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Presented By:
Cynthia L. Evans, Compliance Safety & Health Officer
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Cleveland Area Office
What is OSHA ?
OSHA stands for the Occupational
Safety & Health Administration, an
agency of the U.S. Department of
Labor.
 OSHA’s responsibility is worker safety
and health protection.
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Why Is OSHA Necessary ?
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A bipartisan U.S. Congress passed the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
(the OSH Act) “…to assure so far as possible
every working man and woman in the nation
safe and healthful working conditions and to
preserve our human resources.”
 Until 1970, no uniform and comprehensive
provisions existed to protect against
workplace safety and health hazards.
Has OSHA made a difference ?
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Since 1970 OSHA has:
 Cut the work-related fatality rate in half
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Latest BLS stats show historic low rates
Virtually eliminated brown lung disease in the textile
industry, and
Reduced trenching and excavation fatalities by 35
percent
Is there still a need for OSHA?
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Yes. In spite of its successes, significant
hazards and unsafe conditions still exist in
U.S. workplaces. Each year:
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6,000 Americans die from workplace injuries,
An estimated 50,000 workers die from illnesses
caused by workplace exposures,
6 Million workers suffer non-fatal workplace
injuries, and
Injuries alone cost U.S. businesses more than
$125 billion.
Employer Responsibilities
Meet your general duty responsibility to
provide a workplace free from recognized
hazards.
 Keep workers informed about OSHA and
safety and health matters with which they are
involved.
 Comply in a responsible manner with
standards, rules, and regulations issued
under the OSH Act.
 Be familiar with mandatory OSHA standards.
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Employer Responsibilities
Evaluate workplace conditions.
 Minimize or eliminate potential hazards.
 Make sure employees have and use
safe, properly maintained tools and
equipment (including appropriate
personal protective equipment).
 Warn employees of potential hazards.
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Employer Responsibilities
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Establish or update operating procedures and
communicate them to employees.
Provide medical examinations when required.
Provide training required by OSHA standards.
Report within 8 hours any accident that
results in a fatality or the hospitalization of
three or more employees.
Keep OSHA-required records of work-related
injuries and illnesses (300 Log)
Employer Responsibilities
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Post a copy of the OSHA 300 – Log and
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Post, at a prominent location within the
workplace, the OSHA poster informing
employees of their rights and responsibilities.
Summary of Occupational Injuries and
Illnesses for the prior year each year during
the months of February, March, and April.
Employer Responsibilities
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Provide employees, former employees, and
their representatives access to the OSHA 300
form(s) at specified times and in a reasonable
manner.
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Provide access to employee medical records
and exposure records.
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Cooperate with OSHA compliance officers.
Employer Responsibilities
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Not discriminate against employees who
properly exercise their rights under the
OSH Act.
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Post OSHA citations and abatement
verification notices at or near the
worksite involved.
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Correct cited violations within the
prescribed time period.
Employer Rights
Have an opening and closing
conference with the compliance officer.
 Accompany the compliance officer on
the inspection.
 Request an Informal Settlement
Agreement Conference after receiving
citations following an inspection.
 File a Notice of Contest to dispute
inspection results
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Employer Rights
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Be assured of the confidentiality of any
trade secrets.
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Submit a written request to the NIOSH
for information on whether any
substance in your workplace has
potentially toxic effects in the
concentrations being used.
What prompts an OSHA
inspection?
Imminent Danger – or any condition where
there is reasonable certainty a danger exists
that can be expected to cause death or
serious physical harm immediately or before
the danger can be eliminated through normal
enforcement procedures.
 Catastrophes and Fatalities – death of one or
more employees or the hospitalization of
three or more employees.
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What prompts an OSHA
inspection?
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Complaints
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Referrals
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Programmed Inspections
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Follow-ups
citizens, etc.)
(employee, family members, concerned
Warrants
An employer has the right to require
the compliance officer to obtain an
inspection warrant before entering the
work site.
 OSHA will inspect after acquiring a
judicially authorized search warrant
based on administrative probable cause
or evidence of a violation.
