OSHA News for November 2019
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Hello
everyone,
I
hope you survived the cold weather that we had this month. Now 36F
doesn't seem so bad.
November was a month of audits. I am seeing
lockout starting to improve. I saw a cleaning company lockout correctly. Another met the minor service exception in
the lockout standard.
This month ppt is on the OSHA new respiratory
fit test protocol. It allows people a
shorter test to meet the standard. There is a concern about the irritant smoke
test. Some students are saying they have respiratory problems with it.
The Construction Safety Council is holding
their annual 145 hour class. It is the best preparation for the CHST test. The
145-Hour Safety Administrator course is taught by a variety of engaging
instructors, safety experts, and industry professionals, and includes classroom
experiences, field trips, the annual safety conference, and more. You'll learn
to initiate and maintain a top-notch safety program, while also earning a
variety of hazard awareness cards, certifications, your OSHA 30-hr card, and
more.
December 3, 2019 - May 21, 2020
Tuesday & Thursday Evenings
Hillside, IL
6pm-9pm
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I ran into formaldehyde in paint last month.
OSHA requires compliance with 1910.1048. This requires identifying all employees
who may be exposed to formaldehyde at or above the action level or STEL through
initial monitoring and determine their exposure. So, a company must conduct air
sampling when this paint is used in the workplace.
Have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and
Safe New Years.
John
OSHA News.
1) OSHA - Online training may not be accepted
for training.
"Nevertheless, for training to be
adequate, a qualified trainer must supplement and facilitate any appropriate
hands-on training or demonstration (e.g., how to use a tool, perform a task, or
don appropriate personal protective equipment) as necessary for the employee to
learn the safety and operational techniques at issue, and for the trainer to
assess the employee’s mastery of them."
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/osha-reiterates-online-computer-based-63946/
2) New OSHA defense to late notice of contest
wins in court.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=c0ccebba-f8f3-4aa7-ae85-2909b3cbf1d4
3) OSHA
inspected over 500 amputations in FY2019 with most machine guarding and lockout
related.
4) The Naperville OSHA office investigated two
120 volt fatalities. One was a fray extension cord touching a metal tank while
the work was in it.
5) Indiana OSHA fatality was manipulated
because Amazon could relocate there newspaper alleges.
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/investigations/2019/11/25/amazon-indiana-governor-eric-holcomb-warehouse-accident-hq-2/4282653002/?fbclid=IwAR0MGlhq_5LcOsoks31CXU99jQ1SJVObWQSIbSZpi3dxRvEGI1iSUjU_qLQ
6) Reddit has many unsafe OSHA photos posted.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OSHA/
7) OSHA embraces leading indicators.
https://www.ehstoday.com/osha/osha-embraces-leading-indicators?fbclid=IwAR2MdRc7oiE6cDeq4luNVqI2L3Cj_HxO_jKCkmz1SW86UX6x3_lMbqQTkt0
8) Top 25 OSHA penalties cases in 50 years.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/10/22/546119.htm?fbclid=IwAR2kzyNVNN_Wr0DUD1BLEHD3lA9JMNqFRfYZSwk6giXpgW_tQMZJx4dk7UU
9) Trench Contractor going to jail for killing
two workers.
"The deaths of these two men could have
and should have been prevented," Galen Blanton, the New England regional
administrator for OSHA, said. "Their employer, which previously had been
cited by OSHA for the same hazardous conditions, knew what safeguards were
needed to protect its employees but chose to ignore that responsibility."
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Atlantic-Drain-Owner-Convicted-for-Trench-Collapse-that-Killed-2-564165701.html?fbclid=IwAR3mK8vBZEFZltlyFF6jq64E9SYwRBqPAruH-xFjAY8Iv7yUMpVfCnHpuNo
Other Major News Stories.
