What a hectic month of training.
May looks much easier and I will enjoy some days off. I revised my portion of
the OSHA standards classes in the 511 and 510 this month. These students are
always bringing mew fall protection items and other solutions to safety. Nearly
all attendees are taking the classes to be a trainer so I have focused on the
standards as well and class activities.
This month’s ppt is from the AGC
fatality study. There are new data on construction fatalities. I plan to use
this in the Intro to OSHA part of a 10/30 hour class.
John
Here is the news for April 2017
1) OSHA silica standard delayed
until Sept. 23, 2017
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/bulletins/192ac7a
2) The AGC did a study of
fatalities. I was surprised at the low % of fatalities in commercial.
Industrial, Heavy, and
Residential project locations, combined, accounted for roughly 90% of all
fatalities.
Industrial project locations
experienced the highest number of fatalities with 813 deaths (35%), followed by
Heavy (29%) and Residential (25%) project locations.
Commercial project locations had
the least fatalities (5%).
https://www.agc.org/industry-priorities/safety-health/construction-fatalities-study-0
is the link to download it.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/preventing-fatalities-in-construction
3) Plan for Tornados. Here is a
success story.
Feb 28
Naplate IL
Pilkington Glass had two tornado
shelter.
Direct hit by F3 tornado
No one suffered injuries in
Pilkington factory as result of tornado.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309876/
4) Peetee Guerrero is the new
head of the National Safety Education Center at NIU. She replaces Missy Gilles
who left for Kishwaukee College. Peetee has set the FY 2018 general schedule at
the four NIU campuses.
5) AFL-CIO death on the job has
several great graphs. 25% of all injuries are falls at the same surface. Four
times more likely than falls from heights.
https://aflcio.org/reports/death-job-toll-neglect-2017
6) OSHA is no longer insisting
it has the right to invite union advocates to inspections of non-union
worksites, according to an April 27 federal court notice filed by the National
Federation of Independent Businesses.
https://www.bna.com/osha-drops-contested-n57982087301/
7) New OSHA Fall Infographics
for Construction
https://www.osha.gov/stopfalls/mediaresources.html
8) Question: If an employee with
a neatly trimmed goatee is wearing a respirator and it does not interfere with
the seal of the face piece or valve function, and has passed a fit test, does
this meet the intent of the OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard?’
Answer right here:
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=31025
9) Rare cease and desist order.
The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) executed a
Cease Operations Order against Sunset Tree Service & Landscaping, LLC of
Bay City for continuing to operate without abating hazards on the jobsite.
http://www.wnem.com/story/35293945/bay-city-landscaping-company-ordered-to-cease-operations
10) The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget
bill that was released by Congress today provides a flat overall budget for the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) a
Page 71.
https://rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules.house.gov/files/115/OMNI/DIVISION%20H-%20LABORHHS%20SOM%20OCR%20FY17.pdf
Large Work Payouts
Major news stories.
1) Three dead in a boiler
explosion in St Louis.
http://www.kmov.com/clip/13220520/3-dead-4-injured-in-soulard-explosion
2) Auto parts and the injuries
in them. Excellent read.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-23/inside-alabama-s-auto-jobs-boom-cheap-wages-little-training-crushed-limbs
3) Two gas employees shot and
killed.
http://fox2now.com/2017/04/21/motive-unclear-in-killing-of-2-laclede-gas-employees/
Question of the month
What are the requirements for
Arc flash labels>?
From NFPA 70-2015
Equipment Labeling. Electrical
equipment such as
switchboards, panelboards,
industrial control panels, meter
socket enclosures, and motor
control centers that are in
other than dwelling units and
that are likely to require examination,
adjustment, servicing, or
maintenance while energized
shall be field-marked with a
label containing all the
following information:
(1) Nominal system voltage
(2) Arc flash boundary
(3) At least one of the
following:
a. Available incident energy and
the corresponding
working distance, or the arc
flash PPE category in
Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(b) or
Table 130.7(C)(15)(B)
for the equipment, but not both
b. Minimum arc rating of
clothing
c. Site-specific level of PPE
Exception: Labels applied prior
to September 30, 2011
are acceptable if they contain
the available incident energy
or required level of PPE.
