February 2018 OSHA News

OSHA News for February  2018

John

We survived the cold start to February.  March 5 starts the Construction Safety Council annual conference. I will be doing a Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) prep class on March 5 from 8-12. Over 30 have already signed up. I had four students pass the CHST in the last 6 weeks.  Here is the link to register.  I volunteer to teach this and do not get paid. I want to see Chicago have the most CHSTs for any city.

https://myprereg.com/Registration.aspx?key=SAud56LoHLs9n2JYJ8EjBYXULNXTiY4lnatUIbmN83dRYttowi0vtw%3d%3d

This month powerpoint is respirators. The ppt is I am finding this is requested after silica so this is a shorter version. I am seeing grade D breathing air compressors that are oil-less and cost $1600.

Some audit findings for February include: no manual for equipment; wet electric welders; homemade lift material baskets; electrical tape repair on electrical cords; saws that are burning wood; no proof of aerial lift training; silica – no written program, training, medical surveillance, and air sampling; exits blocked; mobile scaffolds – no manuals, over 2 to 1 height to base ratio; missing confined space signs; ergonomics lifting to much; and many more. 

OSHA News. 

1) OSHA’s FY 2019 budget request provides an increase of $6.1 million for 42 new Compliance Safety and Health Officers; and another $5.1 million for 24 Compliance Assistance Specialists and eight Voluntary Protection Programs staff to allow the agency to expand its training, outreach, compliance assistance, and cooperative programs.

2) OSHA budget

FY 2016: $552,787,000

FY 2017: $551,736,000

FY 2018: $543,257,000 Still pending as Labor’s budget has not passed.

3) CAL-OSHA Approves Hotel Housekeeping Injury Standard. It will require. Worksite evaluations for identifying and evaluating housekeeping hazards.

●            Specific Risks Identified – The worksite evaluation must identify and address potential risks to

●            Injury Investigations

●            Corrective Measures

●            Training

●            Recordkeeping

https://www.fisherphillips.com/california-employers-blog/cal-osha-approves-hotel-housekeeping-injury-standard

4) Another OSHA multi-employer case. "The subcontractor was a sole proprietor who derived almost all of his work from the GC."

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/for-osha-purposes-first-circuit-deems-16872/

5) "Accordingly, this case upholds OSHA’s right to refuse to allow its compliance officers to testify in civil proceedings."

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/district-court-upholds-osha-s-refusal-48794/

6) There are many online vendors offering OSHA official training. Here is the 10/30 authorized training vendors.

 https://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/training_providers.html

7) OSHA only has the capacity to inspect every workforce once every 159 years, so the Volks decision rendered the record-keeping rule “virtually unenforceable” without the 2016 rule, David Michaels, the longest-serving assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, under the Obama administration, and professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University in Washington, testified at a House subcommittee on workforce protections hearing on Tuesday.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20180227/NEWS08/912319496/Former-OSHA-head-criticizes-regulatory-pullbac

8) OSHA requested $549,033,000 and is seeking a change from 2018 funding levels in only five of its ten budget categories: enforcement, federal compliance assistance, training grants, technical support, and executive direction. The agency requested the same amount of money and staff for safety and health standards, whistleblower programs, state programs, state consultation, and safety and health statistics that those areas received in 2018

https://safety.blr.com/workplace-safety-news/safety-administration/OSHA-Occupational-Safety-and-Health-Administration/OSHA-budget-seeks-more-enforcement-funding-cuts-tr/

9) "After OSHA had left, the company owner found the officer’s credential card left behind and discovered that the card had expired several weeks earlier."

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/an-osha-officer-with-expired-31428/

10) OSHA and Waubonsee College have an OSHA day in Sugar Grove on March 14. I cannot make it this year. It offers many great speakers.

http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/02/20/waubonsee-planning-osha-safety-day/azhce0g/

11) OSHA budget request eliminates training grants.

https://www.constructionequipment.com/osha-budget-request-eliminates-training-grants

12) OSHA data shows 23 construction workers were killed in trench collapses in 2016, exceeding the combined total from 2014 and 2015.