1) VA - Owner of construction company faces
charges after teen dies in trench collapse,
All trench collapse deaths are preventable.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/owner-of-construction-company-faces-charges-after-teen-dies-in-trench-collapse/65-fc8e8602-d4bf-4f7a-a429-cda53125cf08
2) One dead at Buffalo Wild Wings due to
chemical exposure.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-several-ill-after-chemical-accident-buffalo-wild-wings-n1078571?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma&fbclid=IwAR0oh20nC9DYdr4pv-6LulvyLIzfHJ8kY2Z_V5lq9ru6ba_MhRahzJdfue4
3) Kiewit and supervisor to face criminal
trial in death of a worker in Canada.
https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2019/11/kiewit-and-supervisors-to-face-trial-for-worker-death?fbclid=IwAR2Qqr-55oVQCpdfo0C2zOD2E-E3RyN0D26tfIW-oFi7iA7y8uFb358vXAI#.Xb2q3uchsFw.facebook
Safety Training at Non-Profits
OSHA 511 NSC Dec
2-6
OSHA 510 CSC Dec
9-12
OSHA 30 CSC Dec
10,12,17,19
OSHA 7115 Lockout CSC Dec 17
NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA
Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu
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
http://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/
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 2101 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/osha-respirator-fit-test-protocol-2019
I use your feedback to make changes to make
corrections.
OSHA Citations
AL 1397520.015 M&M Tire & Mechanical Services,
Inc. GUIN 10/29/2019 $58,292.00 Duty to have fall protection; Lockout /
Tagout; Reporting to OSHA the death of any employee as a result of a
work-related incident within eight (8) hours; PPE; Hand protection; Overhead
and gantry cranes; Machine guarding; Wiring methods; Written hazard
communication program.
FATALITY: At 5:00 a.m. on April 30, 2019, an
employee was working in the outside travel lane of the interstate to remove
from left-side of a trailer that had been dropped in location. The employee was
killed when struck by an 18-wheeler.
AZ 1418040.015 Champion Home CHANDLER 10/25/2019 $43,570.00 Duty to have fall protection; Lockout / Tagout; Scaffolds.
FL 1396157.015 American Sales and Management
Organization, LLC MIAMI 10/25/2019 $55,166.00 General Duty (providing safe
workplace); Occupational noise exposure; sanitation - vermin control;
Bloodborne pathogens; Respiratory protection; Safety data sheets; Hazardous
chemical training.
MA 1423254.015 P Gioioso & Sons, Inc. CAMBRIDGE 10/25/2019 $40,840.00 Protection of employees from loose rock or soil; Daily
inspections of excavations; Protective systems in excavations.
NJ 1399559.015 Thomas Foods International SWEDESBORO 10/25/2019 $304,976.00 Bloodborne Pathogens; Occupational noise
exposure; Machine guarding.
NY 1410531.015 Proctor Enterprises, Inc. STANLEY 10/25/2019 $116,686.00 Duty to have fall protection; Ladders.
OH 1400418.015 Transcon Conveyor MENTOR 10/25/2019 $120,666.00 Duty to have fall protection; Incidental storage or use of
flammable liquids; Lockout / Tagout; Powered industrial trucks; Overhead and
gantry cranes; Machine guarding; Walking-working surface capacity load; Exit
routes.
TX 1404259.015 Qualawash Holdings, LLC PASADENA 10/25/2019 $48,693.00 Permit-required confined spaces;
Hazardous chemical training
AK 1414884.015 Icicle Seafoods, Inc. DILLINGHAM 10/24/2019 $100,325.00 [no violations linked]
IL 1398632.015 AB Specialty Silicones, LLC WAUKEGAN 10/24/2019 $1,591,176.00 Flammable liquids; Hazardous (classified)
locations; powered industrial trucks.
MS 1426669.015 Neftali Barron FLOWOOD 10/24/2019 $71,680.00 Housekeeping; PPE; Head protection; Eye and face protection;
Ground-fault protection; Scaffolds - erecting, capacity, etc; Scaffold training
requirements; Fall hazard training program; Duty to have fall protection;
Ladders
WA 1414987.015 Wear Tek, Inc. SPOKANE 10/24/2019 $40,400.00 [no violations linked]
NJ 1399494.015 Wilmad LabGlass, Inc. VINELAND 10/23/2019 $56,262.00 Eye and face protection; Lockout / Tagout; Labeling
hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace; Anchoring fixed machinery; Machine
guarding
OR 1410787.015 Yuval Magid GRANTS PASS 10/22/2019 $165,000.00 [no violations linked]
NJ 1437664.015 Township of Chatham CHATHAM 10/21/2019 $49,000.00 [no violations linked]
OH 1426922.015 K & R Construction, LTD CANTON 10/21/2019 $52,280.00 Duty to have fall protection; Fall protection - retraining.
