OSHA Weekly

Sunday, January 13, 2019

OSHA December 2018 News

OSHA News for December 2018

It was a busy month until Christmas. I want to thank all that helped me get better and showed me new solutions to several hazards.

I trained 2331 people for the year and here is the top five topics taught for 2018.

1. Confined space,

2. Fall protection.

3. Silica

4. Safety Management

5. Trenching

The OSHA 511 class – OSHA General Industry Standards was the most popular class followed the OSHA 30 for Construction, and the OSHA 10 hour class for industry.

This month’s powerpoint is CHST Math prep. I have found many want to take the certification and have trouble with the math section. Over 20 people that I have helped have passed the certification exams.

I have free study guides for the CHST. I recommend the SPAN ASP prep books for $275.

John

OSHA News.

1) Iowa OSHA top Officials fired. A complaint alleging that employees at Iowa's workplace safety agency used a toy banana to make sexual jokes triggered an investigation that led to the removal of two top officials, according to a copy obtained by The Associated Press.

And you wonder why sexual harassment training is an annual topic at many companies.

https://www.kltv.com/2018/12/04/complaint-about-banana-toy-started-turmoil-iowa-agency/

2) Yet a Center analysis of Treasury Department data found that only about 12 percent of OSHA debts have been collected in recent years.

https://publicintegrity.org/workers-rights/even-after-workplace-deaths-companies-avoid-osha-penalties/?fbclid=IwAR2gUhJfPI2K_vo8zar824SoaEqxkMOqE5bScJGVhTZ3k4p7yukofJc_WlA

3) Lockout Discussion: " Among the features essential to a compliant master key procedure is a reliable method to ensure that access to the master key will be carefully controlled by the employer such that only those persons authorized and trained to use the master key in accordance with the employer's program can gain access."

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2000-02-28?fbclid=IwAR2RLqmZzEGArajfsvhJXn3Lb_WRe_Xu5pwVxAqP2Br9iu-tYqgZKDSbyD0

4) BLS fatality data was published today. 5147 workplace deaths; down 43.

Fatal falls were at their highest level in the 26-year history of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI)

accounting for 887 (17 percent) worker deaths.

Transportation incidents remained the most frequent fatal event in 2017 with 2,077 (40 percent) occupational fatalities.

Unintentional overdoses due to nonmedical use of drugs or alcohol while at work increased 25 percent from 217 in 2016 to 272 in 2017.

This was the fifth consecutive year in which unintentional workplace overdose deaths have increased by at least 25 percent.

Age 55 and older was 1930 deaths, highest % ever.

460 were waste management workers.

Construction was down but still over 900 deaths. Manufacturing was down and over 200.

Truck drivers were nearly 600.

Highway deaths with vehicle drivers were 1299, a multi year high.

Falls at same surface record high at 151.

Falls to lower level highest at 713.

Texas has most deaths at 534.

IL and IA were only Midwest states to decrease.

https://www.bls.gov/iif/?fbclid=IwAR3AdkY4jzQkmkj1mycso7xEviphESKYIjLxXHvpSNoxmvEjpyP9BBtzr5c#News

5) OSHA Administrative Law Judge: The Court finds that these provisions of the MUTCD are not mandatory.

I think the Judge made a mistake and OSHA will win some on appeal.

https://www.oshrc.gov/assets/1/18/15-1048_Final_Eckman_decision_101918.htm?8180&fbclid=IwAR0ELCMhbJsbBYXWdQAfmZ-02tFg0W-Rp5h6ygYsoqldTJwreuI--iDSSTk

6) Other categories that saw year-over-year increases in occupational fatalities included workers aged 65 and over; the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry; fatal injuries involving confined spaces; and fatal injuries resulting from slips, trips, and falls.

https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2018/12/osha-comments-on-fatality-decline-in-bls-report/

Sunday, December 2, 2018

OSHA November 2018 news

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

Thursday, November 1, 2018

October 2018 OSHA News

OSHA News for October 2018

Hello,

I renewed my OSHA 502 trainer card at the Construction Safety Council. There were 17 of us and it was like attending a professional conference. John Dimos, Bryan Steber, and Paul Satti let people teach from their strength. I learned many new things from the top companies and trainers in the Midwest. This month’s powerpoint is the hot works presentation that I gave in the class.

