Hello,
I found that September was a
blur and passed by quickly.
I had fun meeting several people
at the ASSE conference in Naperville. It is always good to catch up with what
everyone is doing. I was surprised that many came for OSHA recordkeeping. I had
23 people take the 4.5 hour session.
I taught Prevention through
Design to the NIU industrial engineering students for two hours on September
16, 2016. It is go to see the students can think outside the box and solve
difficult problems.
I was glad to teach three days
of construction safety for Illinois OSHA. It is good to see them hire some
people to protect the public sector.
This month’s PowerPoint is a
popular one that I teach after lunch. I put in 3M 8mm Security Film on my
windows of my car. I encourage my clients to do elsewise since Chicago has had
so many shot.
John Newquist
Here is the news for September
2016
1) OSHA awards $10.5M in
workplace safety and health training grants to 77 organizations to help protect
high-risk workers
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=33108
2) OSHA Assistant Secretary Dr.
David Michaels appointed Dean McKenzie as the new director of the agency's
Directorate of Construction. McKenzie has been with OSHA for seven years
including serving as deputy director of DOC.
3) OSHA changed the press
release threshold to $60,000 per OSHA that I have spoken with to this month.
The old $40,000 threshold was triggering too many press releases.
4) OSHA said that they are
seeing many employers with machines that they have cited years before in the
company history and now it is a source of a complaint or an amputation. Repeat
is 5 years. Willful can be forever if the same management is there.
5) I want to thank Mark Lies for
keeping up on the drug testing issue. Key date to watch is November 1 2016.
Section 1904.35(b)(1)(iv) of the
final rules prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against an
employee for reporting a work-related injury or illness. OSHA’s Preamble to the
Final Rule interprets the regulation broadly to prohibit any “adverse action
that could well dissuade a reasonable employee from reporting a work-related
injury or illness.” OSHA applies the prohibition to any “blanket post-injury
drug testing policies deter proper reporting,” concluding that drug-testing alone
constitutes an “adverse employment action.” OSHA instructs employers to “limit
post-incident testing to situations in which employee drug use is likely to
have contributed to the incident, and for which the drug test can accurately
identify impairment caused by drug use.” OSHA explains with examples: it “would
likely not be reasonable to drug test an employee who reports a bee sting, a
repetitive strain injury, or an injury caused by a lack of machine guarding or
a machine or tool malfunction.”
I posted his Management alert at
http://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/osha-drug-testing?qid=4b574d49-82fe-47f4-a73e-cfafc5892c9e&v=&b=&from_search=2
6) OSHA loses PSM expansion
case.
http://www.agri-pulse.com/uploaded/ARAOSHAPSMCase92316.pdf
7) OSHA in IL is swamped with
amputations. They are trying to inspect many, but having a response that
prevents future occurrences in important.
8) OSHA has a twitter feed at
https://twitter.com/OSHA_DOL
9) Many forklift companies are
not allowing people to be lifted despite buying a commercial platform. Use an
aerial lift.
10) Conveyors account for over
1200 injuries, amputations and deaths since 2000.
The top five issues are
- Unguarded Belt and Pulley.
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=26856
- Caught in shaft or drive roller -
http://djournal.com/itawamba/2014/10/14/osha-cites-fines-graham-lumber-april-death/
- Lockout -
http://www.safetynewsalert.com/almost-half-million-dollars-in-fines-for-conveyor-death/
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=14397
- Falls
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160802/NEWS08/160809960
- Struck by falling object
Sample General Duty Citations
- Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to: Slips and
falls while working/walking on corrugator's exit discharge roller conveyor in
the dunnage area. Among other methods, a feasible abatement method to correct
this hazard is to comply with The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) B20.1-2009, Safety Standard for Conveyors and Related Equipment. Section
6.11.1, Roller and Wheel Conveyors references installing tread plates between
the rollers to provide a stable walking and working surface
- Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
caught-by hazards: a) Blancher - Employees cleaning the Blancher were exposed
to caught-in hazards from a remotely controlled conveyor not furnished with
emergency stop pull cords, on or about November 10th, 2015.
