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TOSHA Update
ASSE Monthly Meeting
Steve Hawkins
Asst. Administrator
TOSHA believes the information in this presentation to be
accurate and delivers this presentation as a community
service. As such, it is an academic presentation which
cannot apply to every specific fact or situation; nor is it a
substitute for any provisions of 29 CFR Part 1910 and/or
Part 1926 of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards
as adopted by the Tennessee Department of Labor and
Workforce Development or of the Occupational Safety and
Health Rules of the Tennessee Department of Labor and
Workforce Development.
TOSHA Programs
• Training and Education
• Consultative Services
• Voluntary Compliance
• Compliance Inspections
TOSHA Offices
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Eliminate Serious Hazards
• Reduce CO Exposure
– Employees
– Workplaces
6,461
960
31
• Reduce Noise
– Employees
– Workplaces
1,568
117
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Reduce Methylene Chloride Exposure
– Employees
– Workplaces
95
11
• Reduce Fall Fatalities
– 2003-04
– 2004-05
– Issued 883 citations
9
6
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Reduce Const. Injury Rates
– DART
– TCRC
9.3%
8.6%
• Reduce Nursing Home Injury Rates
– Dart Reduction
– TCRC
3.3%
12.9%
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Reduce Metalworking Injury Rate
– DART
– TCRC
17.4
20.9
• Reduce Workplace Amputations
– 2003-04
– 2004-05
436
372
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Training
– Goal
– Trained
7,500
12,212
• Improve Workplace S & H Programs
– Workplaces
– Hazards
956
3,824
Strategic Plan Results
FFY 2004-05
• Volunteer STAR (VPP)
– Sites Added
– Total Participants
3
22
• SHARP Participation
– Sites Added
– Total Participants
2
11/13
2005 Fatality Review
• Fatalities Investigated
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Struck By
Falls
Thrown From
Caught In/Crushed
Fire/Explosions
Cave In
Over Exposure
29 (2004-46)
12
7
3
2
2
1
2
2004 BLS Fatality Data
• Total Fatalities
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Transportation
Struck By
Falls
Assaults/Violent Acts
Fire/Explosions
Exposure (substances/environ)
144
29%
25%
19%
15%
8%
6%
Special Emphasis Programs
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Carbon Monoxide
Noise/Hearing Protection
Fall Hazards/Fall Protection
Excavation and Trench Safety
Amputations
Changes to the TOSHA Act
• No legislative changes during 2005
• Window remains open until July 1, 2006 for
public entities to join TOSHA’s Public Sector
Program
• Public Sector entities eligible include:
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City & County Governments
Public Utilities
School Districts
Other Public Government Agencies
• Contact Ron Rich, PS manager 1-800-249-8510
Standards Development
Final Rule Stage
• Electrical Standards (1910) Complete revision using latest
National Electrical Code – last revision in 1981.
• Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium Change to current PEL
• Employer Payment for PPE Evaluation of Public Comment
• Update based on National Consensus Standards Removal
of outdated consensus standards
• Slip Resistance of Skeletal Steel Evaluation of public
comments before issuing the final standard
• ROPS Current standard outdated
Standards Development
Proposed-Rule Stage
• Confined Spaces in Construction (1926) Preventing
suffocation/explosions
• Electric Power Transmission and Distribution (1910)
Electrical protective equipment, foot protection and fall
protection (PPE).
• Walking Working Surfaces (1910) Personal
Fall Protection Slips, trips and fall prevention.
• Explosives (1910) Complete revision of 30 year old standard.
Standards Development
Pre-Rule Stage
• Exposure to Crystalline Silica New standard
needed
• Excavations (1926.650-652) Review to determine
continued need
• Ionizing Radiation (1910.109) Review to
determine need for changes to 30 year old
standard
• Beryllium Exposure Develop proposed rule
• Cranes and Derricks Review to determine need
for changes to 30 year old standard
Standards Development
Pre-Rule Stage
• Emergency Response and Preparedness No
current standard
• Lead in Construction Review to determine
continued need
• Standards Improvement Phase III Elimination
of duplicative and unnecessary standards
• Hazard Communication Revise to conform to
Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of
classification and labeling
Standards Development
Long Term Action
• Hearing Conservation for Construction
• Walking Working Surfaces (1910) Personal
Fall Protection Slips, trips and fall
prevention.
TOSHA Advisory Council
• Gary Watkins
IBEW Local 175
• Kent Carter
Marvin Windows and Doors
• Jim Williams
United Auto Workers (Ford Glass)
• John Lawhon
Blaine Construction Company
• Becky Morris
Communication Workers of America
• Robert Walker
Bridgestone/Firestone
TOSHA Review Commission
• Composed of 3 Members
J. Russell Farrar
Chairperson
Marsha Vaughn
Member
James Cunningham Member
Governor’s & Commissioner’s
Award of Excellence
Recognizes manufacturing and construction firms
Commissioner’s Award
No Lost Time Injuries/Illnesses
Governor’s Award
No Lost Time or Restricted Duty Injuries/Illnesses
The man-hour requirements are dependent upon number of
employees and are defined in the application package
2006 Tennessee Safety and Health
Congress
July 30 – August 2, 2006
http://www.tnsafetycongress.org/