I am noticing that Cal-OSHA is citing more dollars on bigger inspections. Usually They only have one in a month on the citation list.

The top cited items are the same for the first 9. PPE made it to #10 and knocked out electrical items. The list is included in the back.

Enjoy Thanksgiving and I hope everyone can put aside work and relax. See you in December.

John

OSHA News.

1) Harwood Grants for 2019

https://www.osha.gov/dte/sharwood/FY_2018_Susan_Harwood_Grant_Awardees_Abstracts.pdf

2) Fertilizer Handling Is New OSHA Priority

https://www.findlayallhazards.com/blog/fertilizer-handling-is-new-osha-priority

3) OSHA looking at more trenches. According to the NEP directive, there were 130 fatalities recorded in trenching and excavation operations between 2011 and 2016. The private construction industry accounted for 80 percent, or 104, of those fatalities.

“An alarming 49 percent of those construction fatalities occurred between 2015 and 2016,” says OSHA.

https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2018/10/osha-inspectors-are-focusing-on-excavations/

4) Appeals court rules OSHA poultry emphasis program does not allow expansion of inspections.

Federal worker safety investigators can’t broaden the scope of injury-related inspections to include hazards they didn’t originally check for at a site, under a new appeals court ruling.

https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/safety/appeals-court-rejects-osha-effort-to-widen-injury-inspection-2

5) In addition, most instances of workplace drug testing are permissible under § 1904.35(b)(1)(iv). Examples of permissible drug testing include:

• Random drug testing.

• Drug testing unrelated to the reporting of a work-related injury or illness.

• Drug testing under a state workers’ compensation law.

• Drug testing under other federal law, such as a U.S. Department of Transportation rule.

• Drug testing to evaluate the root cause of a workplace incident that harmed or could have harmed employees. If the employer chooses to use drug testing to investigate the incident, the employer should test all employees whose conduct could have contributed to the incident, not just employees who reported injuries.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2018-10-11

6) OSHA will use 2016 Form 300A data – which employers submitted last December – to target specific worksites for comprehensive, programmed inspections.

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-announces-anticipated-site-specific-targeting-program-based-electronic

7) Updates to OSHA’s Crane Operator Qualification in Construction Standard have moved to the final rule stage and are undergoing mandatory OIRA review. The agency is expected to issue the final rule in November.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17588-few-changes-for-osha-msha-in-fall-regulatory-agenda

8) The Aurora Office is running. The address is:

1771 W. Diehl Road – Suite 210

Naperville, IL 60563

Main Office: 630-300-7100

9) A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio has indicted two managers at Extrudex Aluminum Inc. in Ohio for conspiracy to obstruct justice during a 2012 workplace fatality investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/osha/osha20181031-0

Other Major News Stories.

1) Court Upholds Verdict Ordering $109M Payout By ConAgra to Jacobs

https://www.enr.com/articles/45193-court-upholds-verdict-ordering-108m-payout-by-conagra-to-jacobs

2) Two dead in trench in WY

https://buckrail.com/two-men-buried-killed-in-trench-collapse/

3) The Aurora OSHA office new address is 1771 W. Deihl Rd, Sute 210, aperville, IL 60563. The new phone is 630-300-7100.

4) Two electrocuted in FL when concrete pumper hit power lines. 10 feet away is the minumum.

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-ne-workers-electrocuted-20181008-story.html

5) IL ranked #22 highest worker comp.

https://www.oregon.gov/dcbs/reports/Documents/general/prem-sum/18-2082.pdf

OSHA Citations this month

OK 1311373.015 Mar-K Specialized Manufacturing, Inc. OKLAHOMA CITY 10/15/2018 $84,073.00 Fall protection, Portable fire extinguishers, Machine guarding

CA 1313811.015 Mountanos Brothers Coffee Co. PETALUMA 10/12/2018 $40,825.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1322693.015 Electro-Coatings of California, Inc. BERKELEY 10/12/2018 $50,945.00 [no violations linked]

KS 1310119.015 CreekStone Farms Premium Beef LLC ARKANSAS CITY 10/12/2018 $140,428.00 Highly hazardous chemicals, Hazardous waste emergency response