OSHA Citations this month
Penalty State Major Issues
Business
1) $218,502 NY Electrical,
Machine Guarding, Respirators. Auto parts mgr.
2) $139,675 FL Willful
residential falls. Nome Builder
3) $152,435 VT 15 Serious Lab
Safety std. Laboratory.
4) $128,077 FL Willful rood
fall. Roofing contractor.
5) $44,095 OH Residential falls.
Homebuilder.
6) $113,486 TX Willful cave in –
Trenching contractor.
7) $97,988. MO Will blocked
exits. Retailer.
8) $218,244 OH Hand amputation
mold machine. Foundry.
9) $113,131 OH Willful falls.
Steel Plant
10) $94,064 OH Willful Roofing
falls. Exterior contractor.
11) $411,540 NE Willful grain
death. Grain Mill.
12) $704,610 GA 12 repeats
Lockout, machine guarding, electrical. Auto parts mfg.
13) $256,545 OH Willful confined
space. Plating company.
14) $199,107 FL Willful roof
fall. Roofer.
15) $193,053 NJ Willful Falls.
General Contractor.
16) $317,477 PA Thumb
amputation. Mixer. Willful Guarding. Poulty processor.
17) $338,881 IL Willful
forklift. Cargo handlers. Airport.
18) $88,632 MS Lockout, Machine
guarding. Conveyor amputation. Food processing.
19) $156,772 OH Willful blocked
exits. Retailer.
20) $87,297 MO repeat fire
extinguishers. Postal.
21) $119,597 MA Willful trench
fatal. Heavy construction.
22) $86,225 IL Repeat falls.
Meat processor.
23) $143,576 WI Willful lead. Explosives manufacturer
24) $61,731 CO Willful
residential roof fall. Roofer.
25) $152,145 FL Willful
residential falls. Carpenter,
26) $62,355 MA Tire explosion.
Truck Repair.
27) $212,629 FL Willful Falls.
Roofer.
28) $155,139 TX Fail to abate
machine guarding. Machine rebuilder.
29) $178,134 MA 20 PSM serious.
Ammonia., Food mfr.
Large Work Payouts
1) 4 plaintiffs awarded $13.6M
in Geismar plant explosion case
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/09/4_plaintiffs_awarded_136m_in_g.html
2) Railroad worker gets $7.5 for
work cancer.
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511013844-madison-county-jury-awards-railroad-worker-who-developed-cancer-7-5m-plaintiff-attorney-called-defense-arguments-dog-and-pony-show
3) $6 million for worker hurt
when rear ended.
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511012066-st-clair-county-jury-awards-construction-worker-6m-second-plaintiff-settled-case-before-closing-arguments-for-less-significant-sum
Major News stories
1) Vietnam vet who fell into
kettle of hot tar dies
http://www.kmov.com/story/32843781/vietnam-vet-falls-into-kettle-with-hot-tar-fighting-for-life
2) Lightning strike worker in
FL.
http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Worker-Struck-by-Lightning-on-Northwest-Miami-Dade-Building-394171441.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_MIBrand
2016 Safety Training at
Non-Profits
CSC 30 Hour construction Oct 24, 6, 11, 13
CSC 10 Hour construction Upon Request
CSC OSHA 500 In Nov
CSC OSHA 510 Oct 3-6
CSC Excavation Safety Oct 25
CSC Recordkeeping Upon Request
CSC Incident investigation Upon Request
CSC Crane Signal Rigging Upon Request
CSC Confined Space Oct 27
CSC GHS/Health hazards Upon Request
CSC Fall Protection Oct 26
CSC Work Zone MUTCD Upon Request
CSC Job Hazard Analysis Upon Request
CSC Machine Guarding Upon Request
CSC Emergency Planning Upon Request
CSC Scaffold Upon Request
CSC Health Hazards 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. I have
taught 2663 people this year. I teach evenings and weekends too
All presentation are put on
slideshare.net for free downloading. I put the presentation on Slideshare at
this link.
http://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/safety-for-drivers
