It was good to see many of you at the Colloquium on August 28. I plan
to be at the Chicago ASSE Safety days in Naperville at the end of the
month so stop and say hello. August was a news filled month.
This month’s draft powerpoint is General Industry PPE. I use this in
the General Industry 10 Hour class and bring plenty of PPE to show.
Some trainer just bring a huge duffle bag of all the types of PPE for
the hour.
http://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/general-industry-ppe-2014
This year, I am tracking the Illinois worker fatalities. I can find 1
who died in June bringing the total to 50 for 2014.
It was another good training month with 121 people trained. My goal
for 2014 is 2500 people trained. The first seven months was 1322
people trained total
I am also working on a training ppts for tuckpointing, power
transmission, tree trimming and logging safety so will be glad to come
out and help out at no cost.
John
Here is the news for August
1) Fall Protection works. Two rescue in aerial lift when hydraulics
fail. Thanks Mike Tuman for this.
http://www.firefighternation.com/slideshow/illinois-bucket-rescue
2) OSHA successful in citing lower PEL. “We are pleased that Fiberdome
agreed to adopt the industry recognized 50-ppm (parts per million)
limit and believe that all responsible and safety conscious employers
who use styrene should consider doing the same thing
http://www.dailyunion.com/news/article_e8750704-199c-11e4-93bf-0017a43b2370.html
3) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data on
heat deaths among U.S. workers, underscoring the relatively simple and
low-cost preventive actions
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26502
4) Tales from the front: Construction GC are seeing more clinics give
work restrictions for workers visiting it for pain until the follow
up. The restriction means it goes from a medical treatment to an OSHA
recordable injury. A recordable affects the low DART rate for
construction. Right now the National DART for construction is 2.0
which is lower than manufacturing. The competitive nature of the
construction business, means explaining to the boss that their company
might have a higher DART rate than the nation average. The boss wants
to brag how safe their company is when bidding job. You can imagine
the pressure for construction safety directors to fudge the DART rate
lower.
Perhaps it is time that OSHA looks at a couple of large construction
employer under the recordkeeping NEP to see that they are actually
recording these restricted injuries.
If indeed construction is less hazardous for injuries than
manufacturing, then maybe more resources toward manufacturing
inspections should be conducted. Right now OSHA does about 55% of all
its inspections in construction. Shouldn't it be 55% in manufacturing?
5) “In a well-designed workplace, the worker has the opportunity to
choose from among a variety of well-balanced working positions and to
change between them frequently.” Good article
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/standing/standing_basic.html
6) I am seeing propane buffers come back. You can die in 30 minutes if
the area is not ventilate.
http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/facevalue-janitor-using-propane-buffer-killed-by-carbon-monoxide-2
7) April article on Temp worker deaths. Texas posted the most fatal
injuries of contractors in 2012 with 119, up from 56 in 2011.
California followed with 54 occupational injuries involving
contractors in 2012, up from 42 in 2011. Florida was third with 50 in
2012, down from 51 in 2011.
http://www.staffingindustry.com/Research-Publications/Publications/CWS-3.0/April-30-2014/Avoid-Workplace-Fatalities.-Keep-Your-Temps-Safe
8) I am seeing problems with mast climbing scaffolds. Elcosh has a
good primer on it
http://www.elcosh.org/document/2085/d001100/White%2BPaper%253A%2BReaching%2BHigher%2B-%2BRecommendations%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BSafe%2BUse%2Bof%2BMast%2BClimbing%2BWork%2BPlatforms.html?show_text=1
9) OR OSHA – How to dig your own grave.
http://www.orosha.org/construction-depot/2014/08/How-to-dig-your-own-grave.html#.U-50m2Mg-Uk
10) Is a dust mask used required to have annual medical exam? Yes.
https://www.osha.gov/qna.pdf
11) A questions came up on using powered winches for confined space
rescue. An older interp says “mechanical device used for emergency
rescue must be designed and rated for human use. The standard
specifies in paragraph 1910.146(k)(3)(ii) that the retrieval equipment
must be designed for personnel. The performance-oriented nature of the
standard allows flexibility as to the design specifications of the
retrieval equipment itself. OSHA accepts certification by
manufacturers as well as listing (as being tested) by Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). An employer may design,
manufacture, test, and certify (for example by a registered
professional engineer) mechanical devices used for retrieval of
personnel from a vertical space”
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=21190
12) California contractor indicted for trench cavein.