PA 1334712.015 Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. OREFIELD 10/12/2018 $45,872.00 Highly hazardous chemicals, Lockout/Tagout, Secure storage of materials

MA 1312422.015 Joseph's Gourmet Pasta Company HAVERHILL 10/12/2018 $64,670.00 Lockout/Tagout

NC 1310253.015 Korolos Three, Inc. CHARLOTTE 10/12/2018 $56,000.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1318480.015 Pitman Family Farms HANFORD 10/11/2018 $42,960.00 [no violations linked]

NC 1347707.015 Shoe Show, Inc. CONCORD 10/11/2018 $40,050.00 [no violations linked]

FL 1308863.015 Kasper Roofing & Construction, Inc. MAITLAND 10/11/2018 $134,510.00 Fall protection (training), Fall protection systems (duty to provide), Accident prevention (inspections)

CT 1326689.015 American Furniture Rentals, Inc. ROCKY HILL 10/10/2018 $40,650.00 Walking-working surfaces (clean and dry), Emergency action plans, PPE, Hazard communication

IA 1344339.015 Prinsco, Inc. JESUP 10/10/2018 $55,434.00 [no violations linked]

NY 1308500.015 Triumph Construction Corp. NEW YORK 10/10/2018 $76,828.00 Excavations (protective systems), Excavations (protection from loose rock/soil)

OH 1325296.015 Brackney, Inc. CINCINNATI 10/09/2018 $45,269.00 Excavations (protective systems)

OK 1307732.015 Mills Well Service, Inc. WEWOKA 10/09/2018 $337,569.00 Fall protection, Head protection, General Duty (providing safe workplace), PPE

OK 1328356.015 Mills Well Service, Inc. OKLAHOMA CITY 10/09/2018 $113,816.00 PPE

CA 1308243.015 Segundo Collazos SAN RAMON 10/04/2018 $54,750.00 [no violations linked]

PA 1308786.015 Insight Pipe Contracting, LLC JOHNSTOWN 10/04/2018 $113,816.00 Powered industrial truck operator training, Protection against electric shock

PA 1310671.015 Insight Pipe Contracting, LLC JOHNSTOWN 10/04/2018 $217,285.00 Confined spaces (entry permit), Confined spaces (rescue), Confined spaces (pre-entry internal atmospheric testing)

AR 1314312.015 W.G Yates & Sons Construction Company CALION 10/03/2018 $51,736.00 Cranes & Derricks (assembly/disassembly procedures)

IL 1308886.015 R.C.O. Plumbing, Inc. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 10/03/2018 $45,267.00 [no violations linked]

MD 1307491.015 Prestige Detailing, Inc. CROWNSVILLE 10/03/2018 $55,745.00 Head protection, Means of egress from excavations, Rollover protective structures

HI 1318532.015 Paint Cars, Inc. PEARL CITY 10/02/2018 $45,707.00 PPE, Eye and face protection, First aid, Hazard communication

NJ 1307675.015 Garden State Cold Storage - Carteret, LLC CARTERET 10/02/2018 $49,875.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1321726.015 Caltex Foods, Inc. CAMARILLO 10/01/2018 $45,560.00 [no violations linked]

TX 1309982.015 Clarke Products, Inc. WACO 10/01/2018 $199,311.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Flammable liquids, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

TX 1311129.015 Clarke Products, Inc. WACO 10/01/2018 $53,416.00 Noise exposure, Respiratory protection

MO $225,000 R2 Plumbing LLC October 30, 2018 Cave0-in protection, trench fatality

TX $311,580 Venture Metals LLC October 30, 2018 lead, respiratory, and noise hazards; machine guarding; lock out tag out, confined space; and failure to report hospitalization. Metal Recycler.

FL $113,816 Panama City Framing LLC October 30, 2018 willfully failing to provide employees with fall protection while they performed roofing activities.. Framing contractors.

AL $171,281 American Remediation and Environmental Inc. for confined space, fire, and explosion hazards. Tank Cleaning company.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 500 CSC Nov 5-8

OSHA 7500 Safety Mgt Nov 19

OSHA 7400 Noise Nov 15

OSHA 7205 Health Hazards CSC Nov 14

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

WDCC is the Western Dupage Chamber of Commerce http://www.westerndupagechamber.com/

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 2131 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/502-hot-works-10-minutes

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA top cited categories in FY 18 from their National Safety Council Presention. First year that electrical is not in top 10. PPE replaced it.

