Julie A. WeisCompliance Assistance SpecialistCleveland Area OSHA Office

April 12, 2017

OSHA Update, Training Requirements, and News You Should Know

GOALS• Understand OSHA’s Approach to

Training

• OSHA’s Expectations

• How to Comply

• Updated OSHA News

OSHA’s Perspective

• It is OSHA’s belief that training is an essential part of every employer’s safety and health program for protecting workers from injuries and illnesses.

OSHA’s Approach to Training

• OSHA lists specific topics to be covered in order for the training to be adequate; however, the training is usually performance-based

o Performance based means tailored to the specifics of the work environment and the hazards employees are expected to encounter

OSHA’s Approach to Training

• Not every employee in the establishment needs to receive the same kind and level of training

• Training is an employer expectation and is task specific

AWARENESS

LEVEL

QUALIFIED, COMPETENT

or CERTIFIED PERSON

OSHA’s Expectations

• The training is based on a safety and health program that the employer already has in place

• Training is conducted before the employee is exposed to the hazard

(Temporary Employees must be trained)

OSHA’s Expectations

• The trainer is able to effectively convey the material to the trainee

• cover all the material required by the standard• answer any and all employees’ questions

OSHA’s Expectations

• A variety of training materials are used.o Generic: videos, computer programs, packaged

programs

o Site-specific: discussions with instructor, hands-on training, trial use of equipment, exercises

o Hands-on: employees have an opportunity to become familiar with equipment and safe practices in a non-hazardous environment

OSHA’s Expectations

• The employee, as a result of the training, becomes “aware”, “trained”, “competent”, “qualified” or “certified”, depending on the requirements of the standard

OSHA’s Expectations

• Training is documented• Retraining, as required in each applicable

standard, is done

How many specific training/education requirements does OSHA have in the 1910 – General Industry Standards?

20

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How many specific training/education requirements does OSHA have in the 1910 – General Industry Standards?

20

46

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Steps to Achieve Compliance with OSHA’s Training Requirements

1. Find the standards that apply to your workplace2. Read them thoroughly. Determine if there are training

elements to the standard3. Determine if the words “qualified”, “certified” or

“competent” are in the language 4. If so, determine if a special training course is required.

Call your local OSHA area office to verify5. Decide what your expectations are for your employees.

What are they required to do? Who needs to be trained?

6. Assure that work rules have been developed and implemented to enforce the training

7. Conduct the training8. Document the training

Common General Industry Program Training Requirements

• Lockout/Tagout• Hazard Communication• PPE• Fire Extinguishers• Powered Industrial Trucks• Respiratory Protection• Bloodborne Pathogens• Hearing Conservation Program• Confined Space

Lockout/Tagout: 1910.147

• Employers must restrict lockout/tagout procedures to select authorizedemployees

• Affected employees need to understand their limited role in LOTO

• All employees need to be aware of prohibitions regarding locked out equipment

• Initial assignmento Changes

ALL EMPLOYEES

AFFECTED EMPLOYEES

AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEES

Hazard Communication and GHS: 1910.1200

• 1910.1200(h)(1) –training on hazardous chemicals

• 1910.1200(h)(2) –information about the standard

• 1910.1200(h)(3) –measures for protection

• Initial assignmento Changes

PPE: 1910.132

• Hazard assessment• Selection• Use (required vs. voluntary)• Care & maintenance• Initial training

*Retrain for changes

Fire Extinguishers: 1910.157Employer Options

1) All employees are authorized to use fire extinguishers: Initial and then annual training

2) No employees are authorized to use: Prepare an Emergency Action Plan 1910.38(a) and a Fire Prevention Plan 1910.39(a) Initial training and retrain when program changes.

3) Some employees are authorized to use and all else evacuate: Prepare an Emergency Action Plan 1910.38(a) andtrain as above in 1 and 2.

Powered Industrial Trucks: 1910.178

• Classroom and Hands-on Training; extensive reqt’s in std.

