This month’s draft powerpoint is electrical safety for general industry. I used this in my OSHA 10 hour classes. I find it could go 2 hours if needed. I was thinking I put this out, but I could not find a month that I sent this out.
http://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/gi-2015-electric-safety It was exceptionally busy in March. I can’t believe that I trained over 400 this month. It was nonstop. There are many good worker Memorial Day Events this month. NEBRASKA'S 4th ANNUAL FREE SAFETY EXPO features Matt Stein, OSHA, and others speaking. April 28, 2015 .... please email Tonya Ford at tonyaford@usmwf.org if you need a registration form. There is limited space available at this year's Safety Expo please submit your form as soon as possible to guarantee a spot at this year’s sessions as there are a lot of amazing experts. http://www.usmwf.org/pdf/USMWFFlyers/safety_expo_form.pdf I will speaking at the Workers Memorial Safety Day Monday, April 27th in Cadillac, Mi! I will be discussing Trimming Safety. It will be free. Email me for details April 20th. The new reporting rule that requires employers to call in amputations is revealing how inadequate guarding and lockout is at many facilities. I have to renew my construction OSHA Train the Trainer so will have a relaxing OSHA 502 April 21-23 at the Construction Safety Council. John Here is the news for March 2015 1) Two years in jail for director for the death of a worker. http://buzz.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/09/guilty-plea-avoids-trial-for-midnight-rider-director/ 2) Thanks to the people who caught the ppt error on medical evaluations for respirators. It is initially for this and not annually. 3) I am seeing a rash of fall lanyards with severe corrosion. From the manufacturer’s inspection guidelines: "Snaps: Inspect closely for hook and eye distortions, cracks, corrosion, or pitted surfaces." 4) 55 gallon drums have zero rating to lift parts once holes are cut into the sides. Four drums found in 2015 already from site audits. 5) Vote for regs and ideas that OSHA should consider. http://dolregs.ideascale.com/a/ideas/top/campaign-filter/byids/campaigns/15893 6) OSHA penalty structure is not correct in the Field Operation Manual because they put out an interim guidance. For example the FOM gives a Medium Lesser $2000 in Table 6-2. https://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/Directive_pdf/CPL_02-00-148.pdf The 2012 guidance makes the Medium Lesser penalty $4000. https://www.osha.gov/dep/enforcement/admin_penalty_mar2012.html 7) This plywood fence death that killed a pedestrian raises a tough issue for contractors. How much wind should the fence be designed for? 40 mph? 60 mph? http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/plywood-fatally-strikes-woman-37-manhattan-sidewalk-article-1.2153435 8) Good question on propane storage What restrictions apply to the storage of propane cylinders in buildings? The storage of propane in buildings is limited: Buildings frequented by the public are limited to cylinders with a propane capacity of 1 pound. The total quantity stored is limited to 200 pounds of propane. Buildings not frequented by the public are limited to a maximum quantity of 300 pounds of propane. The cylinder size is not restricted. http://www.nfpa.org/Assets/files/AboutTheCodes/58/58_FAQs.pdf 9) The deaths in mines were 260 in 1970. Last year it was 16. The fatality rate also dropped 90% from 200 dead/100,000 miners to 20/100k http://www.msha.gov/newsinfo/2015/0326-coal-act/ 10) Electrical cords should be inspected daily. I am seeing audit after audit where these are missing. OSHA Citations in March Penalty State Major Issues Business 1) $113,300 IL Repeat hexchrome, lockout, machine guarding Mineral manufacturing 2) $75,240 NE Willful fall protection Residential roofing contractor 3) $59,500 OH Repeat PSM Refinery 4) $181,500 PA Willful scaffold, Stucco contractor 5) $63,000 NJ Exits, Electrical, Warehouse 6) $55,000 AL Willful cave-in. Trenching contractor 7) $58,410 CO Lockout death baler. Scrapyard. 8) $53,800 AL Willful trench death. Trenching Contractor 9) $186,200 FL Willful fall protection, Residential Roofer 10) $110,000 IL Willful forklift Chemical company 11) $73,920 NY Willful fall protection, Roofing contractor 12) $109,450 WV Willful forklifts, fall protection, Framing contractor. 