OSHA News for November 2018
November was a chance to relax and take a vacation. Airfares are dropping due to the falling price of oil. I am seeing airfares lowest in years to many places.
This month’s powerpoint is trenching safety from the standards point of view. Trench collapses and deaths are on the increase despite the rules being 48 years old.
It's your last chance to register for the Construction Safety Council 145-Hour Construction Safety Administrator Certificate Course! This course begins on December 4th and is only offered once each year, running Tuesday and Thursday evenings December through May. Topics include physical hazards, health hazards, emergency preparedness, administrative programs and OSHA compliance. They bring in many of the best speakers and trainers in Chicago. I will do a CHST prep night as part of the training. www.buildsafe.org.
I got to watch an excellent presentation by OSHA’s Candra Jefferson who covered OSHA 2018 Top Cited in Construction. I hope to get a most Cited industry one next month.
1. Fall Protection 1926.501
2. Scaffolds 1926.451
3. Ladders 1926.1053
4. Fall Protection Training 1926. 503
5. Eye and Face Protection 1926.102
6. General Safety and Health Programs 1926.20
7. Head Protection 1926.100
8. Aerial Lifts 1926.453
9. Hazard Communication 1910.1200
10. Fall Protection Systems 1926.502
Stay warm during the long winter!
John
OSHA News.
1) Cal-OSHA seeking to expand into general industry with violence regs.
https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Workplace-Violence-in-General-Industry/
2) Crane Operator certification started November 10. The new rule also seeks to clarify that it is the “employer’s duty to ensure the competency of crane operators through training, certification or licensing, and evaluation.”
OSHA says the new rule establishes minimum requirements for crane operators to protect workers’ safety and health while also “reducing compliance burdens.”
https://www.equipmentworld.com/osha-crane-operators-must-be-certified-by-crane-type-by-nov-10/
3) Former Area Director Peggy Zweber passed away.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?n=peggy-ann-zweber&pid=190694367
4) Two construction supervisors have been charged after a mini-crane accident seriously injured two ironworkers on the job over the summer. Terrence Edwards, the site supervisor, and Timothy Braico, branch manager for Western Waterproofing Company, were both charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Thursday.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-supervisors-charged-harlem-accident-20181108-story.html
5) Recently released OSHA federal audits of the 28 state programs (six of which cover only public-sector employees) found significant problems in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky and Maryland, for example, while praising Iowa, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington.
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/11/12/22442/good-bad-and-ugly-state-worker-safety-programs
6) Fifth Circuit Upholds OSHA’s Multi-Employer Worksite Doctrine
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6b91a7d2-fccf-4b7d-82c2-91945b4b70c2
7) OSHA is limited in its authority on small farms.
https://newfoodeconomy.org/small-farm-worker-death-osha/?fbclid=IwAR3uUowBcknxcbTNVfbyDhWkwFEr9cKGQNgdGtMVaubyC9Dwr5c4uLKg5rg
8) OSHA renews charter for Construction Advisory committee. https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17757-osha-renews-charter-for-construction-advisory-committee?fbclid=IwAR0B8a7jFhb6MSsdnlE7eanFes0L2Pzcxfv9Adv58lX0igNiqiai5SIKE-k
9) Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health program (KY OSH) is facing the possibility of federal intervention for its handling of on-the-job fatalities. A federal audit issued in August found that KY OSH missed critical steps in nearly every single worker fatality investigation during a two-year period.
http://fatalflaws.kycir.org/episodes/in-kentucky-deregulation-and-worker-safety-collide/?fbclid=IwAR2z01YiE70dDNYf7lkadq3a8q7AZrFTZ02BDfGNUV4QG-bTWSAc1y7GzBw
10) 'Recently released OSHA federal audits of the 28 state programs (six of which cover only public-sector employees) found significant problems in Arizona, Illinois, Kentucky and Maryland, for example, while praising Iowa, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington.'
https://www.publicintegrity.org/2018/11/12/22442/good-bad-and-ugly-state-worker-safety-programs?fbclid=IwAR2dqJlzdnBKI8aBrpEcpPhpQnv4t0kBUHV8oaLQyVOpPE_W9ZmGpp55rK0
Other Major News Stories.