The data, which covers violations cited from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018, is preliminary, and as such, the precise numbers associated with each violation may change. However, the ranking is likely to remain consistent when OSHA releases the final numbers.

The top 10 violations of FY 2018 are:

1- Duty to provide fall protection (29 CFR 1926.501): 7,270 violations. The duty to provide fall protection has been OSHA’s top citation for several years. According to Kapust, common violations under this standard included failure to provide fall protection near unprotected sides or edges and on both low-slope and steep roofs. Many of the citations were issued to roofing contractors, framing contractors, masonry contractors, and new single-family housing construction contractors.

2 - Hazard communication (29 CFR 1910.1200): 4,552 violations. Hazard communication has been in the number-two spot for several years. Common deficiencies include lack of a written program, inadequate training, and failure to properly develop or maintain safety data sheets (SDSs). Auto repair facilities, hotels, and motels were among the industries that received many hazard communication citations.

3- Scaffolds—general requirements (29 CFR 1926.451): 3,336 violations. Common violations included lack of proper decking, failure to provide personal fall arrest systems and/or guardrails where required, and failure to ensure that supported scaffolds are adequately supported on a solid foundation. Masonry, siding, and framing contractors were particularly prone to scaffolding violations.

4 - Respiratory protection (29 CFR 1910.134): 3,118 violations. Failure to establish a program, failure to perform required fit testing, and failure to provide medical evaluations were among the most frequently cited issues. Auto body refinishing, painting contractors, and wall covering contractors received many citations under this standard.

5 - Lockout/tagout (29 CFR 1910.147): 2,944 violations. Many employers cited under this standard failed to establish an energy control procedure altogether, while others were cited for failing to provide adequate employee training, failure to develop machine-specific procedures, and failure to use lockout/tagout devices or equipment.

6 - Ladders (29 CFR 1926.1053): 2,812 violations. Common deficiencies included failure to have siderails extend 3 feet (ft) beyond a landing surface, using ladders for unintended purposes, using the top step of a stepladder, and ladders with broken steps or rails. These violations were common among roofing, framing, siding, and masonry contractors.

7 - Powered Industrial Trucks (29 CFR 1910.178): 2,294 violations. Violations commonly addressed deficient or damaged forklifts that were not removed from service, operators who had not been trained or certified to operate a forklift, and failure to evaluate forklift drivers every 3 years as required. Forklift violations were widespread across a number of industries, but were particularly prevalent in warehousing and storage facilities, fabricated and structural metal manufacturing, and wood container and pallet manufacturing.

8 - Fall protection—training requirements (29 CFR 1926.503): 1,982 violations. Commonly cited issues include failing to provide training to each person required to receive it, failure to certify training in writing, failing to ensure that training is provided by a competent person, and failing to train the proper use of guardrails and personal fall arrest systems.

9 - Machine guarding (29 CFR 1910.212): 1,972 violations. Violations included failing to guard points of operation, failing to ensure that guards are securely attached to machinery, and failure to properly anchor fixed machinery. Machine guarding violations occur in many industries, but common targets include machine shops, fabricated metal manufacturing, and plastics manufacturing.

10 - Personal protective and lifesaving equipment—eye and face protection (29 CFR 1926.102): 1,536 violations. The final violation is a newcomer to OSHA’s top 10 list and replaces electrical wiring methods (29 CFR 1910.305), which took the number 10 spot for FY 2017. Commonly cited issues included failing to provide eye and face protection where employees are exposed to hazards from flying objects; failing to provide protection from caustic hazards, gases, and vapors; and allowing employees to wear combinations of prescription and safety eyewear that compromise the protective qualities.

Monday, October 1, 2018

September 2018 OSHA News

OSHA News for September 2018

September was more a balanced month. I got back from a research trip in Japan. No one wear bicycle helmets. The 150-mph bullet train was amazing. Safety was equal to the USA for work places. Their Labour department is poor on statistics of worker injuries.

