OSHA January 2019 News

OSHA News for January 2019

What a month. It saw some record cold temperature. My water pipes froze so will have the plumber fix a leak. Every day was training as many want to get their team trained before the spring. I trained 436 in the months. I was glad to train General Dynamics in CT, UTX in Rockford and IMI in University Park. All are leaders in their sector with DART and Incident rates before the average. They are not perfect, but they work hard on prevention and training. 

The OSHA page is late with citations so there are many at the end of the newsletter this month.

This month’s ppt is the 2017 BLS data. There are many good statistics this year. WE should not be setting fatality highs but we are.

At the start of this New Year, the Construction Safety Council is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 2019 CONSTRUCTION EXPO & SAFETY CONFERENCE on March 4-5 at the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. 

Stay warm and spread that ice melt.

John

OSHA News. 

1)  Larry Campion passed away in January. Larry was at the Milwaukee office and the OSHA Training Institute.

2) #OSHA penalties will be up by 2.5% in 2019. Serious violation will max at $13,260. Willful and Repeat violations at $132,598. New amounts will take effect once published in the Federal Register, which is currently on shutdown.

3) REMINDER: Feb. 1st Deadline to Prepare, Certify, & Post OSHA 300A Annual Summaries of Work Related Injuries. Submit the electronic 300A by Feb. 2.

4) Indiana OSHA may get $100,000 penalty for a worker fatality.

The bill (H.B. 1341), introduced Jan. 7, would increase fines to $100,000 from $7,000 for each worker death resulting from an employer violating safety regulations. It also would remove the ability for employers to negotiate a reduced penalty issued by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration after such incidents.

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17926-indiana-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-increase-penalties-for-workplace-deaths?fbclid=IwAR2KMjBj57SjaDur2GfdfcbF2YEbz89ni_Ahdx8PKZxikBFuzHc0HZuV-Y4

5) Scott Mungo re-nominated to head OSHA

https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17939-scott-mugno-again-re-nominated-to-head-osha-heidi-king-nomination-as-nhsta-administrator-back-on-the-table

6)  MA public sector employees will be covered by OSHA standards starting on February 1, 2019.

7) MIOSHA OSHA lowers blood lead.  Former MIOSHA rules allowed workers to have BLLs of 50 - 60 µg/dL before they had to be removed from lead exposure. Under the former rules, they could return to work when their BLL was below 40 µg/dL. The new MIOSHA rules require that employees be removed from lead exposure when their BLL reaches 30 µg/dL and may not return to work involving lead exposure until their BLL is below 15 µg/dL. The average BLL in the general population is 1.12 µg/dL.

7) Scott Ketcham is acting OSHA Construction Director.

https://www.enr.com/articles/46244-osha-names-construction-chief-to-succeed-the-late-dean-mckenzie-62?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

8) OSHA loses decision on lockout during normal operations.

https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/01/oshas-citation-and-fine-of-wal-mart-vacated/

9) In Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. (Docket No. 13-0900), a unanimous Commission vacated a citation issued to a controlling employer for its alleged failure to ensure contractor employees were using fall protection. Decision available at http://www.oshrc.gov .

Other Major News Stories.

1) Luke Park, owner of the Park Family Farm in Cortland County, was sentenced on Thursday for child labor violations that resulted in the death of a 14 year-old boy in July 2015.

Park was sentenced today to 60 days in jail, three years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,500 for his convictions ofendangering the welfare of a child, employment of a minor, and failure to pay a contribution to the unemployment insurance fund.

The Attorney General had originally indicted Park in November of 2016 after the July 2015 incident.

Park admitted that Alex Smith, 14, was killed while working on the dairy farm.

Smith was operating a hydraulic fork-lift, a violation of child labor laws, moving bales of hay.

Park admitted that he found the boy's body underneath the lift and a bale of hay with the machine still running.