OSHA Citations this month
State Inspection# Company
Date-issued Penalty Major Issues
KS 1184032.015 Roger Mejia LENEXA 03/31/2017 $176,003.00 Safety
Data Sheets, Scaffolds, Fall protection
AR 1192467.015 Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc.
SPRINGDALE 03/31/2017 $44,000.00 Lockout/tagout, Fire protection (sprinklers)
KS 1186795.015 Exide Technologies SALINA 03/31/2017 $149,385.00
Lead exposure
MO 1217740.015 NATIONAL CART CO. SAINT CHARLES 03/31/2017
$78,874.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding (point of operation)
TN 1201817.015 Langley Wire Cloth Components, Inc. ADAMSVILLE
03/31/2017 $49,050.00 [no violations listed]
CA 1181213.015 LCM Financial Corp. HERMOSA BEACH 03/30/2017
$99,000.00 [no violations listed]
TX 1212211.015 Texas Wildlife Supply, Inc. BRADY 03/30/2017
$74,785.00 Fall protection (scaffolding), Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding
WV 1216255.015 J & D Contractors CHARLESTON 03/30/2017
$44,001.00 Fall hazard training, Accident prevention, Fall protection
IL 1209232.015 East Balt Bakeries CHICAGO 03/29/2017 $68,808.00
PPE, Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding
IL 1217094.015 All Star Roofing, Inc. OAK PARK 03/28/2017
$41,829.00 Head, eye, and face protection, Scaffolds, Fall hazard training,
Fall protection
AL 1188715.015 SABIC Innovative Plastics LOWNDESBORO 03/28/2017
$44,108.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout
TX 1182728.015 Venture Energy Services GONZALES 03/28/2017
$45,632.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Hand protection, First aid
WY 1191350.015 Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC WORLAND 03/28/2017
$41,625.00 Machine guarding, Flammable liquids, Portable fire extinguishers
DE 1194043.015 Delmarva Roofing & Coating, Inc. CAMDEN
03/27/2017 $43,781.00 Fall protection, Fall hazard training
WI 1197139.015 A&B Process Systems, Inc. STRATFORD 03/27/2017
$43,458.00 PPE, Permit-required confined spaces
MI 1211253.015 Dakkota Integrated Systems LLC BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP
03/24/2017 $42,000.00 [standards not linked]
NJ 1193666.015 DSM Steel Erectors Inc UNION CITY 03/24/2017
$40,560.00 Fall protection, Aerial lifts
MA 1191723.015 Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC WELLESLEY
03/24/2017 $45,632.00 Specific excavation requirements, Hazard communication
OH 1205094.015 Cleveland City Forge, Inc. WELLINGTON 03/24/2017
$93,724.00 Machine guarding
WI 1181334.015 Converting Technology, Inc. MENOMONEE FALLS
03/24/2017 $115,714.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding, Hazard communication
CA 1180481.015 JR Concrete Construction inc. SAN DIEGO 03/23/2017
$51,940.00 [standards not linked]
IL 1203266.015 DOCKSIDE STEEL PROCESSING, LLC CHICAGO 03/23/2017
$54,178.00 Compressed gas storage, Lockout/tagout, Walking-working surfaces,
Hazard communication
CA 1217498.015 Tecta America Corp. CAMP PENDLETON 03/23/2017
$75,690.00 Fall protection
CA 1183857.015 Mandelin, Inc. WASCO 03/22/2017 $43,955.00 General
