA proposed a rule addressing slip, trip,
and fall hazards and establishing requirements for personal fall protection systems.
– OSHA published a notice to re-open the rulemaking for comment on May 2, 2003, because a number of issues were raised in the NPRM record.
– A second NPRM on May 24, 2010, which was modified to reflect current information as well as reassess the impact.
– Notice of Informal Hearing - 11/12/2010
– Public Hearing - 01/18/2011
– Analyze Comments - 08/00/2011
OSHA at 40
• OSHA is making a difference: – Worker deaths are down — from 14,000 in 1970 to 4,400 in 2009
in a workforce that has doubled in size.
– Injuries and illnesses are down — from 10.9 incidents per 100 workers in 1972 to less than 4 per 100 in 2009.
• The clear impact of OSHA and YOU can be seen daily!
• In January 2011, A 25 year old New Jersey fell from a a tower while making — he was saved from striking the ground by the safety harness he was wearing. He was shaken up and bruised, but he's alive.
OSHA at 40
• Challenges Ahead – OSHA must carefully target its efforts and leverage
its resources
• Creative Solutions – SVEP – Employers in SVEP receive "special
attention" from OSHA
– New penalties policy
– OSHA is using the public spotlight to expose worst violators
• Compliance Assistance
• Giving Workers a Strong Voice
• Standards
Why Strong Enforcement?
• Although fatalities are dropping in
numbers, there are still too many
• Florida still has a high number of fatalities
• Struck-by and falls still continue to be
leading causes of death
12 Construction Educational
Videos (in Spanish Also)
• Falls in Construction – Floor Openings
– Fixed Scaffolds
– Bridge Decking
– Reroofing
– Leading Edge Work
• Sprains and Strains in Construction – Pulling Cables
– Laying Stone
• Struck-by Accidents in Construction – Vehicle Back-over
– Swinging Cranes
• Carbon Monoxide in Construction – Portable Gas-Powered Equipment
• Excavations in Construction – Trenching
– Soil Classification
What kind of Supervisor are
YOU
• One looking for Validation?
• Or
• One who accepts
Proposed Rules
• Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica
• Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
• Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements--NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions
• Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards--Personal Protection Equipment (Head Protection)
Final Rule Phase
• Title: Confined Spaces in Construction
• Abstract: In 1993, OSHA issued GI Confined Space Standard to protect workers entering confined spaces (29 CFR 1910.146). This standard does not apply to the construction. Discussions with the United Steel Workers of America led to a settlement agreement regarding the general industry standard, OSHA agreed to issue a proposed rule to protect construction workers in confined spaces
• Final Action: 11/00/2011.
Other Issues
• Workplace Violence
• Distracted Driving
New and Upcoming Regional
Emphasis Programs
• Sharps
• Powered Industrial Trucks
• Noise
• Methylene Chloride
• Primary Metals – NEP
• Cranes & Derricks
New Factsheets For Preventing
Fatal Falls In Residential
Construction
• Installing Roof
Trusses
• Installing Roof Tiles
• Roof Repairs
Man Who Extorted Tens Of Thousands Of
Dollars From New York City Construction
Sites Receives Jail Term
• Anthony Lewis of Brooklyn, N.Y
• Sentenced seven to 21 years in prison for posing as a government inspector to extort tens of thousands of dollars from New York City building contractors.
• Many of the contractors victimized were members of minority groups or were immigrants, primarily from Asia or the Middle East
• Lewis, his partner, and other members of their organization visited construction job sites carrying clipboards and video cameras making it appear that they worked for a government agency.
• Receiving Payoffs of $300 to $10,000.
• If contractors refused to pay, reports of false violations and hazards were made to New York City agencies, including the Department of Buildings and the Police and Fire Departments, and federal agencies, such as OSHA and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Most Frequently Cited Standards
Manufacturing (SIC 20-39) FY 11
Lockout/Tagout 1910.147
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Machine Guarding – General Requirements 1910.212
Respiratory Protection 1910.134
Electrical – Wiring Methods 1910.305
Powered Industrial Trucks 1910.178
Electrical – General Requirements 1910.303
Machine Guarding – Power Transmission Apparatus 1910.219
Machine Guarding – Abrasive Wheel 1910.215
Recordkeeping Forms 1904.29
Most Frequently Cited Standards
Construction (SIC 15-17) FY 11
Fall Protection – Duty to Have Protection 1926.501
Scaffolds – General Requirements 1926.451
Ladders 1926.1053
Fall Protection – Training 1926.503
Head Protection 1926.100
General Safety and Health Provisions 1926.20
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Eye and Face Protection 1926.102
Electrical General Wiring Methods 1926.405
Trenching 1926.651
Most Frequently Cited Standards
Service Industry (SIC 70-89) FY 11
Bloodborne Pathogens 1910.1030
Hazard Communication 1910.1200
Respiratory Protection 1910.134
Electrical – Wiring Methods 1910.305
Electrical – General Requirements 1910.303
Personal Protective Equipment – General Requirements 1910.132
Recordkeeping – Forms 1904.29
Portable Fire Extinguisher 1910.157
Lockout/Tagout 1910.147
Medical Services and First Aid 1910.151
Fatality Investigations by the Tampa Area
Office
42
2007
52 2006
37 2008
Fatality Investigations by Tampa Area
Office
30
2009
25 2010
35 2011
Severe Violator Enforcement
Program (SVEP)
• Concentrate inspection resources on
employers who have demonstrated
recalcitrance or indifference to their OSH
Act obligations by committing willful,
repeated, or failure-to-abate violations.
Procedures of SVEP
• Enhanced Follow-up Inspections
• Nationwide Inspections of Related
Workplaces/Worksites
• Increased Company Awareness of OSHA
Enforcement
• Enhanced Settlement Provisions
• Federal Court Enforcement under Section 11(b)
of the OSH Act
Large excavation with partial
protective system. Unfortunately
their access/egress is right at a
nearly vertical wall . . . And there’s
water at the bottom edge.
Recordkeeping NEP
• DIRECTIVE NUMBER 10-07 (CPL 02)
• EFFECTIVE DATE: September 28, 2010
• TITLE: Injury and Illness
Recordkeeping National Emphasis
Program (RK NEP)
• http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive
_pdf/CPL_02_10-07.pdf
Pre-Rule Phase
• Title: Occupational Exposure to
Beryllium
– 1999 and 2001, OSHA was petitioned to
issue an emergency temporary standard by
the United Steel Workers, Public Citizen
Health Research Group, and others.
• OSHA is currently conducting a scientific peer
review of its draft risk assessment
• Economic peer review was scheduled to be
completed in June 2011.
Pre-Rule Phase
• Bloodborne Pathogens – Review that will
consider the continued need for the rule;
whether the rule overlaps, duplicates, or
conflicts with other Federal, State or local
regulations and the degree to which
technology, economic conditions, or other
factors may have changed since the rule was
evaluated
• Analyze Comments starting June, 2011
Pre-Rule Phase
• Title: Combustible Dust
– The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) completed a study which identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers and injured another 718.
– On July 31, 2005, OSHA published the Safety and Health Information Bulletin, "Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions."
– OSHA implemented a Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP) March 11, 2008.
Final Rule Phase
• Title: Hazard Communication
– In 2003, the United Nations adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).
– Countries are now adopting the GHS into their national regulatory systems.
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– ANPRM - 09/12/2006
– ANPRM Comment Period End - 11/13/2006
– Complete Peer Review of Economic Analysis - 11/19/2007
– Final Action - 09/00/2011
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PRESENTED BY:
Keven L. Yarbrough
Assistant Area Director
Tampa Area Office 813-626-1177