CA 1397212.015 Sparkling Image Corp. BAKERSFIELD 10/18/2019 $69,185.00 [no violations linked]
KY 1423871.015 National Maintenance & Repair of
Kentucky, Inc. PADUCAH 10/18/2019 $69,047.00 Stairways;
Scaffolds; Guarding of deck openings and edges; Medical services and first aid
(stretchers); Labeling hazardous chemicals in the workplace.
PA 1394990.015 Economy Locker Storage Co., Inc. MUNCY 10/18/2019 $49,062.00 PPE; Eye and face protection; Eye wash
stations and emergency showers; Written hazard communication program; Hazardous
chemical training; Lockout/Tagout; Powered industrial trucks, Machine guarding;
Safety-related work practices.
FATALITY: At 11:30 a.m. on April 22, 2019, an
employee was operating an industrial grinder mixer machine and fell into the
mixer paddles, penetrating his body several times, killing him.
FL 1394207.015 Big Fred Enterprises, Inc. SAINT PETE BEACH 10/17/2019 $90,920.00 PPE;
Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemical
training.
GA 1412457.015 Boral Windows, LLC BALDWIN 10/17/2019 $51,385.00 Lockout / Tagout; Powered industrial trucks
HI 1416210.015 Hawaii Food Products, Inc. WAIPAHU 10/17/2019 $51,718.00 [no violations linked]
MD 1417529.015 Jose Flores ODENTON 10/17/2019 $50,400.00 [no violations linked]
NJ 1394552.015 Cambridge Pavers, Inc. LYNDHURST 10/17/2019 $46,030.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace); Installation of
fuel containers; Lockout / Tagout; Wiring methods.
FATALITY: At 11:28 a.m. on October 19, 2019,
an employee was cleaning a concrete mixer when he was struck by a bar of metal
within the barrel. fracturing his skull and killing him.
NY 1428124.015 ASF Construction & Excavation Corp. PEEKSKILL 10/17/2019 $47,736.00 Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training program.
TX 1400301.015 Humanetics II, LTD MCALLEN 10/17/2019 $66,300.00 Occupational noise exposure - Audiometric testing program
TX 1425038.015 Kassem Enterprises, Inc. HEARNE 10/17/2019 $41,865.00 Duty to have fall protection; Powered
industrial trucks; Hand-Held Equipment; Wiring methods; Reporting to OSHA the
death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident within eight (8)
hours; Walking-working surface load capacity.
WA 1400081.015 Morrow Equipment Company, LLC SEATTLE 10/17/2019 $70,000.00 [no violations linked]
DC 1394834.015 Fort Myer Construction Corporation WASHINGTON 10/16/2019 $40,916.00 Walking-working surface maintenance;
Duty to have fall protection; Protection from falling objects; Machine
guarding; Oxygen cylinder storage.
TX 1396120.015 Luminant Generation Company, LLC JACKSONVILLE 10/16/2019 $47,736.00 Overhead and gantry cranes: Rated load
marking, Guards for moving parts; Marking of electrical connections; PPE.
FATALITY: At 2:32 p.m. on April 23, 2019, an
employee was killed while troubleshooting at a junction box that had 480 volts.
The employee was found unresponsive with wiring in his right hand and without
electrical gloves.
FL 1395649.015 Westwind Contracting, Inc. PEMBROKE PINES 10/15/2019 $185,239.00 Safety training and education;
Identification by a competent person of confined spaces and permit spaces;
Written permit space program; Isolation of the permit space and physical
hazard(s) within the space; Barriers to protect entrants from external hazards;
Rescue and emergency procedures for workers in permit spaces; Confined spaces
training; Protective systems for excavations.
KY 1403816.015 L-M Asphalt Partners, Ltd. LEXINGTON 10/15/2019 $120,250.00 [no violations linked]
OH 1393708.015 Mike Krueger TOLEDO 10/15/2019 $116,688.00 Accident prevention responsibilities; Fall hazard training;
Duty to have fall protection.
OH 1399714.015 Mike Krueger PERRYSBURG 10/15/2019 $130,856.00 Eye and face protection; Ladders; Accident prevention
responsibilities; Duty to have fall protection; Fall hazard training.