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Violation Classifications
Other Than Serious
 Serious
 Repeat
 Willful
 Failure to Abate
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Top 10 Violations-General
Industry-Cleveland Area Office
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1. Machine Guarding
2. Fire Extinguishers-Training
3. Lockout/Tagout (Program)
4. Powered Industrial Vehicles
5. Workplace Hazard Assessment
6. Point of Operation Guarding
7. Abrasive Wheel Machinery (Adj. Tongue Guards)
8. Lockout/Tagout (Specific Procedures)
9. Respiratory Protection
10. Abrasive Wheel Machinery (Work Rests)
Top 10 Violations-ConstructionCleveland Area Office
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1. Fall Protection (Duty to provide)
2. Head Protection
3. Scaffolds (Fall Protection)
4. Fall Protection (Unprotected Sides & Edges)
5. Ladder & Tower Trucks (Boom platforms)
6. Eye & Face Protection
7. Fall Protection (Training)
8. Personal Protective Equipment
9. Ladders (Use)
10. Protection Systems (Excavations)
Written Program
Requirements
Hazard Communication
Hazard determination
 Written program & inventory listing
 Labels & warnings
 Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
 Training & information
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Control of Hazardous
Energy Sources – LO/TO
Written specific procedures
 Provide materials & hardware
 Training with certification records &
retraining as necessary
 Annual inspection with certification
records
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Personal Protective Equipment
Hazard assessment, certification &
selection
 Provide and require use of PPE
 Training & certification
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Confined Space
Assess workplace for confined spaces
 Determine whether permit required
 Coordinate with outside contractors
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Other Requirements
Recordkeeping Standard
 Forklift training (more comprehensive)
 Bloodborne Pathogens/First Aid
 Fire Evacuation/Fire Extinguisher
 Cranes/Chains/Hooks/Running Ropes
 Respiratory Protection
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Recordkeeping
Occupational Injury/Illness Recording
and Reporting Requirements
29 CFR 1904
Federal Register Vol. 66 NO. 13, January 19, 2001
Regulatory Text = pages 6122 – 6135
Preamble = pages 5916 – 6121
National Emphasis
Program—3 S’s & P
Machine Guarding
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Point of operation
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Power transmission apparatus
Other moving parts
Hazardous motions and actions
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Motions - rotating, reciprocating, transverse
Actions - cutting, punching, shearing, bending
National Emphasis Programs-contd.
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Site Specific Targeting (SSTs)
Combustible Dust
Lead
Nursing Homes
Silica
Popcorn (Microwave)
Refineries
Trenching & Excavation
Continuing Emphasis
Programs …
General Industry
SSS&P, SST’s, Lead, Silica,
Powered Industrial Vehicles,
Trenching, Combustible Dust
Saws
Shears
Slicers
Presses
OSHA Outreach
Compliance
Assistance
Specialists—serving
every federal office
(non-enforcement)
The Voluntary Protection Program
and Partnerships
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VPP—1,000
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Strategic Partnerships—150
over 5,500 employers
over 125,000 employees
These elite programs focus on comprehensive safety and
health programs and include outreach and training
components.
Most Recently…
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Teen Worker Safety and Health Emphasis
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New page on OSHA website
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Assistance for employers, teens, parents
The applicable laws
Teen responsibilities
Successful safety practices outlined
Compliance Assistance public page:
www.osha.gov, then hit “C” within the alphabet
In Our Area….
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Partnerships
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Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC)
Builder’s Exchange (Canton & Cleveland)
Associated General Contractors (AGC)
The Elite Partnership
Mahoning County Medical Society (MCMS)
National Assoc. Of Tower Erectors (NATE)
Alliance with Ohio Landscapers Association
United States Postal Service
Accident causes
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Crushed by: robotics, molds, steel coil,
falling door, self-loader, press, moving
parts, truck bed, between pillar and semi,
between guide box and mill housing
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Struck by: fork truck, multipiece rim,
pieces of metal (3), crane hook, semi
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IH Related: CO, CD, Silicosis,
Legionnaires, styrene, heat, asphyxiation
OSHA On-Site
Consultation Program
NO COST (FREE)
Walkthrough Surveys/Monitoring
 Written Report
 1-800-282-1425
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Cleveland Area Office
Julie A. Weis
216.615.4260
Eric Peterson
216.615.4245
Any Questions???
Thank you!!!