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/cortland-farmer-sentenced-years-after-14-year-old-employee-s-death/1708237146?fbclid=IwAR3VAfa_91Fxo1cJSeScjdtBhSbiaMllQGtoMqBkT9DwRGU2a8Holz6E5kQ

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA  30 CSC                                                                            Feb 12, 14 , 19 21

OSHA 510 CSC                                                                           Feb 11-14

OSHA 7105 CSC Emergency Planning                                   Feb 15

OSHA 10 Industry NIU Naperville                                          Feb 20-21

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

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 436 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/occupational-fatalities-in-2017-bls

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

OSHA Citations this month

IN          1352263.015      Electricom, Inc.                MONTICELLO     12/31/2018              $49,000.00         [no violations linked]

TX          1327997.015      RKM Utility Services, Inc.             DALLAS 12/31/2018              $271,606.00       Safety training, Excavations, “Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists”

TX          1328354.025      RKM Utility Services, Inc.             DALLAS 12/31/2018              $150,400.00       Fall protection, Excavations, Protective systems (excavations)

TX          1342009.015      Bilco Corporation dba Bilco Brick              LANCASTER              12/28/2018        $84,066.00         Noise exposure

CA         1327498.015      Cream of the Crop          IVANHOE            12/28/2018              $45,000.00         [no violations linked]

HI          1360325.015      Sysco Hawaii, Inc.           HONOLULU        12/28/2018              $70,625.00         [no violations linked]

NC         1351944.015      Carolina Foods, Inc.        CHARLOTTE       12/28/2018              $42,000.00         [no violations linked]

IL           1330098.015      BorgWarner Transmission Systems, LLC  BELLWOOD              12/27/2018        $104,398.00       Lockout/Tagout

PA          1328840.015      Home Station Auto, LLC HOME   12/26/2018              $134,879.00       Exit routes

HI          1348425.015      DOE-Facilities Maintenance Branch         HONOLULU              12/21/2018        $88,725.00         Safe work practices (electrical hazards), Lockout/Tagout, PPE

KY          1332547.015      Central Farm Supply of Kentucky, Inc.     OKOLONA              12/21/2018        $128,800.00       Fall protection systems, Scaffolding, Fall protection training, Written hazard communication program

WI         1350619.015      Valerie Burgess TWIN LAKES       12/21/2018              $92,070.00         Head protection, Fall protection systems, Fall protection training, Ladders

NH         1331075.015      Park Construction Corp. LEBANON           12/20/2018              $66,869.00         Safety training, Excavations, Protective systems (excavations)

NJ          1324681.015      City Builders, LLC             METUCHEN        12/20/2018              $45,731.00         Eye and face protection, Fall protection, Ladders

CA         1334828.015      Glass Store, Inc. NATIONAL CITY 12/19/2018              $54,000.00         [no violations linked]

KS          1335633.015      Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.            WICHITA              12/19/2018        $77,604.00         Lockout/Tagout, Powered industrial trucks, Machine guarding, Anchoring fixed machinery

PA          1357942.015      Muzza Builders, Inc.       ALLENTOWN      12/18/2018              $60,973.00         Ladders, Fall protection

CA         1325347.015      Future2 Labs Health Services, Inc.            WATSONVILLE              12/18/2018        $50,470.00         Work-Connected Fatality/Injury Reporting, Accident Prevention Program, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims

CT          1354903.015      Thames Shipyard & Repair Co., Inc.         NEW LONDON              12/18/2018        $43,943.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Machine guarding, Electrical safety training, Portable electrical equipment (visual safety inspection)

AR         1340476.015      American Railcar Industries        MARMADUKE                  12/17/2018        $52,877.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Electrical equipment (no damaged parts)

CA         1332489.015      L&S Framing, Inc.            WOODLAND      12/17/2018              $81,500.00 Accident prevention program

IN          1357104.015      Elmer M. Schwartz          NORTH MANCHESTER              12/17/2018        $91,000.00         Written hazard communication program, Accident prevention program, Scaffolding, Fall arrest system, Fall protection training