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/16730-alarming-rise-in-trench-worker-deaths-prompts-hazard-alert

Other Major News Stories.

1) Three dead at Manitowoc. Not any details.

http://www.echo-pilot.com/news/20180206/crane-accident-at-manitowoc-claims-two-lives

OSHA Citations this month

1)  $256,088 GA Fall Protection, Confined Space. Colorant Manufacturer.

2)  $101,800 AL Combustible Dust, 10 Serious. Pressure Vessel mfr.

3)  $74,833 AL Amputation pipe winding machine. Pipe mfr.

4) $195,144 AL Fatality in plastic recycling machine. Recycler.

5)  $281,286 IL Falls. Residential Roofer.

6)  $40,096 FL Fatal fall. Pool Mfr and installer.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CHST Prep and CSC annual show                            Mar 5 Drury Lane

OSHA 500 CSC                                                             Mar 5-8

OSHA 7205 Health Hazards CSC                              Mar 14

OSHA 511 NSC                                                            Mar 20-23

OSHA 510 NSC                                                            Mar 26-29

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 994 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/respirators-2018

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

January 2018 OSHA News

OSHA News for January 2018

Training was in demand and silica was the hot topic. I included a construction ppt on silica that I presented at the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association in January. They had record attendance, and many wanted to hear about silica. The ppt is 22 megs. I included a pdf. If you want the ppt; it is on slideshare, or I can try to send.

I see too many workers attaching at their feet exposing themselves to 12 foot falls.  It is clear that OSHA has specific rules on this. It would take a professional engineer to allow this excessive fall.

1926.502(d)(16)(iii) Fall arrest systems shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level;

I attend the ASSE Three River Chapter meetings on the second Friday in Lisle. It is well attended and has a speaker each month.

I will be doing a CHST prep class at the Construction Safety Conference on March 5. I do not get paid and it is free for paid attendees. www.buildsafe.org

Thanks for everyone help make February a sellout month.

John

OSHA News. 

1) OSHA penalties for other-than-serious, serious and failure to abate violations increased by $319 from $12,615 per violation to $12,934 per violation.  The penalty for willful and repeat violations increased from $126,749 to $129,336, an increase of $2, 587.  The new penalty increase is effective today and will apply to any citations issued today or through the remainder of 2018.

https://www.oshalawblog.com/2018/01/articles/osha-penalties-up-to-adjust-for-inflation/?utm_source=Jackson+Lewis%2C+P.C.+-+OSHA+Law+Blog&utm_campaign=405bda7527-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fd6a79170f-405bda7527-70486261

2) OSHA inspectors drop 40 in 2017.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/exclusive-number-osha-workplace-safety-inspectors-declines-under-trump-n834806

3) OSHA 10 will have only one hour of Intro of osha. Effective April.

https://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/generalindustry/General_Industry_Procedures-2018.pdf

4) WA man charged with Felony in cave-in death.

http://www.khq.com/story/37220262/seattle-construction-company-owner-faces-manslaughter-charges-over-worker-death

5) Covered establishments with 250 or more employees are only required to provide their 2017 Form 300A summary data. OSHA is not accepting Form 300 and 301 information at this time. OSHA announced that it will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to reconsider, revise, or remove provisions of the "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses" final rule, including the collection of the Forms 300/301 data.

Covered establishments with 250 or more employees are only required to provide their 2017 Form 300A summary data. OSHA is not accepting Form 300 and 301 information at this time. OSHA announced that it will issue a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to reconsider, revise, or remove provisions of the "Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses" final rule, including the collection of the Forms 300/301 data.

https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/finalrule/index.html

6) Former OSHA head discusses OSHA for 2018.

https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/sites/nationallawjournal/2018/01/12/former-osha-head-predicts-shift-from-enforcement-to-compliance-assistance/?slreturn=20180013145154

7) OSHA reminds employers of their obligation to post a copy of OSHA’s Form 300A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during 2017.