http://www.forconstructionpros.com/news/12001040/california-contractor-indicted-for-manslaughter-in-trench-collapse-death
13) Tree trimmer facing 6 ½ years in prison for the death of his worker.
http://www.cbs8.com/story/26374735/business-owner-charged-for-tree-trimmers-death
14) OSHA releases state plan monitoring reports.
http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/11002-osha-releases-annual-state-plan-evaluations
15) Another fall through the roof. this in Maine. The OSHA rules are very clear.
1926.501(a)(2):The employer shall determine if the walking/working
surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and
structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be
allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the
requisite strength and structural integrity.
The use of a portable anchorage such as a raptor system has saved
lives and should be used on a rotten roof.
https://bangordailynews.com/2014/08/28/news/penobscot/worker-falls-through-roof-at-schenck-high-school-during-construction-job/
16) OSHA has a long and consistent history of interpreting its
standards and other requirements to require employers to present
information in a manner that their employees can understand.
https://www.osha.gov/dep/standards-policy-statement-memo-04-28-10.html
17) Congrats to Alan Crnich for becoming the Assistant Area Director
in Chicago North. He was an industrial Hygienist for 11 years.
18) This NY Times piece will remind some employers they are required
to provide safe work environments to temporary employees, to0 OSHA’s
David Michaels
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/upshot/the-changing-face-of-temporary-employment.html?rref=upshot&abt=0002&abg=1&_r=0
OSHA Citations in August
Penalty State Major Issues Business
1) $72,553 GA 28 violations Falls, Amputation, Peanut processor
2) $57,750 TX 7 Repeat violations Machine Guarding, Hazcom, Machine Shop
3) $184,800 OK 5 Repeat violations Falls, Electrical Refinery.
4) $55,000 IL Repeat fall protection, Residential Roofer
5) $92,400 OH Two Repeat Ammonia PSM violations, Brewery
6) $59,700 IL Repeat machine guarding, Hair products mfr
7) $44,100 FL 12 Serious falls, drowning hazards, Seawall Installer
8) $52,500 OH Repeat forklift retraining, Warehouse
9) $188,500 GA 33 Serious, Falls, Electrical, machine guarding, Paint mfr
10) $174,240 TX 6 Repeat violations, lockout, machine guarding, fire
extinguishers, Plastic Mfr
11) $71,000 NY Willful violence, Prison contractor
12) $78,000 NY Willful violence, Medical facility
13) $134,400 IL Willful safe handling of chemicals, Chemical company,
14) $74,900 GA Willful fatality, failure to develop a railroad safety
plan, Film crew
15) $58,800 OH Willful lockout injury, Paper box mfr
16) $85,800 IL Willful fall protection, residential roofer
17) $53,130 OH Four repeat hazcom, Chemical company
18) $43,000 IL Nice Serious, Lockout, Machine guarding Vehicle mfr
19) $56,400 NY Willful scaffold, Home Improvement comp.
20) $54,120 AL Repeat Scaffold, Stucco contractor
21) $51,840 RI 10 Serious, Lead, Fall, Preservation company
22) $45,500 OH Repeat press violation, Telecom tower mfr
23) $50,085 AL 13 Serious, Lockout, machine guarding, noise, Lumber yard
24) $44,660 IL Willful cavein protection, Trenching contractor.
25) $93,300 FL Willful crane and machine guarding, Biomass comp.
26) $48,400 IL 2 Willful fall violations, Roofer,
27) $90,300 NJ Willful machine guarding, Metal Extrusion
28) $52,470 NJ Repeat fall protection, Concrete company
29) $81,000 CO Four repeat asbestos, Roofing company
30) $66,789 CT 24 serious violation Falls, machine guarding,
electrical Plastic mfr.
Large Work or Jury Cases
1) $1 million for UPS Vehicle crash
http://www.al.com/business/index.ssf/2014/08/jury_awards_man_1_million_verd.html
2) $37 million in FL asbestos case
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/tampa-jury-awards-nearly-37-million-in-asbestos-case/2195372
3) A rural coastal Georgia jury awarded $1.3 million to a young mother
who claimed a permanent and painful back injury from a fall in a
Walmart store.