NJ          1333526.015      Madeira Framing Co.      GARFIELD           12/17/2018              $157,993.00       Guarding reinforcing steel to eliminate impalement hazard, Eye and face protection, Fall protection, Ladders

OH         1338197.015      United Parcel Service, Inc.           SHARONVILLE              12/17/2018        $208,603.00       Stairways, Exit routes

CA         1325087.015      Skechers USA, Inc.          RANCHO BELAGO              12/14/2018        $42,370.00         Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment

GA         1339979.015      Cardinal Health AUGUSTA           12/14/2018              $47,440.00         Fall protection

MI         1350424.015      Crest Marine, LLC            OWOSSO            12/14/2018              $43,000.00         Lockout/Tagout

NV         1337827.015      Daehan Solution Nevada, LLC     FERNLEY              12/14/2018        $41,520.00 Machine guarding, Portable fire extinguishers

OH         1346082.015      Sanoh America, Inc.        ARCHBOLD         12/14/2018              $71,137.00         Lockout/Tagout

TX          1353333.015      Rafael Beltran Plastering              EL PASO              12/14/2018        $41,573.00         Scaffolding, Fall protection systems, Fall protection training

WI         1326713.015      Besse Forest Products, Inc.          GOODMAN              12/14/2018        $55,793.00         Fall protection, Walking-working surfaces, Machine guarding

WI         1333571.015      MJ Construction, Inc.     BROOKFIELD      12/14/2018              $99,589.00         Protective systems (excavations)

CA         1323560.015      King's Asian Gourmet, Inc.           SAN LEANDRO              12/13/2018        $53,975.00         Accident Prevention Program, Operating Rules for Industrial Trucks/Tractors, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment

IL           1326710.015      A. Finkl & Sons, Co.         CHICAGO            12/13/2018              $49,520.00         Confined spaces, Lockout/Tagout

OH         1353575.015      C. Martin Company, Inc. WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB              12/13/2018$51,736.00  Lockout/Tagout

CT          1323982.015      Laydon Industries, LLC                  NEW HAVEN              12/12/2018        $40,821.00 Compressed gases, Abrasive wheel machinery

IA           1344626.015      Five Star Cooperative     ROCKWELL         12/12/2018              $54,045.00         Confined spaces, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

FL           1325548.015      Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc.        PORT SAINT LUCIE    12/11/2018        $99,592.00         Fall protection

FL           1331064.015      Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc.        PORT SAINT LUCIE    12/11/2018        $99,592.00         Fall protection

TX          1358425.015      Thermacor Process, Inc. FORT WORTH                  12/10/2018        $56,910.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Occupational noise exposure, PPE, Respiratory protection, First aid (eye wash station), Machine guarding, Hazard communication

CA         1325393.015      Caston, Inc.        PERRIS  12/07/2018        $41,810.00              [no violations linked]

CT          1341269.015      BST Systems, Inc.            PLAINFIELD        12/07/2018              $43,976.00         PPE, Respiratory protection, Sanitation (lavatories), Air contaminants, Lead, Cadmium, Hazard communication

CA         1329674.015      Plumbing Concepts, Inc. BREA     12/06/2018              $91,935.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1338230.015      Beacon Property Management, Inc.        RIALTO              12/06/2018        $43,500.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1353740.015      Dan the Gutterman, LLC UPPER ARLINGTON              12/06/2018        $156,497.00       Fall protection systems, Fall protection training

TN         1345894.015      Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee LP              CLARKSVILLE                    12/06/2018        $106,500.00       [no violations linked]

WV        1352518.015      Industrial Plating & Machine, Inc.            PRINCETON              12/06/2018        $41,390.00         Arc welding and cutting, Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Chromium (VI)

CO         1323059.015      ContractOne, Inc.            GRANBY              12/06/2018              $57,463.00Excavations, Safety training, Head protection, Eye and face protection, Hazard communication