Industry Accident Prevention, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment
IL 1181272.015 Orion Industries, Ltd. CHICAGO 03/22/2017
$128,746.00 Respiratory protection
WI 1195690.015 Solomon Transformers, LLC PRAIRIE DU CHIEN
03/22/2017 $77,860.00 Eye and face protection, Respiratory protection, Air
contaminants
NE 1189866.015 Gana Trucking and Excavating, Inc. ROCA 03/22/2017
$52,152.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout, First aid, Hazard communication
NJ 1179074.015 KUEHNE CHEMICAL CO., INC. KEARNY 03/22/2017
$63,559.00 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
WI 1202182.015 HD Ramps, LLC KEWASKUM 03/22/2017 $40,559.00 Noise
exposure, Respiratory protection, Hazard communication, Emergency action plans,
Access to employee exposure and medical records
TX 1209159.015 Becerra Plastering ROUND ROCK 03/21/2017 $43,459.00
Scaffolds
MA 1193241.015 Ridge Brothers Construction. Inc PLYMOUTH
03/21/2017 $41,830.00 Scaffolds, Fall protection
TX 1190204.015 Wastequip Manufacturing Company LLC BEEVILLE
03/20/2017 $50,700.00 First aid, PPE, Work on or near deenergized parts
IL 1212627.015 Renaissance Roofing, Inc. SPRINGFIELD 03/20/2017
$52,982.00 Hazard communication, Fall protection
OH 1181623.015 A & D Wood Products, Inc. ELIDA 03/20/2017
$113,533.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding
OH 1181782.015 A & D Wood Products, Inc. ELIDA 03/20/2017
$148,192.00 Portable fire extinguishers, Walking-working surfaces, Machine
guarding, Hazard communication
CA 1181338.015 Harbor America COMPTON 03/17/2017 $42,900.00
General Industry Accident Prevention, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment
FL 1209020.015 Dale Tadlock Roofing, Inc .JACKSONVILLE 03/17/2017
$55,572.00 Eye and face protection, Accident prevention
NY 1197093.015 RWS Manufacturing, Inc./Equustock, LLC QUEENSBURY
03/17/2017 $59,577.00 Lockout/tagout
TX 1202494.015 Dallas U.S.A Foods, Inc. DALLAS 03/17/2017
$60,950.00 Lockout/tagout,Materials handling and storage
NY 1187756.015 Magellan Concrete Structures Corporation BROOKLYN
03/16/2017 $41,231.00 Requirements for cast-in-place concrete, Fall protection
VA 1194247.015 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CHESAPEAKE 03/16/2017
$117,699.00 Exit routes, Vermin control
DC 1186237.015 Goel Services Inc. WASHINGTON 03/16/2017
$117,335.00 Hand washing facilities, Noise exposure, Hearing protection
MA 1182278.015 Luis Quindi LOWELL 03/16/2017 $159,343.00 Head
protection, Scaffolds, Fall protection, Eye and face protection
TX 1185184.015 Texas Environmental Control Inc. DAMON 03/16/2017
$43,098.00 Cave-in protection, Asbestos
TX 1192640.015 United States Postal Service COPPELL 03/16/2017
$99,589.00 Materials handling and storage, Space around electrical equipment
CA 1200876.015 CITISTAFF SOLUTIONS INC COMPTON 03/15/2017
$63,800.00 General Industry Accident Prevention
IL 1201251.015 Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership NORMAL
03/15/2017 $45,812.00 Portable fire extinguishers, Powered industrial trucks
NY 1178168.015 M & M Weatherization and Remodeling Corp.