8) Two OSHA regulatory developments bear watching in 2018, including an advancing potential rule on lockout/tagout requirements and possible changes to OSHA’s current electronic record-keeping rule, Mr. Conn said.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20180117/NEWS08/912318549/Trump-administration-impact-on-OSHA-minimal-so-far-Experts

9) Workplace Violence, Indoor Heat, Cannabis Regulations on Cal/OSHA 2018 Schedule

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/workplace-violence-indoor-heat-cannabis-regulations-calosha-2018-schedule

10) OSHA under the Obama administration had promised to share the data, Sean Sherman, a Washington-based attorney for the Public Citizen Foundation, which brought the suit, told Bloomberg Environment.

https://www.bna.com/employers-osha-injury-n73014474351/

11) Missouri Court of Appeals Upholds $1.5 Million Whistleblower Jury Verdict

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/missouri-court-appeals-upholds-15-million-whistleblower-jury-verdict

Other Major News Stories.

1) Postal worker kills 2.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/ohio-police-naked-postal-worker-kills-2-supervisors-in-separate-shootings/668323524

2) A NY jury awarded approximately $174,00 to a whistleblower who was fired for reporting improper asbestos removal practices at asbestos abatement and demolition company.

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/whistleblower-fired-disclosing-improper-asbestos-removal-wins-trial

3) 5 dead in oil rig explosion in Oklahoma

http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/drilling-contractor-in-quinton-explosion-had-osha-violations-in-past/article_c1062dba-160d-5957-9752-3c4c233991ff.html

OSHA Citations this month

1)  $91,629 OH Fall Protection Roofer.

2) $212,396  MA Foundation collapse Foundation company

3) $199,996 NJ Repeat machine guarding Chainlink fence mfr.

4) $59,864 FL Willful guardrails Concrete company

5) $91,832 IL Machine guarding. Pallet company.

6) $69,058 GA Lockout, Tire mfr.

7)  $70,711 CO Fatal explosion at Tire and gas battery. Petroleum company.

8) $208,977 GA 14 serious. Machine guarding. Poultry company.

9) $194,006 KS Willful hexchrome Aircraft mfr.

10) $113,073 AL Willful Fall protection Framing company.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

TRMA Crane Signal Rigging          Feb 14

CSC Confined Space                      Feb 15

OSHA 511 Naperville                    Feb 5-8

NSC OSHA 501                               Feb 20-23

OSHA 6000 NIU                              Feb 26-Mar 1

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 734 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/silica-2017-construction

I use your feedback to make chan

OSHA December 2017

OSHA News for December 2017

Hello,

Are we frozen yet? It has not been above freezing since December 24. I hope you dress in layers and have good warm gloves.

This month’s PowerPoint is a short Laboratory Safety ppt. I see many hazards in laboratory besides bloodborne. Ventilation in the hoods is rarely adequate. Training in mixing of chemicals and PPE is necessary to prevent explosions and deaths.

I ended the year with 2399 trained which is more relaxing than last year. I was glad to take the weekends off to prepare instead of teaching.

I will be speaking at the Blackhawk College Safety Summit January 10, 2018 in Moline IL. I will be covering 20 frequently missed serious hazards in manufacturing. Call 309-796-5718 to register. OSHA’s Brian Bohast will speak on the 2017 Fall Protection standard for industry. John Deere’s Ergonomist Janelle Haines will speak on ergo. Nick Walters, Tom Bielema and Angela Moore are the other speakers.

My most frequently taught subjects in 2017

1. Fall Protection.

2. OSHA 30

3. Trenching

4. OSHA 500

5. Confined space

OSHA News. 

1) OSHA issued a long interpretation on qualifications of fall protection trainers. I could not find it on the OSHA site so I included the pdf.