FL 1394054.015 King Construction USA, Inc. CLEARWATER 10/11/2019 $40,009.00 Duty to have fall protection; Fall
hazard training; Providing records to
government representatives within four (4) business hours; Respirable
crystalline silica.
FATALITY: At 9:30 a.m. on April 15, 2019, an
employee was blowing debris from a roof using backpack blower when he stepped
on a rotted area and fell to the ground, killing him.
IA 1421191.015 Roquette America, Inc. KEOKUK 10/11/2019 $149,813.00 [no violations linked]
MN 1395578.015 MN Dept. of Natural Resources - Div. of
Enforcement PINE CITY 10/11/2019 $53,500.00 [no
violations linked]
FATALITY: At 8:26 p.m. on April 19, 2019, two
employees launched a boat from a boat landing and went into open water before
they were going to come back to shore to pick up another passenger. Before
coming back into shore, the boat driver and passenger were thrown out of the
boat approximately 200-300 yards from the shore without personal floatation
devices. The passenger was saved by other employees, but the driver went under
water before he could be rescued. Rescue attempts were unsuccessful and the
employee died from drowning.
MS 1425480.015 Leggett & Platt Components Company,
Inc. SALTILLO 10/11/2019 $47,650.00 Walking-working
surfaces; Ladder inspections; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding, Powered
industrial trucks; Examination of electrical insulation.
TN 1419375.015 Summers-Taylor, Inc. JOHNSON CITY 10/11/2019 $40,800.00 [no violations linked]
CA 1393444.015 Concreative Construction Company OXNARD 10/10/2019 $44,995.00 [no violations linked]
FATALITY: At 1:28 p.m. on April 11, 2019, an
employee was crushed when a crane collapsed.
KS 1388616.015 Simmons Gun Repair and Sales, Inc. OLATHE 10/10/2019 $103,428.00 Hazard assessment and PPE selection; Inorganic arsenic;
Respirable crystalline silica; Respiratory protection; Eye wash stations and
emergency showers; Lead; Cadmium; Written hazard communication program;
Labeling of hazardous chemicals in the workplace; Hazardous chemical training.
MA 1393132.015 IQE KC, LLC TAUNTON 10/10/2019 $48,306.00 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals;
Compliance audits; Installation of electrical equipment.
MO 1432718.015 Prairie Farms Dairy Hazelwood HAZELWOOD 10/10/2019 $54,936.00 PPE; Eye and face protection; Portable fire extinguishers;
Powered industrial trucks; Space about electric equipment; Written hazard
communication program.
DE 1392307.015 Delaware City Refining Company, LLC DELAWARE CITY 10/09/2019 $72,934.00 Process safety management of highly
hazardous chemicals; Fire protection and prevention responsibilities of welders
and cutters.
KY 1395947.015 Amscan, Inc. LOUISVILLE 10/08/2019 $70,000.00 [no violations linked]
NE 1394264.015 Hiland Ice Cream NORFOLK 10/08/2019 $44,517.00 Guardrail systems; Process safety management of highly
hazardous chemicals; PPE.
CA 1395912.015 General Dynamics NASSCO SAN DIEGO 10/07/2019 $41,600.00 [no violations linked]
GA 1395476.015 PVH Corp. MCDONOUGH 10/07/2019 $100,948.00 Line-of-sight to an exit sign must
clearly be visible at all times; Eye wash stations and emergency showers;
Portable fire extinguishers; Safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles
loading docks, doorways, turns, passages, etc; Space about electric equipment;
Powered industrial trucks.
SC 1419023.015 ASRC Federal Holding Co., LLC CHARLESTON 10/07/2019 $56,830.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace); Hand-fed crosscut
table saws; Hand-fed ripsaws; Guards; Work rests; Labeling electrical
equipment; Guarding of live parts; Temporary wiring; Visibly marked exit
routes.
TX 1418637.015 Penske Logistics KELLER 10/07/2019 $51,146.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace); Walking-working
surfaces; PPE; Periodic inspection of gantry cranes.
AR 1405554.015 Helm Fertilizer Terminal WEST HELENA 10/04/2019 $54,108.00 Portable ladders; Lockout / Tagout; Machine guarding
(conveyors); Emergency facilities (eye washing, showers); Workplace labels or other forms of warning
must be legible, in English, and prominently displayed.
