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OSHA Update Issues in 2011 OSHA at 40 George Yoksas, Area Director Milwaukee OSHA Office April 2011 Future Dr. Michael’s Vision Stronger enforcement: Some employers need incentives to do the right thing. Ensure that workers have a voice Refocus and strengthen our compliance assistance programs Change workplace culture: Employers must “find and fix” workplace hazards Improve and modernize workplace injury and illness tracking: Strengthen our focus on accurate recordkeeping Strengthen OSHA’s use of science Regulatory Agenda Injury and Illness Prevention Program Confined Space in Construction Silica Global Harmonization - HazCom Beryllium PELs (Permissible Exposure Limits) Infectious Diseases Modernizing Recordkeeping MSD Column Recent News OSHA Penalty Structure Serious Violators Enforcement Program New Crane Standard Fall Protection in Residential Construction Penalty Changes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Gravity-Based Penalty Size History Good Faith Increased Minimum Penalties Severe Violator Enforcement Program 7. 8. 9. Repeat Violations Informal Conference Consideration Application of penalty adjustment factors Effective 10/1/10 Severe Violator Enforcement Program - SVEP Replaces the Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP) Modifies guidance for grouping related HG serious violations and permits citing each with its own penalty AD may limit adjustment for SVEP related violations to achieve the appropriate deterrent effect SVEP Criteria Fatality/Catastrophe Criterion One or more willful or repeated citations or failure-to-abate notices based on a serious violation related to a death of an employee or three or more hospitalizations Non-Fatality/Catastrophe Criterion Related to High-Emphasis Hazards Two or more willful or repeated violations or failure-to-abate notices based on high gravity serious violations related to a HighEmphasis Hazard SVEP Criteria (cont.) Non-Fatality/Catastrophe Criterion for Hazards Due to the Potential Release of a Highly Hazardous Chemical (PSM) Three or more willful or repeated violations or failure-to-abate notices based on high gravity serious violations related to hazards due to the potential release of a highly hazardous chemical, as defined in the PSM standard SVEP Criteria (cont.) Egregious Criterion All egregious (e.g., per-instance citations) enforcement actions including Recordkeeping SVEP High Emphasis Hazards: Fall Hazards Amputation Hazards Combustible Dust Hazards Crystalline Silica Hazards Lead Hazards Excavation/Trenching Hazards New Regulations and Directives OSHA’s New Crane Standard Highlights • Ground Conditions • Assembly/Disassembly • Power lines • Operator Certification • Signals/Rigging • Inspections Fall Protection Requirements for Residential Construction Effective June 16, 2011 • Workers engaged in residential construction six (6) feet or more above lower levels must be protected by conventional fall protection or alternative fall protection measures allowed under 1926.501(b) for particular types of work. • If an employer can demonstrate that fall protection required under 1926.501(b)(13) is infeasible or presents a greater hazard it must implement a written, site-specific fall protection plan meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k). The fall protection plan must specify alternative measures that will be used to eliminate or reduce the possibility of employee falls. Emphasis Programs Emphasis Programs in Construction for 2011 • • • • • Falls Trenches Silica Lead PIV”s* (Powered Industrial Vehicles) • Forklifts, Skid Steers, Earth Moving Equipment that has been modified to accept forks, such as Front End Loaders • Building Renovation/Rehab (MKE, APL, MAD) • Construction Targeting * Complaint Based or Observed UTenn: Dodge Report during an Inspection Emphasis Programs in General Industry for 2011 • Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIVs) • Lead • Silica • Site Specific Targeting (SST) • Combustible Dust • Amputations • Chemical Plants/Process Safety • Flavorings (Diacetyl) • Primary Metals • Federal Agencies • Recordkeeping • Air Traffic Control Towers • Grain Handling New Outreach Topics Heat Fatigue Distracted Driving Most Frequently Cited Violations in General Industry 1) 2) 3) 4) 1200 (e)(1) Hazard Communication Program 212 (a)(1) Machine Area Guarding 1200 (h)(1) Hazard Communication Training 23 (h)(1) Guarding of Open Sided Floors/Platforms 5) 215 (b)(9) Grinders – Tongue Guards 6) 151 (c) Eyewash 7) 147 (c)(4)(i) Lockout Procedures 8) 212 (a)(3)(ii) Point of Operation Guarding 9) 178 (l)(1)(i) Competency on Operating Powered Industrial Trucks 10) 147 (c)(1) Lockout Program Most Frequently Cited Violations in Construction 1) 501 (b)(13) Residential Fall Protection 6’ or Higher 2) 1053 (b)(1) Ladder Extension not 3 Feet Above Landing 3) 501 (b)(1) Unprotected Sides and Edges 4) 100 (a) Hard Hats 5) 503 (a)(1) Fall Hazards Training Program 6) 102 (a)(1) Eye and Face Protection 7) 453 (b)(2)(v) No Harness while in an Aerial Lift 8) 451 (g)(1) Scaffold Fall Protection - 10’ and Higher 9) 451 (e)(1) Scaffold Access – 2’ or more 10) 451 (b)(1) Scaffold Platform – Not Fully Planked National Statistics FY 2010 Safety and Health Resources Web Page Assistance Compliance Assistance Quick Start is a tool to introduce employers and employees, especially those at new or small businesses, to the compliance assistance resources on OSHA’s website. Quick Start currently includes modules for: General Industry Construction Health Care Hispanic Outreach By following the step-by-step guides, you can generate an initial set of compliance assistance materials tailored to your workplace Resources: Wisconsin OSHA Safety Newsletter • Construction and General Industry •Published 3-4 times each year • Focuses on upcoming and hot topics • Provides Regional fatality data and most frequently cited issues Milwaukee Area Office 8th Annual Safety Day Reaching Out 2011 June 9, 2011 Cooperative Effort Between OSHA, ASSE WCTC, WisCon • Thirty Educational Sessions taught by OSHA Staff and ASSE Members • Special ½ and Full day Sessions • OSHA 10 Hour Class Finishing on Safety Day • Vendor Area Wisconsin OSHA Offices Eau Claire Appleton 715-832-9019 920-734-4521 Madison Milwaukee 608-441-5388 414-297-3315 Questions OSHA at 40