13) $42,000 IL PSM, combustible dust. Powder Metal Parts company 14) $60,000 MO repeat asbestos. Auto parts company 15) $272,250 MO Willful death lockout, Display mfr. 16) $60,200 KS 15 Confined space, respirators. Tank leasing company. 17) $108,000 NY Falls, electrical, lockout, Dinnerware mfr 18) $54,500 MO Lockout Fatality, electrical, confined space. Dairy Farm. 19) $49,500 IA Repeat forklift. Postal facility 20) $50,000 FL 10 Serious Formaldehyde, University 21) $53,900 OH Willful machine guarding, Health care products 22) $45,500 OH Fatality, Machine guarding. Bowling alley 23) $366,400 IL Willful lockout, guarding, Scrap Metal recycler 24) $77,400 IL 9 Serious, Electrical, GHS, respirator Barge Company 25) $45,500 GA 12 Serious lockout, guarding, Wood Products 26) $79,900 TX Repeat cave-in Heavy Construction company 27) $73,000 NY PSM, isobutene, Packaging company 28) $294,300 IL Willful guarding. Steel Storage mfr 29) $83,050 GA Repeat Exit blocking. Retailer 30) $107,900 AL Willful fatal explosion, lockout, Steel Mill 31) $67,900 PA Willful fall protection. Roofing contractor 32) $40,000 NH Falls, Electrical. Electrical contractor. 33) $184,000 FL Falls, residential. Roofing contractor. 34) $119,000 FL Falls, scaffolds, silica, Concrete finishing contractor 35) $71,610 WI Repeat combustible dust. Wood Pellet mfr 36) $102,180 WI Willful punch press. Iron products mfr 37) $197,000 HI Willful PSM ammonia, Food warehouse Large Work Payouts 1) $26 million award from accident in cab. "Attorneys tells us – the bankruptcy filing now *delays* any payout the Jacobs family will receive." Jacobs suffered brain damage in the accident. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/03/18/yellow-cab-files-for-bankruptcy-after-getting-hit-with-26-million-verdict/?utm_medium=projx&utm_source=projx_latest&utm_campaign=projx_latest-stories_rss-news 2) Hillsborough County FL jury has awarded $64.5 million to a man who was seriously injured when a building collapsed while he worked at a Mosaic Co. construction site in 2009. http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/jury-awards-man-64-million-in-mosaic-company-construction-accident/2223455 Major New Stories 1). Three family members killed in oil explosion. This is the fourth multiple fatality of 2015 http://www.kcbd.com/story/28357177/three-family-members-killed-in-oil-rig-explosion-in-upton-county 2) 11 Presumed dead in helicopter crash. This is the fifth multiple fatality of 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/12/us/army-helicopter-crash-florida.html?_r=0 3) DOL has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Boston asking it to hold Lessard in civil contempt for refusing to implement safety measures and pay more than $400,000 in fines for violations cited through 2010. • He could face jail time • Lessard didn’t return multiple calls seeking comment. • The motion for contempt stems from a December 2010 Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection that resulted in citations for alleged “egregious, willful, serious and repeat violations” for a lack of fall protection and other hazards. http://www.pressherald.com/2015/03/11/u-s-labor-department-lawsuit-says-maine-contractor-endangered-employees/ 4) 3 dead in scaffold incident in NC. This is the sixth multiple fatality of 2015 http://www.wxii12.com/news/3-dead-in-scaffolding-collapse-in-downtown-Raleigh/31963878 2015 Safety Training at Non-Profits CSC 30 Hour construction April 7, 9, 14, 16 CSC OSHA 500 upon request CSC OSHA 510 Apr 6-10 CSC Excavation Safety April 15 CSC Incident Investigation/ upon request NIU 30 Hour Industry upon request CSC Confined Space April 30 TRMA Scaffold Safety upon request TRMA Crane Signal and Rigging upon request CSC GHS update upon request CSC Fall Protection upon Request 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/ TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association www.trma.org I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. This year, I am tracking the Illinois worker fatalities. I can find 15 for 2015. March was the most training ever for me with four Saturdays and Three Sundays doing training. I am up to 848 people trained in 2015. April is off site training and four audits so it will be much less.
