MAy 2020 OSHA NEws

OSHA News for May 2020

Hello,

May was a better month as more employers embraced live video training.  I like adobeconnect the best because the speaker can perform live with multiple webcams.  MS teams and Bluejeans are good. I was not a fan of Google Meets.

This month’s PowerPoint is Intro to OSHA.  It is designed for 1-1.5 hours. I will try it out in the OSHA 511 online.

I did get the COVID19 test from Quest diagnostics. I do not have the virus nor the antibodies. I am like most of the country, being diligent is necessary as more states open up.  Stay safety, it will get better.

John

OSHA News.

1) Revised Coronavirus policy by OSHA

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200519-0?fbclid=IwAR0uOZnWoKwUSXqwXcig97GeGJuuDZ1iMe3qrJwWFCgzOb0JgZCMO4cX3oA

2) Kathy Webb will retire at the end of the month! She is the Area Director of Chicago South. We both became Area Directors the same day. She was always tough on enforcement and was involved in many notable cases including Raani, US Post Office Collapse, and  the NDK Crystals Egregious explosion.

3)  OSHA revised policy recording on Covid19

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20200519-0?fbclid=IwAR0uOZnWoKwUSXqwXcig97GeGJuuDZ1iMe3qrJwWFCgzOb0JgZCMO4cX3oA

4) 11 firefighters hurt in LA explosion

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/05/17/downtown-la-explosion-fire-dtla/

5) Oregon OSHA fines salon over COVID19

 https://www.kptv.com/news/salem-salon-owner-says-oregon-osha-issues-14-000-citation-says-shell-stay-open/article_9a3761e6-9708-11ea-9cc3-1b1d00602ed2.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&fbclid=IwAR1BWswukK5anS7bm2gbUxtyfI3P0fOvBwB16cHizmxnDx24VO72e8_HPVs

6)  Appeals court gives OSHA a partial victory in Repeat case.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/safety/2nd-circuit-gives-osha-partial-victory-in-repeat-citation-case?fbclid=IwAR1uU-ENXpsfdDT6wJ6tiQwXDhFFJHUwJEU91m9MOytii-9h-Bp1t1wMeRk

7) IN OSHA criticized for dropping lockout citations at Amazon death case.

 https://www.revealnews.org/article/indiana-shouldnt-have-let-amazon-off-the-hook-for-workers-death-new-investigation-says/?fbclid=IwAR3ApsJ7yv_HVxEW0n0x_VvlJajaaaZ9W43zOMl-KY0u0cZnXanQuQA4mjk

8) In exchange for the guilty plea, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey sentenced Robert Riley of Far Hills, New Jersey – owner of RSR Home Construction LLC – to two years of probation and fined him $5,500 for lying under oath during an investigation that began in May 2018.

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region2/05042020

Other Major News Stories.

1) AL worker dies in a woodchipper

https://www.al.com/news/montgomery/2020/05/worker-killed-in-wood-chipper-at-southeast-alabama-lumber-company.html?fbclid=IwAR0DRfVtW4kClsc1KfUt1zlEyOIQAjOxOXuCcCKlmqTPnNetfK8DbndA-sE

2) COVID-19 deaths ( Idid not count the presumptive cases.

Friday May 29, 2020 – 97309 deaths,
1,721,926 infected
Friday May 22,2020 – 90425 deaths, 1,557,758 infected
Friday, May 15, 2020 – 80590 deaths, 1,417,889 infected
Friday May 8, 2020 - 69249 deaths, 1,295,972 infected
Friday May 1, 2020 – 57799 deaths, 1,095,304 infected

3) 500+ cases of Covid19 found at Iowa pork plant.

https://nypost.com/2020/05/29/tyson-foods-to-close-iowa-pork-plant-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/?fbclid=IwAR31sjoY6BjacIBpvYBpABKo61NMyeZRVkbwhr9ssKwOkera4nLqplHU1Ss

4) Two dead in MS trench https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2020/05/22/569725.htm?fbclid=IwAR37JYsbRNYJwIRkqRD9LSrPMU6kPWt44-wUm08qaoqPHtf73-mhWeC-3VM

5) Amazon 8^th Covid death nationwide.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/eighth-amazon-warehouse-worker-dies-covid-19-n1212546?fbclid=IwAR2GBI9w3Cjn_I4wncMlmixUaOe4pUCiZGV_Xfdkgv_g2paby5AT1QswIo8

6) MTA over 100 covid19 deaths

https://nypost.com/2020/05/20/mta-worker-coronavirus-death-toll-hits-123/?fbclid=IwAR3QXUarXCWzEmFMrG5p6mdCWNynP5uGVSOO7aq79QwJNsaOFRniqXkT5WE

7) Fire Extinguisher Explosion Death in NY.

 https://www.amny.com/police-fire/worker-killed-another-injured-in-fire-manhattan-fire-extinquisher-explosion-at-gpo-construction/?fbclid=IwAR3aiMk22Hg27kkbj2y5aFc1UpklDzzDmJricZrVWZZOINrq5CAy_G4ZMFc

8) Covid19 citation for social distancing

https://nbc16.com/news/local/oregon-osha-issues-citation-to-albany-frozen-food-plant-over-covid-19-measures?fbclid=IwAR1Vrg0j8x5VQS-zmhbwLd-be2NBZcSQcR0aA5iits7qDdVviKluHu82Z-4

9)  South Korea Fire kills 40 construction workers.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/south-korea-fire-kills-nearly-40-construction-workers?fbclid=IwAR36PPEtOpt3SgKHMebORmyfh0cOoTGYpnzCNrSJZ-Mz0GwSzpODAyabSyI

10) Bluebell CEO facing 7 felonies for covering up listeria.

 https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/former-blue-bell-ceo-indicted-conspiracy-justice-department/285-5ae8633c-b879-4191-b7f5-3f5742184937?fbclid=IwAR0VmooZbk5lvvqHNqNQlNsLldqwEgIIpbIFy8Yxcze9rmXkvHM5p2Cf-UM

OSHA Citations

FL $134,937 Falls Roofing Company

SD $122,602 Death Nitrogen, Genetic Company

FL $121,446 Falls, Electrical, Glass Distributor.

FL $44,146 Aerial lift death, General Contractor

TX $514,692 PSM explosion, chemical company

MS $140,720 Fall, tower company

FL $56,405 Trenching, Utilities company

GA $134,937 Trenching, Construction Manager

Safety Training at Non-Profits (Check Sites for Starting Dates)

Machine Guarding Free Live Streaming                  June 8, 15, 24, 30

Lockout                CSC                                                        June 12

OSHA 7210 Pan Flu Covid              NIU live stream June 16, 18

OSHA 511 Livestream                     NIU                        June 19, June 26,

OSHA 7005 Warehouse live stream          NIU        June 23

OSHA Confined Space Live Stream            NIU        June 29

NIU is Northern Illinois University OSHA Education Center http://www.nsec.niu.edu

FREE machine Guarding https://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/course-schedules/free-courses/free-machinery-courses/index.shtml

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 1531 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too. I teach in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Indiana.   

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/introduction-to-osha-234768235

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.