FL           1337312.015      Nupress of Miami, Inc.                 DORAL  12/06/2018              $54,324.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Fall protection, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

CA         1321741.015      Essendant Co.                  PERRIS  12/05/2018              $43,200.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1329956.015      D'Arrigo Bros. Co. of California                 SALINAS              12/04/2018        $75,000.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1321472.015      Parts Authority, LLC        NORCROSS         12/04/2018              $133,406.00       General Duty (providing safe workplace), Exit routes, First aid (eye wash station), Portable fire extinguishers, Hazard communication, Respiratory protection

KS          1339751.015      Sanderson Pipe Corporation       PITTSBURG              12/04/2018        $46,564.00         Lockout/Tagout

KY          1324427.015      Oscar Garcia      WEBBS CROSS ROADS    12/04/2018              $41,500.00         [no violations linked]

CT          1336547.015      Herb Holden Trucking, Inc.          BROAD BROOK              12/03/2018        $43,977.00         Fall protection, Scaffolding, Noise exposure, Respiratory protection, Lockout/Tagout

NY         1341244.015      Southside Hospital         BAY SHORE        12/03/2018              $46,195.00         Asbestos

PA          1320105.015      Gama Wrecking, Inc.      PHILADELPHIA   12/03/2018              $45,656.00         Fall protection, Demolition prep

NE         1346160.015      Noah's Ark Processors, LLC          HASTINGS              01/18/2019        $182,926.00       Fall protection, Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, Eye wash station, Hazard communication, Electrical equipment in hazardous locations, Lockout/Tagout

TX          1332734.015      Glazier Foods Company COPPELL             01/18/2019              $57,279.00         Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

IL           1350915.015      Paragon Roofing Services Corporation dba Etruscan Guttering & Roofing       WINNETKA         01/17/2019        $54,471.00              Ladders, Scaffolding, Head protection, Fall protection

OH         1355872.015      Malco Products, Inc.       ALLIANCE           01/14/2019              $58,204.00         Stairways, Machine guarding, Lockout/Tagout

OK         1331281.015      Nextech Central, LLC      WAUKOMIS       01/14/2019              $44,901.00         Lockout/Tagout

CA         1331340.015      U. S. Pipe and Foundry Company             UNION CITY              01/11/2019        $54,160.00         [no violations linked]

IN          1353231.015      Mel Kay Electric Company Incorporated EVANSVILLE              01/11/2019        $61,600.00         [no violations linked]

KY          1337642.015      Stupp Bros., Inc.              RICHARDSVILLE 01/11/2019              $41,400.00         [no violations linked]

MA        1365141.015      GTA Co., Inc.      MELROSE           01/11/2019              $68,290.00         Excavations, Protective systems (excavations)

NJ          1343909.015      Johns Manville                 BERLIN  01/11/2019              $50,815.00         Machine guarding

NY         1330387.015      Apple Roofing Corp.       SHORTSVILLE     01/11/2019              $48,777.00         Fall protection

VA         1351401.015      Atlantic Caisson Corp.                  RESTON              01/11/2019        $54,604.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1344090.015      Best Coast Construction, Inc.      SAN DIEGO              01/10/2019        $41,065.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1358065.015      TBC Corporation             BROOK PARK                    01/10/2019        $44,345.00         Stairways, Fall protection, PPE, Eye and face protection, Written hazard communication program, Review of emergency action plan, Respiratory protection

OH         1362395.015      Ortega Construction, LLC             DELAWARE              01/09/2019        $41,462.00         Eye and face protection, Accident prevention program, Safety training, Fall protection

NH         1354618.015      Concrete Systems, Inc.   LONDONDERRY 01/08/2019              $43,903.00         Noise exposure, Housekeeping, Machine guarding

OH         1350677.015      Burlington Stores, Inc.   WARREN            01/08/2019              $121,951.00       Materials storage, Housekeeping, Exit routes