2) Scott Mungo passed through confirmation hearings to be head of OSHA.

http://www.durabilityanddesign.com/news/?fuseaction=view&id=17806

3) OSHA wins silica appeal.

https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-employment-osha/oshas-rule-for-silica-dust-survives-industry-challenge-dc-circuit-idUSL1N1OQ17G

4) OSHA offers snow removal tips.

http://triblive.com/local/regional/13117389-74/osha-offers-tips-to-guard-against-snow-removal-hazards

5) Worker fatalities jumped 300+. According to BLS, 5,190 fatal work injuries died on the job in 2016, a 7-percent increase from the 4,836 fatal injuries reported in 2015 and the third year in a row the number has increased.

https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cfoi.nr0.htm

6) “The Department of Labor will work with public and private stakeholders to help eradicate the opioid crisis as a deadly and growing workplace issue.”

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/trade/12192017

7) The stopgap extends federal funding through Jan. 19.  This means OSHA is on frugal spending until the final budget.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/after-passing-tax-overhaul-gop-returns-to-infighting-as-shutdown-deadline-looms/2017/12/21/dfad1890-e659-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.8f997d676ca1

8) Under the settlement agreement, Bartlett is required to review its safety and health management system and consult with industry experts to conduct a detailed audit of the system’s effectiveness. As well, the employer will give its internal safety manager authority to:

•            Stop unsafe operations;

•            Obtain a qualified third party to review new installations or material modifications to certain equipment;

•            Update housekeeping and preventive maintenance programs;

•            Enhance training procedures; and

•            Report to OSHA on a quarterly basis throughout the term of the agreement.

Six worker died in the explosion.

https://safety.blr.com/workplace-safety-news/equipment-and-process-safety/agriculture/OSHA-grain-company-settle-citations-20-sites-affec/

9)  Rather, the EPA rule requires that workers be evacuated to a distance 100 feet from the spray equipment until the equipment has moved on.  For pesticides where respirators are required to be used by the applicator, the Oregon OSHA proposal would require evacuation to 150 feet — 50 feet more than the EPA rule. And it would require that evacuation last at least 15 minutes after the spray equipment moved on, rather than end immediately, as is the case with the EPA rule.

http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/36228897-78/proposed-pesticide-drift-rule-would-exceed-epas.html.csp#

10) Cal/OSHA Issues Advisory on Respiratory Protection for Harmful Exposure to Wildfire Smoke. When outdoor workers are exposed to air quality that is designated "Unhealthy", "Very Unhealthy" or "Hazardous" by local air quality management districts, employers are required to provide filtering respirators such as masks labeled N95 and certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2017/12/19/DC73882

Other Major News Stories.

1) Postal worker kills 2.

http://www.wpxi.com/news/trending-now/ohio-police-naked-postal-worker-kills-2-supervisors-in-separate-shootings/668323524

2) A NY jury awarded approximately $174,00 to a whistleblower who was fired for reporting improper asbestos removal practices at asbestos abatement and demolition company.

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/whistleblower-fired-disclosing-improper-asbestos-removal-wins-trial

OSHA Citations this month

1)  FL $160,972 5 dead in coal slag blockage removal.

2) Saipan $59,576 3 dead in sewer manhole

3) IL $220,497 Lead at Chicago Post Office

4) OH $514,236 Amputation. Lockout. Machine guarding. Vinyl Floor Manufacturer.

5) GA $148,845 Repeat Trench cave-in.

6) GA $130,552 Trench cave-in hazards.

7) AL $152,099. Triple fatal flash fire in auto pit.

8) WV $86,916 Roof fall injury. Demolition. 

