Transcript Environmental Health and Safety Committee 4-30

Environmental Health and
Safety Committee
4-30
Health & SAFETY Update
Lee Wilmot
TTM Technologies
February 2007
Health & SAFETY Update
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2005 BLS Injury Rate Data Review
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OSHA Citations for PWB Industry
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Latest Inspections
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Regulatory Agenda Actions
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BLS Injury Data
While injury rates are prime focus, the
BLS database contains average
employment data by industry
Industry
2003
2004
2005
Goods Producing
22.788M
22.656M
22.897M
334 - Computer &
electronic
products
1.354M
1.315M
1.311M
334412 - PWB
Manufacturing
66.3K
63.1K
60.5K
334419 – PWA
Assembly
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64.4K
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BLS Injury Rates
% Workers/Yr
BLS Injury Rate Comparisons
US Mfg v Electronic Mgr v PWB v PWA Mfg
7
6.5
6
5.5
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
Mfg
Elec
PWB
PWA
2003
6.7
1.9
2.4
0.6
4.1
1.4
2004
6.5
1.9
2.3
0.6
2.8
0.7
2005
4.6
1.4
2
0.5
2.7
0.7
Industry & Years
2.3
0.6
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BLS Injury Data
In addition to average injury rates by
NAICS code, the BLS database shows
injury rates by facility size
Industry
PWB
2004/2005
PWA
2004/2005
All Mfg
2004/2005
Overall
2.8 / 2.7
- - / 2.3
6.5 / 4.6
11-49
1.9 / 1.6
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6.8 / 4.1
50-249
3.4 / 3.7
- - / 1.9
7.6 / 5.8
250-999
2.7 / 2.6
- - / 4.3
6.1 / 5.2
1000+
2.4 / - -
- - / 3.2
5.8 / 5.2
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OSHA Citations
• OSHA citations SIC 3672 (Oct’05-Sept’06)
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12 inspections (down from 13 & 18 in prior years)
65 citations (compares to 63 and 88 in prior yrs)
$21,625 in penalties (v $14519 and $26,464)
• Top standards cited (# cites/ # inspects/ penalty)
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Haz Com (1200) still #1
 9 / 5 / $2400 v
11 / 6 / $2671
Lockout Tagout (147) #2 - 8 / 3 / $3300
Resp Protect (134) still #3
 5 / 2 / $425
v
7 / 4 / $1350
Lead (1025) #5 (was #2)
 5 / 3 / $1750 v
8 / 4 / $438
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OSHA Inspections
OSHA inspections and citations of PWB industry up
from 2005 levels
• 1/1/6-12/31/6 period shows 48 inspections (46 in
05) with 144 (up from 97) violations at 39
locations (up from 25)
• 26 complaints, 17 planned, 3 referrals, 2 other
• Only 1 No Inspection/Out of Business (was 7)
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Many companies not recognized >> IPC
members?
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Altek Electronics, Empire Electronics, International Electronics,
Micron Laser Technology, Minco Products, Newonics Inc, Simhof
Manufacturing, Titan PCB West
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OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Agenda Published 12/11/2006
• Completed Rules
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Assigned Protection Factors for Respirators
Updates to Electrical Standards
New Poster Requirement
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Employer Payment for PPE
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Updates to National Consensus Standards
Walking Working Surfaces & Fall Protection
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Hazard Communication
Ionizing Radiation
Emergency Response & Prepardness
• Final Rule Stage
• Proposed Rule Stage
• Prerule Stage
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OSHA Regulatory Completed Rules
Assigned protection factors (APFs) and
maximum use concentrations (MUCs) for
respiratory protection standard (134)
• Final rule published Aug. 24, 2006
(71 FR 50122) Effective 11/22/2006
• APFs from ANSI Z88.2-1992 adopted
•PWB industry impacts
Revised Table 1 1910.134(d)(3)(i)
Lead std. 1910.1025(f)(3)(i)
Formaldehyde std 1048(g)(2) & (3)
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OSHA Regulatory Completed Rules
Revise & Update subpart S Electrical Stds
Final Rule published February 14, 2007
72 FR 7135 Effective August 13, 2007
• Based on 2000 edition of NFPA 70E &
2002 edition of National Electric Code
• Rule focuses on SAFETY in design
and installation of electrical equipment
• Reference to 1971 NEC in powered
platform standard changed
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New Poster Requirement
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OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Final Rule Stage
•Employer Payment for PPE
• In 1999 OSHA proposed employers pay
for required PPE, with few exceptions
• Reopened comment period in 2004 to get
input on PPE considered as “tool of the
trade”
• Comment period ended 08/23/04
• Final action projected in May 2007
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OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Proposed Rule Stage
Standards Update to National Consensus
Standards
• Current standards adopted in 1970-72
• OSHA stds reference consensus stds
that are outdated or out of print
• Multi-year project started 24 Nov. 2004
• 1st Final Rule published 13 Sept 2005
and Was Effective 14 Nov. 2005 (flam &
combust liquids, arc welding & cutting,
etc)
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OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Proposed Rule Stage
Update of Walking Working Surfaces and
Fall Protection Standards
• Current standards do not include available
technologies & procedures to protect EEs
from slip, trip and fall hazards
• NPRM and hearing in 1990. Re-opened
record in 2003. Comment period ended
7/31/2003.
• New NPRM projected in October 2007
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OSHA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Pre-Rule Stage
• Ionizing Radiation (1910.196)
•Request for Information Extended 11/28/05.
•Stakeholder meetings projected April 2007.
• Emergency Response & Preparedness
•Request for Information Projected May 2007.
• Hazard Communication
• Remember Globally Harmonization System
(GHS) to match 2003 UN proposal by 2008 (Reg
Plan Seq No. 83)
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Fern Abrams, IPC Director of Environmental Policy
(202) 962-0460, [email protected]
Bret Bruhn, EHS Committee Chairman
(503) 992-4689, [email protected]
Lee Wilmot, EHS Committee Vice Chairman
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