TX          1343651.015      Lone Star Specialties, LLC             LONE STAR              01/08/2019        $62,084.00         Flammable liquids, Welding and cutting (fire prevention), Electrical equipment in hazardous locations, Written hazard communication program

FL           1335632.015      Brad McDonald Roofing & Construction, Inc.              ODESSA 01/07/2019        $49,796.00         Fall protection system

OH         1347446.015      CV Construction, LLC      AKRON 01/07/2019              $51,734.00         Fall protection system, Fall protection training

OH         1355001.015      CV Construction, LLC      AKRON 01/07/2019              $51,734.00         Fall protection system, Fall protection training

NJ          1329463.015      Frame Q, LLC     PALISADES PARK              01/04/2019              $261,451.00       Stairways, Eye and face protection, Fall protection, Ladders

AK          1335960.015      Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation              CORDOVA          01/04/2019        $64,700.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1349070.015      Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing, Inc.              COVINGTON      01/04/2019        $60,975.00         Scaffolding, Exit routes, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

IL           1329399.015      Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation     STEELEVILLE                     01/04/2019        $46,194.00         Exit routes, Machine guarding

VA         1338257.015      Carter Lumber   CHESAPEAKE                    01/04/2019              $45,160.00         [no violations linked]

NH         1349078.015      Kennebec Lumber Company, Inc.             GREENFIELD              01/03/2019        $40,244.00         Caution signs, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

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/

Other Major News Stories.

1) Black lung is killing many miners

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/18/675253856/an-epidemic-is-killing-thousands-of-coal-miners-regulators-could-have-stopped-it?fbclid=IwAR1CkAnW4zriBUdYXO-B0V5yGDDLZyOzPn7Qgz9c5UWNxhc4S-h1snt7cuA

2) Reuters: J&J knew asbestos was in baby powder for years.

Company says report is misleading.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/johnsonandjohnson-cancer/?fbclid=IwAR0xBerulYc92ahRPFZJbsEAie_DRSvVUimSTJ8obI03Y17jr1itLzMpBg4

OSHA Citations this month

FL           1325548.015      Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc.        PORT SAINT LUCIE    12/11/2018        $99,592.00         Fall protection

FL           1331064.015      Turnkey Construction Planners, Inc.        PORT SAINT LUCIE    12/11/2018        $99,592.00         Fall protection

TX          1358425.015      Thermacor Process, Inc. FORT WORTH                  12/10/2018        $56,910.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Occupational noise exposure, PPE, Respiratory protection, First aid (eye wash station), Machine guarding, Hazard communication

CA         1325393.015      Caston, Inc.        PERRIS  12/07/2018        $41,810.00              [no violations linked]

CT          1341269.015      BST Systems, Inc.            PLAINFIELD        12/07/2018              $43,976.00         PPE, Respiratory protection, Sanitation (lavatories), Air contaminants, Lead, Cadmium, Hazard communication

CA         1329674.015      Plumbing Concepts, Inc. BREA     12/06/2018              $91,935.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1338230.015      Beacon Property Management, Inc.        RIALTO              12/06/2018        $43,500.00         [no violations linked]

OH         1353740.015      Dan the Gutterman, LLC UPPER ARLINGTON              12/06/2018        $156,497.00       Fall protection systems, Fall protection training

TN         1345894.015      Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee LP              CLARKSVILLE                    12/06/2018        $106,500.00       [no violations linked]

WV        1352518.015      Industrial Plating & Machine, Inc.            PRINCETON              12/06/2018        $41,390.00         Arc welding and cutting, Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Chromium (VI)

CO         1323059.015      ContractOne, Inc.            GRANBY              12/06/2018              $57,463.00Excavations, Safety training, Head protection, Eye and face protection, Hazard communication

FL           1337312.015      Nupress of Miami, Inc.                 DORAL  12/06/2018              $54,324.00         General Duty (providing safe workplace), Fall protection, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

CA         1321741.015      Essendant Co.                  PERRIS  12/05/2018              $43,200.00         [no violations linked]