9) NH $329,548 Mercury. Demolition of a boiler.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction            Dec 5 7 12 14

CSC 10 Hour construction            Upon Request

NIU 10 Hour Industry                   Jan 3-4 Hoffman Estates   

CSC OSHA 500                                January 8-11

OSHA 510                                        January 29-1 NSC

CSC Excavation Safety                   Upon Request

Recordkeeping                               Upon Request

7125 Combustible Dust                Jan 5 Hoffman Estates

7205 Health Hazards                    Jan 17

7145 Lockout                                 Upon Request

7505  Incident investigation        Jan 22 NSC

7400 Noise                                     January 18

TRMA Scaffold                               Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging              Dec 13

CSC Confined Space                      Upon Request

TRMA Confined Space                  Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards              Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                        Jan 24

CSC Fall Protection Industry        Upon Request

CSC Work Zone MUTCD               Upon Request

CSC Job Hazard Analysis               Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding 7100       Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning              UIpon Request

CSC Health Hazards                       Upon Request

CSC OSHA Excavation 3015          Upon Request

7415 Construction Req.               Upon Request

OSHA 501                                        Upon Request

OSHA 503                                        January 23-25 NSC

NIU Small Business                        Upon Request

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc           Upon Request

NIU Bloodborne                             Upon Request

OSHA 7115 Lockout                      TBA

OSHA 3115 Fall CSC                       2018

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 taught 2399 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/laboratory-safety-2017

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Ovtober 2017 news

OSHA News for October 2017

Hello,

This month’s PowerPoint is robot safety.  I keep seeing people go into a robot area to get material that the robot dropped. The robot must be locked out if possible.

November is colder and slower month. It is a good time to work on those job hazard analysis. I am seeing over and over that having these reviewed before work helped everyone focus on the task for today.  One company that did 350 JHA’s had no lost days in 2016. None in 2017. Not bad for a place over 300 employees.

Quote of the month: “I need you to teach a certification class for employees in fall protection, lockout, confined space, and respirators. This will include a respirator fit test. You need to provide certificates for each module to the employees. And you need to drop your price 70%.”

 John

OSHA News

1)           I regretfully announce the resignation of Callie Cordoba, CSC Training Manager, effective November 17, 2017. It is disappointing to lose such a talented and dedicated contributor to our team.  Our only consolation is that Callie is comfortable with her decision and considers it a step forward in her career. By Bob Lahey. I will miss working with Callie. She was not afraid to try to new classes and worked hard to coordinate the CSC training.

2)           Scott Mungo of FedEx is nominated to lead OSHA.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20171031/NEWS08/912316928/White-House-nominates-Scott-Mugno-head-OSHA

3)           Massachusetts close to having public workers protected with OSHA oversight.

http://wwlp.com/2017/10/27/state-lawmakers-looking-to-extend-osha-to-protect-workers/

4)           OSHA investigating confined space death in a sewer in Streamwood IL.

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171026/gurnee-man-killed-in-streamwood-sewer-a-rugby-athlete-called-string-bean

5)           The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) unanimously voted to adopt the Iron Workers International's (IW) comprehensive safety standard updates for reinforcing steel and post-tensioning activities. California is the first state-approved OSHA plan to work with the IW to reform existing safety standards. The IW Safety and Health Department has been working with the IW Department of Reinforcing Steel and industry stakeholders such as the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, (CRSI), National Association of Reinforcing Steel Contractors (NARSC), Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) and the Western Steel Council (WSC) to reform existing standards since 2010. (No link)

6)           OSHA still has not updated the total 2017 inspections.

7)           A memo issued Oct. 19 from Patrick J. Kapust, acting director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, explains that the agency is now fully enforcing its construction silica standard. It says as of Oct. 23, 2017, the agency is fully enforcing "all appropriate provisions" of the standard.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=31349

8)           Robotic Institute announces an OSHA Alliance.

http://www.scmr.com/article/robotic_industries_association_announces_new_alliance_with_osha_niosh/education

9)           Qualitative fit tests have limitations for full face respirators.  http://www.tsi.com/uploadedFiles/_Site_Root/Products/Literature/Application_Notes/ITI-032.pdf

10)         The GHS hazard communication standards does not actually require a pictogram on the Safety Data Sheet. 

Other Major News Stories.

