osha news August 2021

OSHA News for August 2021 Hello, This was a month of audits. I got to go to some large companies and see some good best practices. I am seeing many China Shackles used. One Chinese manufacturer said the shackle was not to be used for personnel safe lifting or lifting safety. This month’s powerpoint is a custom one that I did for a large mechanical contractor. They wanted all employees to learn some lockout and confined space. The workers that would enter a confined space or lockout would take a four hour version. Custom training is the growing area of safety. They said the past lockout was only for machines that they would never lockout. Online training is ending, and classroom training is in demand. The delta variant is causing companies to require vaccination or proof of a negative covid tests. Stay cool in the hot August. . Water should be cool, potable, and near the work area. Encourage workers to hydrate themselves John OSHA News. 1) 10 Months in jail for trench death. https://www.equipmentworld.com/business/article/15066701/contractor-gets-10-months-in-jail-for-trench-death?fbclid=IwAR01uV3MgtvK1cC_Hds4Dp77gEW6tP4LLSmeIHLF8M87QZNZWmBLIuxYVDE 2) OSHA has levied a big batch of fines -- just shy of $1 million -- over the disaster at Foundation Food Group, the Georgia poultry plant where six workers died in January due to a liquid nitrogen leak. Labor Sec Marty Walsh says the disaster was "entirely avoidable." https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07232021 3) OSHA hiring industrial hygienists https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/608043200?fbclid=IwAR2Wnh0JjNk1PmK-HmwdxRj2MJp-JmVuHA049gO8Wbde1LtWfRy1STenQNU 4) Bonuses tied to injury rates unlawful? https://www.natlawreview.com/article/bonuses-tied-to-low-injury-rates-will-they-be-unacceptable-to-biden-s-osha-video?fbclid=IwAR25Uf9ycV2JvAxAJSyQjTspzITq9cvCr9FP9tx42IPXbK02g1E5mKbcLAg 5) OSHA issues tree trimmer guidance. https://www.osha.gov/memos/2021-06-30/inspection-guidance-for-tree-care-and-tree-removal-operations?fbclid=IwAR0gHhn-AUKtzuT-9Z4fCQkkg9Z7q_m-nXqoOiGpGHIVTErjuKj7m5v8HbY 6) Oregon issues heat guidelines. https://www.kptv.com/news/oregon-osha-establishes-new-temporary-rules-to-protect-workers-in-heat-effective-immediately/article_d72d35dc-e075-11eb-aaae-1be7ec8dafad.html?fbclid=IwAR2Pe9elxYqrcMMzoJjG8kdJ1cLrgIl9IhuQiSdMx7QZ0y2yHGgfo1eTY90 7) Guilty plea in Rail car deaths. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/nebraska-railcar-cleaning-company-and-its-owners-plead-guilty-violating-environmental-and?fbclid=IwAR0gHhn-AUKtzuT-9Z4fCQkkg9Z7q_m-nXqoOiGpGHIVTErjuKj7m5v8HbY 8) OSHA starts COVID emphasis program, https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/trade/07082021-0?fbclid=IwAR0DJli9mpjOs-BX3e3XVoCUJeW2DlZSBzk9OD606zJcFTlT-fPeT51Ffjo 9) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Region V office in Chicago has announced a Regional Emphasis Program (REP), a targeted outreach and enforcement of OSHA's occupational noise exposure standard (29 CFR 1910.95) at manufacturing facilities throughout Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin). 10) Other Major News Stories. 1) Monthly update #c19 #coronavirus #covid19 Presumptive cases not counted Saturday July 31,2021 596,237 deaths, 34,948,534 cases, one dose 189,954,907, fully vaccinated 163,868,916 The hot spot is FL 600 deaths in 2 weeks. TX is 350, AZ is 224, MO 193. Florida is becoming the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and just this week, cases jumped 50 percent, with more than 110,000 new cases reported. Case numbers are now back to where they were in January before the vaccine became available. According to the Florida Health Department, the new positivity rate for all of Florida is at 18.1%. In Broward, it’s 14%, Miami-Dade is at 12.1%, and Monroe County is at 16.2%. Florida now has more people hospitalized than any other state Dr. Yvonne Johnson, Chief Medical Officer at Baptist South Miami Hospital, said the number of patients in her COVID ward has quadrupled in the past 3 