Greater Illinois OSHA News August 13, 2005
Vol 1. No. 4
If It Can Be Netted
Shortridge Construction Co., Inc. recently used netting to protect its workers during steel erection in a job at Quincy, IL. Decking is the most hazardous part of the job and OSHA has investigated many accidents during this process. Photo courtesy of Karl Armstrong/Melanie Morgan.
10 year Year Repeat Violation
In the recent Active Oil Service, Inc. OSHA Review Commission Decision., the OSHA Solicitor of Labor had amended a confined space citation to be Repeat in the alternative based on a 1989 citation, and OSHRC changed the Willful $42K to a Repeat $20K based on the 1989 citation. There is prior case law that the Commission does not have to follow OSHA’s 3 year Repeat policy. “The Commission has long held that the amount of time between violations does not affect whether a violation is repeated”.
Top Cited Manufacturing General Duty Clause Violations (2004 Region V - Illinois)
- No magnetic motor restarts for saws (ANSI B11.10)
- Unprotected foot pedal for shears and other equipment (ANSI B11 series)
- Not wearing seat belts for forklifts (ANSI B56.1)
- Not doing hoist and underhung crane inspections (ANSI B300.11/B30.16)
- Incompatible storage of acids and cyanides
- Standing on pallet on forklift (ANSI B56.1)
- Exceeding hoist capacity (ANSI B30.16)
- Forklift platform with no capacity, Back of platform not screened, or weight of platform not marked (ANSI B56.1)
- Homemade lifting devices not proof tested or have a designed capacity (ANSI B30.20)
- No emergency stops for conveyors
Faith
Josh Moore of the Aurora Office recently drove by an unsafe condition at a church. The worker was using a rough terrain forklift and put a ladder on its platform. Since he was a volunteer, we didn’t have jurisdiction, but Josh stopped and explained the many hazards.
Shopping for Safety
We found this homemade lifting device recently on one of our Saturday inspections. They altered a shopping cart and added chain slings to make an unsafe lifting device. Photo by Ken Korroll.
Electrician Electrocuted
An electrician died in August in Belleville while installing a 277v fluorescent lighting ballast in a utility garage. This process has killed several journeymen electricians. OSHA would expect circuit breaker lockout devices and Class 0 gloves to be worn as a minimum method of protection. Any facility with these lights eventually will have a person that must change a blown ballast. A review of your lockout program, personal protective equipment, and electrical safe work practices should include this process to ensure another accident does not occur.
Man survives 70 foot fall into River
A painter was on a temporary platform underneath the I 74 bridge in Peoria on July 30 when he flipped over a guard rail and plummeted into the Illinois River. The worker was rescued by two fishermen and taken to a hospital. The worker was trying to remove a stuck painting wand when it released sending him over the guardrails.
Worker killed by plywood
In Champaign in July, a worker died of complications from injuries sustained when the plywood sheeting that was being lifted to a roof, slid off the carrier and struck him.
Comments
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Peoria office - Phone (309) 589-7033.
Fairview Heights office - Phone (618) 632-8612
The information contained herein has been compiled and reported with the intent that it is
both reliable and up-to-date, and is offered for general guidance only. Additional safety
measures may be required by your facility under certain conditions or circumstances.
Professional advice should be sought for specific situations.
APPENDIX
OSHA 10 Hour and Safety Training
These are sponsored by nonprofit groups and open to the public and we welcome any submissions from them in future newsletters. Please email with any safety courses.
Blackhawk Community College
Excavation Competent Person Course August 17
4703 16th St. Suite G, Moline IL Contact Susan Llewellyn at 309-797-7138
Waubonsee Community College in Aurora/Sugar Grove IL.
OSHA 10-hour For Construction - 7am to noon on 9/14 and 15
OSHA 10-hour For Industry - 7am to noon on 9/28 and 29
Machine Guarding Safety - 9 am to noon on 10/13
Electrical Safety - 1pm – 4pm on 10/13
PPE - 9 am- noon on 11/3
Confined Space 1pm – 4pm on 11/3
OSHA 30-hour For Industry on August 25, 26 and Sept. 8 and Sept. 9 @ 7.5 hours each day 8 am to 4 pm
Phone number to register is (630) 801-7900 ext. 4120
Richland Community College in Decatur
Confined Space Entry, 8:00am – 5:00pm on September 28 & 29, 2005
Arc Flash (NFPA 70 E), 8:00am – 1:00pm on October 11, 2005
OSHA 10-Hour General Industry Outreach Course, 8:00am – 2:00pm on October 11 & 12, 2005
Machine Guarding Basics Course, 8:00am – 5:00pm on October 18, 2005
Powered Industrial Truck: Train-the-Trainer Course, 8:00am – 5:00pm on October 25, 2005
Safety Committee Development/Safety Assessment Training, 8:00am – 5:00pm, November 18, 2005
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Outreach Course on November 29 (1:00pm – 7:00pm) & 30 (7:00am – 1:00pm), 2005
OSHA 30-Hour Construction Outreach Course, 8:00am – 4:00pm on December 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2005
Arc Flash (NFPA 70 E), 12:00pm – 5:00pm on December 21, 2005
OSHA 501 - Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry: September 12-15, 2005
OSHA 511 - OSHA Standards for General Industry: September 26-29, 2005
OSHA 510 - OSHA Standards for Construction Industry: October 24-27, 2005
OSHA 511 - OSHA Standards for General Industry: November 28-December 1, 2005
OSHA 500 - Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for the Construction Industry: November 28-December 2, 2005
OSHA 502 - Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers: December 6-8, 2005
OSHA 503 - Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers: December 6-8, 2005
OSHA 510 - OSHA Standards for Construction Industry: December 12-15, 2005
RCC is a Training Site for the National Safety Education Center, and the NSEC website www.earnyourcard.com so people may register for the Ed Center classes at RCC. Please contact Andy Perry if you have any questions.
(217) 875-7211, Ext. 219
(217) 875-6964 Fax
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