1)           Third Amazon worker died in the last eight weeks. This in Monee IL. http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-amazon-monee-fatality-st-1025-20171024-story.html

2)           Father of 3 falls off roof.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/20/father-three-falls-30-feet-to-his-death-while-working-on-school-roof.html

3)           Trench Rescue in Elgin.

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171020/firefighters-rescue-two-injured-workers-from-elgin-trench?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

4)           One model of IKEA dresser has killed 8.

http://www.wcvb.com/article/report-8th-child-killed-by-recalled-ikea-dresser/13056647?utm_campaign=WCVB&utm_content=59ea40ae04d3012ab57b5f3b&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content

OSHA Citations last month will return if the OSHA site makes data available.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction            Nov 7, 9 , 14, 16

CSC 10 Hour construction            Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                                Upon Request

CSC OSHA 510                                Upon Request

CSC Excavation Safety                   Nov 20

Recordkeeping                               Upon Request

7505  Incident investigation        Upon Request

TRMA Scaffold                               Upon Request

TRMA OSHA 10 Industry              Nov 16-17

CSC Crane Signal Rigging              Nov 8

CSC Confined Space                      Upon Request

TRMA Confined Space                  Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards              Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                        Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection Industry        Upon Request

CSC Work Zone MUTCD               Upon Request

CSC Job Hazard Analysis               Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding 7100       Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning              UIpon Request

CSC Health Hazards                       Upon Request

CSC OSHA Excavation 3015          Upon Request

7415 Construction Req.               Upon Request

NIU OSHA 511                                Upon Request

NIU OSHA 501                                Upon Request

NIU OSHA 503                                In Nov

NIU OSHA 10                                  Nov 1-2

NIU Small Business                        Upon Request

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc           Upon Request

NIU Bloodborne                             Upon Request

OSHA 7115 Lockout                      TBA

OSHA 3115 Fall CSC                       2018

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

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have taught 2138  people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/JohnNewquist/robot-safety

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA November 2017 news

Hello,

This month’s PowerPoint is Safety and Health Training. I get asked for common training citations on audits. I revised an old ppt from ten years ago.  I use these programs for OSHA audits. There are many more, but these are the common ones.

The week off was a good break to relax and read. December and January are booked. There are only a few days left in February. I am see more training in General Industry than ever before.

November OSHA News. 

1) Interesting OSHA interpretation on prescription inhalers.  “There is no need for the abnormal condition to include objective signs to be considered an injury or illness.”

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=31409

2) OSHA delayed the deadline for crane operator certification for one year from November 10, 2017, to November 10, 2018. The extension and delay will allow OSHA to complete a related rulemaking to address issues with its existing Cranes and Derricks in Construction standard (29 CFR part 1926, subpart CC).

https://www.constructionequipment.com/osha-extends-crane-operator-certification-deadline-2018

3)  OSHA extends Recordkeeping online reporting to Dec 15, 2017. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/osha-delays-deadline-to-electronically-submit-300a-data

4) $249,516 for underground duct fire in MT.

https://www.constructionequipment.com/montana-contractor-fined-250k-confined-space-injury

5) OSHA did about 36,118 inspections in FY17. This was an increase from the year before.

6) Scott Mungo’s confirmation hearing is December 5.  People can watch the hearing live  at 10 EST

https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/department-of-education-and-department-of-labor-nominations

7) OSHA released a more detailed Top 10 Violation list. The Top five areas are the same.  There are standard number mistakes in hazard communication and lockout.