The ASSE rigging session was more people than I expected. I could have done four hours with all the hands on and questions. Many at the ASSE conference were new to safety. It is good to see many new people joining the field.

I am seeing cancer causing chemicals come back in chemicals. The SDS lists them, but the company and workers are not aware of it. Benzene, Methylene Chloride and formaldehyde will require sampling to determine exposures.

This is my list for the 10 most frequently cited written OSHA programs for industry.

What would be yours?

1) Hazard communication program

2) Lockout and Energy Control Procedures

3) Respirators

4) Bloodborne pathogen exposure program

5) OSHA Recordkeeping

6) Confined space

7) Written PPE hazardous assessment

8) Electrical safety-related work practices program

9) Emergency action plan

10) Hearing Conservation Program

This month’s powerpoint is fire extinguishers. It is a popular training topic for small companies. I hope to present a 4 hour competent fire watch class in 2019. I would be willing to do a free test run if interested.

John

OSHA News.

1) For those construction trainers needing to take the OSHA 502, do not miss the 502 dates. Those missing would have to take the OSHA 500 class as the there is no more grace period.

https://www.nsec.niu.edu/nsec/osha_courses/osha_502.shtml

2) Condolence to Nick Kerkenbush who passed away in September. He was a CSHO in the Madison office.

https://schneidermichaelisfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/108515/Nicholas-Kerkenbush/obituary.html#tribute-start

3) OIG Report on OSHA: "OSHA Needs to Improve the Guidance for its Fatality and Severe Injury Reporting Program to Better Protect Workers"

I would like to see every amputation and hospitalization incident written up so we can learn.

Link to summary: https://www.oig.dol.gov/…/rep…/oa/2018/02-18-203-10-105b.pdf

4) The family of two men who watched their brother die at Beaumont's Exxon Mobil refinery two years ago should get $44 million, a Jefferson County jury decided this week

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Jury-awards-44M-for-Beaumont-refinery-death-13235026.php

5) Osha in line for $5 million in crease for budget or 0.9%. OSHA’s federal compliance assistance efforts are scheduled for a $2.5 million increase to $73.5 million, and at least $3.5 million is going to the Voluntary Protection Programs. OSHA’s enforcement budget is slated for a $1 million boost to $209 million.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17465-osha-in-line-for-funding-boost-after-house-and-senate-conference-committee-agrees-on-appropriations-minibus

6) Congrats to Vilma Cantu for selection as Assistant Area Director in Aurora. She has over 20 years of experience in IH and PSM.

7) Congrats to Trish Ranken for getting AAD in Peoria. She have over 20 years in construction safety experiences.

8) Construction advisory committee for OSHA is seeking nominations.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17540-osha-seeks-nominations-for-construction-advisory-committee#.W65UNpIVoV8.facebook

9) Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta confirmed OSHA's new approach. He assured workplace safety experts that OSHA is "not interested in playing a game of gotcha …. [T]he goal is to help the individual or the company that is trying in good faith to comply."

https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/osha-officials-listen-to-construction-industry-leaders.aspx?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

10) Cal-OSHA cited garage company for not wearing seat belt restraints.

The worker who died was making a turn while operating the truck from the right-hand side when he fell out and was run over,

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2018/09/27/cal-osha-cites-waste-collection-company.aspx

11) Tales from the front: "We are global company and we use 25 mcg for TLV on silica. We can't have a weaker US standard just because it is OSHA."

12) The contractors who designed and built the disastrous Florida International University bridge have been cited by federal authorities for several “serious” worker-safety violations and face tens of thousands of dollars in fines. OSHA cited five companies for seven worker-safety violations, fining them a total of $86,658 in proposed penalties.

https://www.bradenton.com/news/state/florida/article218594530.html

13) There are currently six open OSHA inspections into Tesla's Fremont factory and one into its store in Rocklin.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-hit-with-new-osha-investigations-for-safety-conditions-2018-9

14) NFPA has a good online hot works course.

www.nfpa.org

Sunday, January 13, 2019

OSHA December 2018 News

Sunday, December 2, 2018

OSHA November 2018 news

Thursday, November 1, 2018

October 2018 OSHA News

Monday, October 1, 2018

September 2018 OSHA News

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