AR 1418328.015 Avila Framing, LLC BENTONVILLE 10/04/2019 $102,102.00 Eye and face protection; Duty to have fall protection.
ME 1404345.015 Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. GORHAM 10/04/2019 $71,604.00 Ventilation requirements for dipping and coating operations;
PPE; Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous
chemical training.
MO 1403725.015 Play Power, Inc. MONETT 10/04/2019 $87,140.00 Operation of powered industrial truck; Machine guarding;
Work rests; Point of operation guards.
NY 1415430.015 Charles Pisik WATERTOWN 10/04/2019 $62,304.00 Head protection; Fall protection (scaffolds); Fall hazard
training; Duty to have fall protection; Access to scaffolds; Portable ladders.
PA 1396882.015 Vyacheslav Leshko PHILADELPHIA 10/04/2019 $143,208.00 Scaffolds; Head protection; Scaffold platform construction;
Access to scaffolds; Clearance between scaffolds and power lines; Falling
object protection; Scaffold training requirements.
GA 1393070.015 OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. GAINESVILLE 10/03/2019 $45,094.00 Servicing multi-piece and single piece
rim wheels; Written hazard communication program; Safety data sheets; Hazardous
chemicals training.
GA 1415011.015 Valley Services, Inc. CORNELIA 10/03/2019 $70,089.00 Duty to have fall protection (stairways); Unobstructed exit
routes; Eye and face protection; Eye wash stations and emergency showers;
Portable fire extinguishers; Working space about electric equipment may not be
used for storage; Faceplates for flush-mounted snap switches; Air contaminants;
Safety data sheets; Hazardous chemicals training.
GA 1430395.015 Accurus Aerospace Athens, LLC ATHENS 10/03/2019 $52,736.00 Providing records to government representatives within four
(4) business hours; Respiratory protection; Machine guarding; Oxygen storage.
MA 1400470.015 NL General Construction Corp. BURLINGTON 10/03/2019 $42,300.00 Ladders; Duty to have fall protection; Scaffold design and
capacity.
MS 1402382.015 Graham Construction OCEAN SPRINGS 10/03/2019 $161,771.00 Exposure to vehicular traffic; Daily inspections of
excavations; When competent person detects possible danger during inspection,
removal of employees until their safety can be ensured; Protective systems for
employees in excavations; Means of egress from trench excavations.
TX 1427417.015 Greatwide Distribution and Logistics, LLC HOUSTON 10/03/2019 $72,930.00 Lockout / Tagout.
CA 1428393.015 BSA Framing, Inc. COSTA MESA 10/02/2019 $66,345.00 Employee training in ladder safety; Provision for obtaining
emergency medical services; Portable ladders selected by duty rating; Care,
use, inspection and maintenance of ladders.
GA 1417507.015 Argos USA, LLC DORAVILLE 10/02/2019 $64,406.00 Fall protection; Alternate exit-route codes; Lockout /
Tagout; Machine guarding; Installation of electrical equipment; Temporary
wiring.
MN 1403819.015 Structural Wood Corporation WHITE BEAR LAKE 10/02/2019 $51,000.00 Duty to have fall protection; Fall
hazard training; Report in-patient hospitalization of employee within 24 hours.
FATALITY: On May 15, 2019, an employee had
just connected one of two slings from the bridge crane to a bundle of
structural lumber and was crawling down from a 8 ft 5 in stack of structural
wood. The employee was killed when he fell and suffered a broken neck and skull
contusion.
NY 1402669.015 Orange County Superior Concrete, Inc. MONROE 10/02/2019 $53,040.00 Protection of employees from loose rock or soil
(excavations); Daily inspections of excavations; When competent person detects
possible danger during inspection, removal of employees until their safety can
be ensured; Protective systems for employees in excavations; Guarding all
protruding reinforcing steel; Portable ladders; Report in-patient
hospitalization of employee within 24 hours.
TX 1397472.015 Northeast Texas Farmers Co-op GREENVILLE 10/02/2019 $56,261.00 Walking-working surfaces; Lockout / Tagout; Machine
guarding; All electric equipment legibly marked with identifying info.
WA 1405495.015 Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. TACOMA 10/02/2019 $132,000.00 Unobstructed access to exit routes; Exit routes at least 28
inches wide at all points; Portable fire extinguishers; Written accident
prevention program.