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/16362-oshas-top-10-most-cited-violations-for-2017

8) Indiana OSHA issues one of their largest fines ever. Loose clothing cited for machine hazards! Melissa Stephens, 44, died after an incident with a machine at the plant on Saturday, Oct. 21, according to a previous News and Tribune report. The preliminary cause of her death was ruled multiple blunt force trauma.

http://www.newsandtribune.com/news/autoneum-fined-k-by-indiana-osha-after-worker-fatality/article_35295ee6-d3c2-11e7-a3f1-af2fe07f0af5.html

9) Secondary containers are missing any GHS labels in my audits. “NFPA Diamonds and HMIS can still be used. “Employers may continue to use rating systems such as National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) diamonds or HMIS requirements for workplace labels as long as they are consistent with the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard and the employees have immediate access to the specific hazard information as discussed above. An employer using NFPA or HMIS labeling must, through training, ensure that its employees are fully aware of the hazards of the chemicals”

https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3636.pdf

10) CAL-OSHA issues $240,000 Valley fever citation.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/calosha-cites-six-employers-over-240000-for-exposing-workers-to-valley-fever-658885603.html

Other Major News Stories.

1)           Fourth NC prison worker dies.

http://wavy.com/2017/11/02/fourth-prison-worker-dies-three-weeks-after-violent-attack/

2)           Two tree trimmers die in Ohio.

http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/11/second_tree_trimmer_injured_in.html

OSHA Citations this month

1)  ID $106,000 Trenching. Sewer contractor

2) MS $220,544 Machine guarding, electrical, falls. Fiber company.

3) GA $308,906 Punch press amputation. Auto Parts Mfr.

4) MT $249,516 Employee burned in a duct. Confined Space. General and sub.

5) NE $122,625 Repeat guarding, electrical, falls. Bakery

6) NE $373,911 Confined space entrapment. Grain Handling.

7) NY $505,929  Blocked exits. Supermarket

8) MA $267,081 Five hit by SUV. Auto Auction.

9) FL $43,458 Ammonia release. Electric company.

10) PA $333,756 Willful confined space. Environmental company.

11) WI $1,800,000 Willful combustible dust. Grain mill.

12) IN $224,000 Machine guarding and lockout. Auto parts company.

13) CA $240,000 Valley fever. Contractors.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction            Dec 5 7 12 14

CSC 10 Hour construction            Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                                In Jan

CSC OSHA 510                                Dec 4-7

CSC Excavation Safety                   Upon Request

Recordkeeping                               Upon Request

7145 Lockout                                 Dec 8 in NIU Chicago

7505  Incident investigation        Upon Request

TRMA Scaffold                               Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging              Dec 13

CSC Confined Space                      Upon Request

TRMA Confined Space                  Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards              Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                        Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection Industry        Upon Request

CSC Work Zone MUTCD               Upon Request

CSC Job Hazard Analysis               Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding 7100       Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning              UIpon Request

CSC Health Hazards                       Upon Request

CSC OSHA Excavation 3015          Upon Request

7415 Construction Req.               Dec 18-21

NIU OSHA 501                                Upon Request

NIU OSHA 503                                Upon Request

NIU Small Business                        Upon Request

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc           Upon Request

NIU Bloodborne                             Upon Request

OSHA 7115 Lockout                      TBA

OSHA 3115 Fall CSC                       2018

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

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have taught 2295 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/safety-and-health-training

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OSHA September 2017 News

OSHA News for September

Hello,

This month’s PowerPoint is combustible dust. I still audit places with inches of dust and not thinking much about it. They haven’t had the fire or explosion and think it will not happen there.

It was good to see people at the Conferences. I always learn from watching others.  January is the next round of the conferences.

OSHA is spending October writing up all those inspections they were told to do last month. Everyone is waiting for the new OSHA head, but no announcements were forthcoming. 

This is fire safety month. Check and see if the fire extinguishers are charged and readily available.

John

OSHA News

1) OSHA revised the 10 hour general industry ppt.  I like them.

https://www.osha.gov/dte/outreach/construction_generalindustry/gi_outreach_tp.html

2) Voluntary use of a filtering facepiece respirator does not require medical evaluation. From 1998 interpretation.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=2262

3)  In general, the trainer will only have sufficient "experience" if he has the practical skills and judgment to be able to himself operate the equipment safely under the conditions prevailing in the employer's workplace.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=25021

4) Builders Get 30-Day Break-In Period for Silica Rule

Construction companies will be able to ease into compliance with a new federal safety rule requiring limited exposure of workers to a silica dust that can cause cancer and other fatal diseases.