• Evaluation • Initial Certification• Accident/observed unsafe

driving

Every 3 years re-evaluation/re-certification

Respirators: 1910.134

Voluntary use of dust masks: Initial training only (Appx. D of 1910.134)

Required respirators (all types): initial and annual training

Bloodborne Pathogens: 1910.1030

• Initial and annual training

Hearing Conservation Program: 1910.95; Req’d if over 85 dBA

• Initial and Annual Training

• Effects of noise on hearingo Hearing protectiono Purpose of

audiogram

Top 5 CitedTraining & Education Standards GI

• .1200(h)(1) – Haz Comm

• .178(l)(i) – Powered Ind. Truck• .178(l)(4)(iii) – PITs Refresher

• .147(c)(7)(i) – LOTO

• .157(g)(2) – Fire Extinguisher Initial and Annual Refresher

• “Qualified” generally means one, who by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated his ability to solve or resolve problems relating to the subject matter, the work or the project.

• “Competent” generally means one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them

• “Certified “ generally refers to the obtaining of a certificate after a certain number of hours of training are completed in a course with a standardized program of study

2017 Major Outreach Campaigns

• Heat Stress

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Region V Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs) - FY 17

• Fall Hazards (Construction & General Industry)• Grain Handling Facilities• Powered Industrial Vehicles (Construction & GI)• Building Renovation/Rehab - “Gut Rehab”• Pallet Mfg.

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Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping and Reporting Rule (Expanded reporting requirements)

The rule expands the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employers must report to OSHA.

Started January 1, 2015, employers must report the following to OSHA:

All work-related fatalities within 8 hours (same as current requirement) All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of one or more employees

within 24 hours All work-related amputations within 24 hours All work-related losses of an eye within 24 hours

www.osha.gov We Can Helpwww.osha.gov

By telephone to the nearest OSHA office during normal business hours.

By telephone to the 24-hour OSHA hotline (1-800-321-OSHA or 1-800-321-6742).

Online: OSHA has developed a new means of reporting events electronically, which is now available at: www.osha.gov/report_online.

How can employers report to OSHA?

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Temporary Worker Initiative

Too many fatalities reported are found to be temporary workers.

OSHA will assess whether employers who use temporary workers are complying with their responsibilities under the

OSH Act

OSHA will assess whether temporary workers received required training in a language and vocabulary they could

understand

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Whistleblower• In Ohio:

* 182 Whistleblower Complaints 138 – 11(c) Cases

58 – 11(c) - merit cases $369,311 wages recovered for Complainants under 11(c) 7 – 11(c) Complainants reinstated

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Walking-Working Surfaces and PPE (Fall Protection) Rule: Purpose

We Can Helpwww.osha.gov

• To update the outdated subpart D standard, incorporating new technology and industry practices

• To increase consistency with OSHA’s construction standards (CFR 1926 subparts L, M, and X)

• To add new provisions to subpart I that set forth criteria requirements for personal fall protection equipment

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Walking-Working Surfaces and PPE (Fall Protection) Rule: Guidance

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• OSHA’s new webpage on subparts D&I: www.osha.gov/walking-working-surfaces/index.html

• Fact sheets

• FAQs

New Penalty Levels

Type of Violation Current Maximum New Maximum*Serious and

Other-Than-SeriousPosting

Requirements$7,000 per violation $12,471 per violation

Willful or Repeated $70,000 per violation $124,709 per violation

Failure to Abate $7,000 per daybeyond the abatement date

$12,471 per day beyond the abatement

date

*Maximum penalties will be readjusted annually for inflation.

Top Ten Violations

Most frequently cited OSHA regulations

during FY 2016 inspections

1. Fall Protection in Construction2. Hazard Communication

3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection

5. Lockout/Tagout6. Powered Industrial Trucks

7. Ladders 8. Machine Guarding

9. Electrical – Wiring Methods, Equipment

10. Electrical – General Requirements

Interactive Hazard ID Safety Tool Helps small businesses

learn how to identify workplace hazards

Interactive features challenge users:

“Can you spot all the hazards?”

Now updated with a new healthcare

scenario and two new visual inspections

osha.gov/hazfinder

Workers’ Rights: It’s The Law!New poster helps

ensure that workers have a voice in their workplaces and the

protection they deserve

Available in 7 languages:Spanish, Korean, Polish, Vietnamese, Nepali and

Portuguese

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OSHA QuickTakes

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