The trial before Liberty County State Court Judge Leon Braun Jr.
lasted four days. The jury returned a verdict after four hours of
deliberation at 6 p.m. on Aug. 18, awarding $1,286,000 to Allyson
Rorro for a back injury sustained when she fell in the Hinesville
Walmart store, plus $100,000 to her husband, Curtis Rorro, for his
loss of consortium claim.
http://www.dailyreportonline.com/id=1202667807447/Coastal-Jury-Awards-13M-in-Walmart-SlipFall-Case-
Read more: http://www.dailyreportonline.com/id=1202667807447/Coastal-Jury-Awards-13M-in-Walmart-SlipFall-Case-#ixzz3BtCfgtqG
Major New Stories
1) OSHA cites willful violations in Midnight Rider film worker death.
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/midnight-rider-death-osha-violation-1201283204/
2) The right to cheat and maim.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/opinion/the-right-to-cheat-and-maim.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&_r=2
3) IL Roofer fined five times in 3 years. $85,000.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/another-roofing-contractor-fined-by-osha/40770/BaGBKYNwRUW-paoXOlubtQ
4) From 2008 to 2012, our Chemical Safety Board documented, 50
combustible dust accidents that led to 29 fatalities and 161 injuries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/23/opinion/the-danger-of-combustible-dust.html?_r=0
5) 2 dead in IL recycling explosion. CBS says a mortar from ammunition
recycling went off. This is the 23nd multiple fatality of 2014
http://www.kmov.com/news/mobile/2-killed-at-Granite-City-recycling-plant-272557081.
6) Gun range instructor died after a 9 year old girl accidentally shoots him
http://www.azfamily.com/news/Instructor-dies-after-girl-fires-Uzi-at-Ariz-shooting-range-272748841.html
7) Film crew member on the TV show COPS killed by police in a shooting.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2735460/Cops-TV-crew-member-shot-armed-robber-killed-gun-fight-took-place-filming-police-Nebraska.html
8) In August, ironworker Drozd strapped a GoPro camera to his head as
he prepped the Hancock's west antenna to be partially dismantled.
After climbing two sets of ladders about 350 feet above the roof of
the city's fourth-tallest building, he started recording the
vertigo-inducing point-of-view footage. After posting it on YouTube,
the video has been watched more than 90,000 times.
Read more at http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/local/redeye-hancock-tower-gopro-20140813,0,6015604.story#bpmM0ilSSLgFQI0Z.99
9) Two men died in AZ sewer from H2S. This is the 24th multiple
fatality of 2014
http://www.azfamily.com/news/2-men-dead-inside-shopping-center-sewer-272642121.html
10) A coal miner who falsified safety records at a mine in Ohio County
was sentenced in federal court Monday.
http://www.wtrf.com/story/26366822/coal-miner-sentenced-for-falsifying-records-at-ohio-county-mine
11) Meteorologist shows off new eye after 2014 fireworks incident.
http://www.wxyz.com/weather/weather-blogs/dave-rexroth/dave-dexroth-reveals-prosthetic-eye-wxyz-detroit-photos
2014 Safety Training at Non-Profits
CSC 10 Hour for Construction Sep 9-10, 2014
TRMA Excavation Safety upon request
CSC Fall Protection Sep 12, 2014
CSC Confined Space Sep 17, 2014
TRMA Scaffold Safety upon request
TRMA Crane Signal and Rigging Sep 3, 24 2014
CSC 30 Hour construction Sep 9, 11, 16, 18, 2014
CSC OSHA 500 Sep 15-19
ASSE Incident Investigation Sep 25, 2014
MA Conference OSHA Hot buttons Sep 30, 2014
TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association www.trma.org
NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center
http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/
CSC is the Construction Safety Council in Hillside. Www.Buildsafe.org
WDCC is the Western Dupage Chamber of Commerce
http://www.westerndupagechamber.com/
ASSE conference is at http://chisafetyconf.org/
MA Conference is at
http://www.hrsource.org/training-and-development/program-catalog/human-resources/2014-employment-law-conference/9302014.aspx
I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series.