weeks. “Eighty to eighty-five percent of those people who are hospitalized are unvaccinated. And 100 percent of the people in my IUC are unvaccinated. All those people are suffering unnecessarily.” Other hospitals like Memorial Health Care System say they are overwhelmed “This morning, we had over 420 patients with COVID. And 55 are in the ICU.” “In the ICU, 55 people are fighting for their lives and only one of them is unvaccinated.” “Most of the patients are in their 30s and 40s and it is very sad to have someone die in the ICU by themselves without a touch of someone’s face of seeing loved ones,” said Juana Mejia, a COVID ICU nurse manager. Health officials in Austin, Texas, issued a dire warning on Friday: There are only about 16 staffed ICU beds left for the entire region, an 11-county area that's home to more than two million people. It's the lowest number of ICU beds available in the region since the pandemic began, the city said. Since July 15, hospitalizations in Dallas County have increased from 181 to 397, according to Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins. The number of patients in the ICU has increased from 53 to 120 over the same time period, Jenkins said. The Delaware DOH The two people who died range in age from their 60s to 80s, bringing Delaware’s total number of Covid-related deaths to 1,700, more than the population of the Kent County town of Cheswold. Neither person was vaccinated, both had underlying health conditions. Neither resided in long-term care facility. Nearly all deaths in recent weeks came from individuals who were not fully vaccinated. "The hospitalization and ICU rates are going up like a rocket," said Nebraska Medicine's Dr. James Lawler. Lawler said with the sudden rise of more sick people now in the hospital, there will be grim news come Labor Day. "It takes about a month before you start seeing deaths in your community in a pandemic wave," he said. Alabama now added probable and confirmed COVID deaths as one total. Sunday, June 18, 2021 – 590839 deaths, 34.7 million infections, 161,2 million fully vaccinated, 186.0 million one dose 2) CDC Press Conference on updated mask guidance: CDC confirms that it is recommending everyone wear masks indoors in areas with highly or substantial transmission (Map below); some vaccinated people can spread virus to others, but vast majority of transmission is happening among unvaccinated people; Vaccines are still highly effective against severe disease with delta variant 3) Another forklift death at Menards https://www.fox9.com/news/menards-closes-golden-valley-store-for-night-after-family-protests-workers-death 4) Contractor caused Chemtool accident https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/608043200?fbclid=IwAR2Wnh0JjNk1PmK-HmwdxRj2MJp-JmVuHA049gO8Wbde1LtWfRy1STenQNU 5) 100 treated for chemical at Six Flags. https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/07/17/fire-crews-responding-to-chemical-leak-at-six-flags-hurricane-harbor-in-spring/?fbclid=IwAR01uV3MgtvK1cC_Hds4Dp77gEW6tP4LLSmeIHLF8M87QZNZWmBLIuxYVDE 6) Four dead from CO https://www.wsaz.com/app/2021/07/18/4-michigan-festivalgoers-dead-3-exposed-carbon-monoxide/?fbclid=IwAR2H1E2bfAsPte-PtB-JIhZ6pHSSp9JnyC-pD7iX51GOhNvmksrGHII9Ad0 7) Lockout failure cost teen forearm. https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20210708/NEWS08/912343087/Supermarket-fined-after-teen%E2%80%99s-arm-amputated?fbclid=IwAR3LBZH9N-jgQvrjCsasNxzvIwsnwuRUdUdaAP8cu_ehLVqM7YwtQqegUg8 8) A medical examiner in Michigan says an autopsy has determined that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of chest trauma from an errant fireworks mortar blast, and not a fall, as authorities previously reported. Police in Novi, Michigan, said the mortar-style firework tilted slightly and started to fire toward people nearby Sunday night. The 24-year-old Kivlenieks was in a hot tub and tried to get clear with several other people, police Lt. Jason Meier said https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31764017/columbus-blue-jackets-goalie-matiss-kivlenieks-24-dies-tragic-accident?fbclid=IwAR0ZDMaYs6qAz6PQPlOPjmBFifDZ75hloFe_iz88Ik5SHNipUSWVFq-ydm0 