For 30 days after the rule becomes effective Sept. 23, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration only will “carefully evaluate” companies’ good faith efforts to meet the new requirements for airborne crystalline silica, Thomas Galassi, the agency’s acting deputy assistant secretary, wrote in a memo to regional administrators Sep. 20. OSHA will only issue citations if no effort is being made to meet the standard, he said.

The rule, issued in March 2016 after decades of debate, has already been delayed once by the Trump administration. It also is being challenged in court by employers who say the rule sets too strict of a standard. Arguments on that case, in the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, are set to begin Sept. 26.

5) Here are  #OSHA's Top 10 for FY2017

Number 1: Fall Protection – General Requirements (1926.501), 6,072 violations

Number 2: Hazard Communication (1910.1200), 4,176 violations.

Number 3: Scaffolding (1926.451), 3,288 violations.

Number 4: Respiratory Protection (1910.134), 3,097 violations.

Number 5: Lockout/Tagout (1910.147), 2,877 violations.

Number 6: Ladders (1926.1053), 2,241 violations.

Number 7: Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178), 2,162 violations.

Number 8: Machine Guarding (1910.212), 1,933 violations.

Number 9: Fall Protection – Training Requirements (1926.503), 1,523 violations

Number 10: Electrical – Wiring Methods (1910.305), 1,405 violations.

m French

6) Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed Assembly Bill 190 that requires the entertainment industry to complete two Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety courses through a certified instructor.

http://www.nnbw.com/news/entertainment-industry-now-need-to-meet-osha-requirements/

7) In the past five years, 15 workers suffered amputations at the Chicago plant. OSHA cited BWAY Corporation for five repeated and five serious safety violations of machine safety procedures, and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2017/09/26/465524.htm

8)  Dock levelers are confined spaces.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=24386

Other Major News Stories.

1) 3 dead in New Mexico battery tank explosion

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-mexico-battery-tank-explosion-49589785

2) “It’s very rough out there,” Maryland nurse Joanne Ogaitis told a panel of Occupational Safety and Health Administration representatives this year when she testified about the daily verbal assaults and monthly physical assaults she and her colleagues endure.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-nursing-dangerous-osha-0914-story.html

3) $95 million jury award cut to $35 million in tower crane death in NY.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/payout-2008-nyc-crane-collapse-cut-95m-35m-article-1.3490713

4) 2 workers die when crane topples on dock in Southeast Texas

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article174548496.html

OSHA Citations last month will return if the OSHA site makes data available.

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction             Oct 10 12 17 19

CSC 10 Hour construction             Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                                  In Nov

CSC OSHA 510                                  Oct 2-5

CSC Excavation Safety                    Upon Request

Recordkeeping                                Upon Request

7505  Incident investigation        Oct 16

TRMA Scaffold                                 Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging               Oct 9

CSC Confined Space                       Upon Request

TRMA Confined Space                   Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards               Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                         Oct 23

CSC Fall Protection Industry         Upon Request

CSC Work Zone MUTCD                Upon Request

CSC Job Hazard Analysis                Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding 7100       Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning              UIpon Request

CSC Health Hazards                        Upon Request

CSC OSHA Excavation 3015           Upon Request

7415 Construction Req.                 Oct 24-25

NIU OSHA 511                                 Oct 24-27

NIU OSHA 501                                 Upon Request

NIU OSHA 503                                 In Nov

NIU Small Business                         Upon Request

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc            Upon Request

NIU Bloodborne                              Upon Request

OSHA 7115 Lockout                       TBA

OSHA 3115 Fall CSC                        2018

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

I usually teach only part of the 30 hour and the 500 series. I have taught 1995 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too      

All presentations are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put this presentation at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/secret/MBgcJvd1tLAQq1

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.