1) After months of legal drama, the terminally ill cancer patient has agreed to a reduced award of about $78 million from the agrochemical giant Monsanto, a sharp decrease from a jury's $289 million verdict.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/health/monsanto-plaintiff-accepts-lower-award/index.html
2) Jordan Barab, who ran OSHA during all eight years of the Obama administration and now blogs on workplace safety issues, said it’s not unusual for such settlements to occur in cases involving large fines. In exchange for agreeing to lower the fine, he said, OSHA avoids the risk of losing an expensive court challenge and forces employers to rectify unsafe work conditions or practices quicker.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/workplace/article222297260.html?fbclid=IwAR2b_Xx62IY29slpsbfywIRJXJGi-hfJOyj3IPPCMP-23dHSC3VNiT9CArI
OSHA Citations this month
1) $129,336. FL Fall protection, residential roofer
2) $130,112 GA Forklift Fatal. Distribution Center.
3) $311,330 MA Fatal fall, Framing contractor
4) $320,261 AL Amputation hazards, lockout, Steel Services.
5) $398,545 FL Fingertip amputation, lockout. Window mfr.
6) $103,476 NJ Fingertip amputation, lockout. Cookie company
7) $164,997 AL Fingertip amputation, lockout. Food processor.
8) $116,551. FL Fall protection, Restoration contractor
9) $129,336. FL Fall protection, Restoration contractor
10 ) $94,415 FL , Burn injury. Disaster relief company.
FL 1318308.015 PGT Industries, Inc. HIALEAH 11/15/2018 $370,090.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Lockout/Tagout, Machine
guarding, Visual inspection or portable electric equipment, Recording injuries
MN 1319521.015 Meadowland Farmers Coop LAMBERTON 11/15/2018 $375,000.00 [no violations linked]
CA 1316844.015 Garda World Cash Logistics - Fresno Branch 29 FRESNO $72,000.00 [no violations linked]
KY 1315991.015 Tyson Chicken, Inc. CALHOUN 11/13/2018 $70,000.00 [no violations linked]
GA 1353670.015 Elite Storage Solutions, LLC MONROE 11/09/2018 $73,170.00 Machine
guarding, PPE, Marking physical hazards, Oxygen storage
NY 1344247.015 George Industries, LLC ENDICOTT 11/09/2018 $68,183.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Duty
to have fall protection and falling object protection, Lockout/Tagout,
Machine guarding
CA 1314977.015 Empire Equipment Service, Inc. LAKE FOREST 11/08/2018 $66,000.00 [no violations linked, but it is a cave-in fatality so there will be]
NC 1348751.015 Betco, Inc. STATESVILLE 11/08/2018 11/08/2018 $56,000.00 [no violations linked]
NJ 1339734.015 Guzzo Masonry Contractors, Inc. / Guzzo Construction Managers SEWELL 11/08/2018 $42,071.00 Head protection, Scaffolding
CA 1331338.015 ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC JURUPA VALLEY 11/07/2018 $42,750.00 [no violations
linked]
NV 1339771.015 U.S. Postal Service LAS VEGAS 11/07/2018 $129,336.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace)
OH 1344589.015 Alkon Corporation FREMONT 11/06/2018 $49,392.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding
FL 1316676.015 Oviedo Roofing Enterprises, Inc. ORLANDO 11/06/2018 $45,995.00 Fall
protection, Training
AL 1315637.015 Sabel Steel Service, Inc. MONTGOMERY 11/02/2018 $133,539.00 Walking-working surfaces, Fall protection,
Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding, Guarding of portable powered tools, Hazard
communication
CA 1319149.015 Anita's Mexican Foods Corp. SAN BERNARDINO 11/02/2018 $56,285.00 [no
violations linked]
TX 1330795.015 Solo Cup Operating Corporation DALLAS 11/02/2018 $71,137.00 Machine
guarding
FL 1315287.015 Crown Roofing, LLC SUNRISE 11/02/2018 $129,336.00 Fall protection
OH 1328349.015 Eagle Industries of Ohio, Inc. CINCINNATI 11/01/2018 $45,269.00 Asbestos
NJ 1313676.015 RSR Home Construction, LLC/ Robert Riley LONG VALLEY 11/01/2018 $67,256.00
Fall protection, Ladders
Safety Training at Non-Profits
OSHA 510 CSC Dec 3-6
OSHA 30 CSC Dec 4, 6, 11, 13
OSHA 511 Rockford NIU Dec 17-20
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
TRMA is Three Rivers Manufacturers Association www.trma.org
NSC is National Safety Council https://www.greatlakesosha.org/sites/national-safety-council/
I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have been teaching many 10.30 hour class for private companies. I have taught 2181 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.
All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/510-trenching-2018
I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.