Recent OSHA Citations State Inspection Number Employer City Issuance Date Initial Penalty PA 1511056.015 UTCRAS Inc. MORTON 07/21/2021 $116,050.00 CA 1505655.015 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Institution for Women CORONA 07/16/2021 $42,075.00 DE 1509568.015 Allen Harim Foods, LLC HARBESON 07/16/2021 $147,380.00 VA 1517447.015 Daikin Applied Americas Inc. VERONA 07/16/2021 $40,600.00 FL 1511968.015 ARCI LTD TEMPLE TERRACE 07/15/2021 $48,765.00 KS 1533929.015 Budde Enterprises, Inc. NEWTON 07/15/2021 $54,612.00 NJ 1510335.015 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE KEARNY 07/15/2021 $48,765.00 TX 1525244.015 Centurion American Construction Enterprises LLC FORT WORTH 07/15/2021 $42,130.00 TX 1510477.015 D&D Manufacturing, Inc. EL PASO 07/15/2021 $358,138.00 TX 1518231.015 D&D Manufacturing, Inc. EL PASO 07/15/2021 $54,612.00 AL 1510451.015 Weaver Environmental Services, Inc. HUNTSVILLE 07/14/2021 $110,590.00 CO 1522924.015 Dick's Sporting Good, Inc. BROOMFIELD 07/14/2021 $75,095.00 WI 1520270.015 Amerilux International LLC DE PERE 07/14/2021 $64,954.00 GA 1516071.015 THERMO PAC, LLC STONE MOUNTAIN 07/13/2021 $40,959.00 KS 1512451.015 National Beef Packing Co. LLC LIBERAL 07/13/2021 $67,485.00 KS 1521621.015 National Beef Packing Co. LLC LIBERAL 07/13/2021 $94,402.00 TX 1513741.015 CG Plumbing & Underground Utilities HOUSTON 07/13/2021 $151,746.00 VA 1520294.015 S.A. Halac Iron Works, Inc. STERLING 07/13/2021 $53,980.00 VA 1525187.015 S.A. Halac Iron Works, Inc. STERLING 07/13/2021 $56,795.00 WA 1528765.015 INTEGRITY ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LLC SEABECK 07/13/2021 $45,600.00 DE 1512320.015 CM Beach VIOLA 07/12/2021 $45,056.00 DE 1510408.015 Tidewater Utilities Inc. DOVER 07/12/2021 $71,973.00 MI 1511628.015 Michigan Sugar Company BAY CITY 07/12/2021 $280,000.00 OH 1518620.015 Mondragon Roofing, Siding & Gutters LLC DBA Mondragon Roofing BLUE ASH 07/12/2021 $43,553.00 FL 1522659.015 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. WINTER HAVEN 07/09/2021 $68,265.00 GA 1510308.015 Novalis US, LLC DALTON 07/09/2021 $59,684.00 IL 1515904.015 Rich Products Corporation CREST HILL 07/09/2021 $43,105.00 MO 1534192.015 SRZ MGMT HOLDINGS LLC MONETT 07/09/2021 $95,570.00 WI 1510042.015 L.H. Krueger and Son, Inc. DELAFIELD 07/08/2021 $58,573.00 WI 1509280.015 Tramont Manufacturing LLC MILWAUKEE 07/08/2021 $173,394.00 WI 1509809.015 Tramont Manufacturing LLC MILWAUKEE 07/08/2021 $42,913.00 CA 1497246.015 MARK'S MOBILE TRUCK SERVICE LLC SIGNAL HILL 07/07/2021 $62,535.00 KY 1523341.015 STRATUS PLASTICS KY LLC PROVO 07/07/2021 $56,525.00 CA 1500845.015 County of Marin SAN RAFAEL 07/02/2021 $41,550.00 CA 1512533.015 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Kaiser Permanente-Oakland Medical Center OAKLAND 07/02/2021 $51,560.00 CA 1523238.015 Orange County Fire Authority IRVINE 07/02/2021 $90,500.00 NC 1526928.015 Isometrics, Inc. REIDSVILLE 07/02/2021 $40,100.00 TX 1510521.015 Tejas Tubular Products, Inc. HOUSTON 07/02/2021 $40,376.00 WA 1511491.015 SOL CONSTRUCTION LLC OLYMPIA 07/02/2021 $80,718.00 NE 1520190.015 Ardent Mills OMAHA 07/01/2021 $43,273.00 OH 1527450.015 Springco Metal Coatings Inc. CLEVELAND 07/01/2021 $144,818.00 OH 1526773.015 Physicians Ambulance Service Inc. CLEVELAND 07/01/2021 $49,152.00 OH 1532324.015 Soundwich Inc. CLEVELAND 07/01/2021 $78,097.00 TX 1510428.015 McDowell Packaging & Advertising Co, Inc. PLANO 07/01/2021 $128,340.00 Safety Training at Non-Profits (Check Sites for Starting Dates) CSC 502 Aug 9 at CSC OSHA 511 online August 2-5 Machine Guarding NIU Online August 13 ASP CSP prep Global OSHA Aug 23-27 CSC 2055 cranes Aug 30-Sep1 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/ Global OSHA is https://www.globalosha.org/ 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 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/mechanical-contractor-lockout-confined-space-awareness-ppt-2021 I use your feedback to make changes to make correcti