ROCHESTER 03/15/2017 $62,651.00 Accident prevention, Head protection,
Scaffolds
TX 1192110.015 GC Packaging LLC ALLEN 03/14/2017 $44,365.00
Lockout/tagout
TX 1192124.015 Employee Solutions Addison, LLC ALLEN
03/14/2017 $57,040.00 Lockout/tagout
MS 1191294.015 Coleman Hammons Construction PEARL 03/13/2017
$68,517.00 Powered industrial trucks
AK 1181198.015 Universal Energy ANCHORAGE 03/10/2017 $182,000.00
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
VA 1179499.015 Broy and Son Pump Service Inc. BERRYVILLE
03/10/2017 $78,190.00 Safety training, First aid, Excavation safety and
protection
TX 1177395.015 Excel Modular Scaffold & Leasing Company TEXAS
CITY 03/09/2017 $50,700.00 Working over or near water, Scaffolds, Fall
protection
TX 1184676.015 Cosmec, Inc. ATHENS 03/09/2017 $53,238.00 Noise
exposure, Respiratory protection, First aid, Hazard communication
NY 1176583.015 Uprise Improvements, Inc./JMG Improvements Inc./CMG
Interiors Inc AMSTERDAM 03/08/2017 $128,016.00 Head protection, Fire
protection, Scaffolds
NJ 1195034.015 Dollar Tree Stores Inc. WEST BERLIN 03/08/2017
$89,628.00 Compressed gases, Portable fire extinguisher
FL 1180314.015 Dollar General Corporation PONCE DE LEON 03/08/2017
$103,576.00 Exit routes, Portable fire extinguishers
IL 1197792.015 Quality Pallets, Inc. WINDSOR 03/08/2017 $44,187.00
PPE, Eye and face protection, Portable fire extinguishers, Machine guarding,
Hazard communication
AK 1191326.015 Lithia Hyundai of Anchorage ANCHORAGE 03/07/2017
$59,500.00 Eye and face protection, First aid, Respiratory protection,
Bloodborne pathogens, Hazard communication
OK 1202445.015 BigTex Trailers KINGSTON 03/07/2017 $69,713.00
Machine guarding
CA 1176788.015 MAMMOTH ELECTRIC INC COMPTON 03/07/2017 $71,750.00
General Industry Accident Prevention
WI 1187126.015 Milwaukee Valve Company, Inc. PRAIRIE DU SAC
03/06/2017 $45,632.00 Permit-required confined spaces, Machine guarding
WI 1188860.015 Gage Marine Corporation WILLIAMS BAY 03/06/2017
$45,632.00 Respiratory protection, First aid
RI 1176764.015 Lincoln Master Construction, Inc. CRANSTON
03/06/2017 $80,790.00 Head protection, Fall protection, Training
RI 1185350.015 Lincoln Master Construction, Inc. PAWTUCKET
03/06/2017 $102,306.00 Head protection, Eye and face protection, Training, Fall
protection
TX 1185452.015 Nortex Field Services, Inc. SHERMAN 03/03/2017
$53,670.00 Respiratory protection, Lead
MO 1184028.015 DOLLAR GENERAL EAST PRAIRIE 03/03/2017 $156,625.00
Exit routes, Portable fire extinguishers
OH 1201333.015 Paragon Tempered Glass, LLC ANTWERP 03/03/2017
$57,152.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout, Bloodborne pathogens
PA 1188179.015 Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center,
Inc. OREFIELD 03/03/2017 $41,556.00 Process safety management of highly
hazardous chemicals, Lockout/tagout, Materials handling and storage
FL 1193150.015 United FL Construction, Inc. RIVERVIEW 03/01/2017
$42,425.00 Ladders, Fall protection
TX 1178785.015 Vertrauen Chemie Solutions, Inc. GARLAND 03/01/2017
$49,436.00 Walking-working surfaces, Lockout/tagout
CA 1175411.015 SUPERIOR ELECTRICAL ADVERTISING INC LONG BEACH 03/01/2017 $40,385.00 [standards not linked]
Safety Training at Non-Profits
CSC 30 Hour construction May 23 25 29 31
CSC 10 Hour construction Upon Request
CSC OSHA 500 May 8-11
CSC OSHA 510 In June
CSC Excavation Safety May 22
CSC Recordkeeping Upon Request
CSC Incident investigation Upon Request
CSC Scaffold Upon Request
CSC Crane Signal Rigging May 24
CSC Confined Space Upon Request
CSC GHS/Health hazards Upon Request
CSC Fall Protection May 8
CSC Fall Protection Industry May 15
CSC Work Zone MUTCD Upon RequestBA
CSC Job Hazard Analysis Upon Request
CSC Machine Guarding Upon Request
CSC Emergency Planning Upon Request
CSC Health Hazards Upon Request
NIU OSHA 511 TBA
NIU OSHA 501 Upon Request
NIU OSHA 503 May 24-26
NIU Small Business March 18
OSHA Intro safety mgt csc TBA
NIU Bloodborne Upon Request
OSHA 7115 Lockout TBA
OSHA 3115 Fall CSC 2018
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 1303 people this year. I teach
evenings, weekends, early mornings too
All presentation are put on
slideshare.net for free downloading. I put the presentation on Slideshare at
this link.
https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/preventing-fatalities-in-construction
I use your feedback to make
corrections.