CA         1329956.015      D'Arrigo Bros. Co. of California                 SALINAS              12/04/2018        $75,000.00         [no violations linked]

GA         1321472.015      Parts Authority, LLC        NORCROSS         12/04/2018              $133,406.00       General Duty (providing safe workplace), Exit routes, First aid (eye wash station), Portable fire extinguishers, Hazard communication, Respiratory protection

KS          1339751.015      Sanderson Pipe Corporation       PITTSBURG              12/04/2018        $46,564.00         Lockout/Tagout

KY          1324427.015      Oscar Garcia      WEBBS CROSS ROADS    12/04/2018              $41,500.00         [no violations linked]

CT          1336547.015      Herb Holden Trucking, Inc.          BROAD BROOK              12/03/2018        $43,977.00         Fall protection, Scaffolding, Noise exposure, Respiratory protection, Lockout/Tagout

NY         1341244.015      Southside Hospital         BAY SHORE        12/03/2018              $46,195.00         Asbestos

PA          1320105.015      Gama Wrecking, Inc.      PHILADELPHIA   12/03/2018              $45,656.00         Fall protection, Demolition prep

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 7505 NIU Incident investigation Dekalb                    Jan 16

OSHA 511 Dekalb NIU                                                              Jan 22-25

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

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 2181 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/johnanewquist/chst-math

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.

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

Other Major News Stories.

1) After months of legal drama, the terminally ill cancer patient has agreed to a reduced award of about $78 million from the agrochemical giant Monsanto, a sharp decrease from a jury's $289 million verdict.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/health/monsanto-plaintiff-accepts-lower-award/index.html

2) Jordan Barab, who ran OSHA during all eight years of the Obama administration and now blogs on workplace safety issues, said it’s not unusual for such settlements to occur in cases involving large fines. In exchange for agreeing to lower the fine, he said, OSHA avoids the risk of losing an expensive court challenge and forces employers to rectify unsafe work conditions or practices quicker.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/workplace/article222297260.html?fbclid=IwAR2b_Xx62IY29slpsbfywIRJXJGi-hfJOyj3IPPCMP-23dHSC3VNiT9CArI

OSHA Citations this month

1) $129,336. FL Fall protection, residential roofer

2) $130,112 GA Forklift Fatal. Distribution Center.

3) $311,330 MA Fatal fall, Framing contractor

4) $320,261 AL Amputation hazards, lockout, Steel Services.

5) $398,545 FL Fingertip amputation, lockout. Window mfr.

6) $103,476 NJ Fingertip amputation, lockout. Cookie company

7) $164,997 AL Fingertip amputation, lockout. Food processor.

8)  $116,551. FL Fall protection, Restoration contractor

9) $129,336. FL Fall protection, Restoration contractor

10 ) $94,415 FL , Burn injury. Disaster relief company.

FL        1318308.015   PGT Industries, Inc.     HIALEAH         11/15/2018            $370,090.00    General Duty (providing safe workplace), Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding, Visual inspection or portable electric equipment, Recording injuries

MN      1319521.015   Meadowland Farmers Coop     LAMBERTON            11/15/2018      $375,000.00    [no violations linked]

CA       1316844.015   Garda World Cash Logistics - Fresno Branch 29            FRESNO          $72,000.00      [no violations linked]

KY       1315991.015   Tyson Chicken, Inc.     CALHOUN       11/13/2018            $70,000.00      [no violations linked]

GA       1353670.015   Elite Storage Solutions, LLC    MONROE            11/09/2018      $73,170.00      Machine guarding, PPE, Marking physical hazards, Oxygen storage

NY       1344247.015   George Industries, LLC            ENDICOTT            11/09/2018      $68,183.00      General Duty (providing safe workplace), Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

CA       1314977.015   Empire Equipment Service, Inc.           LAKE FOREST          11/08/2018      $66,000.00      [no violations linked, but it is a cave-in fatality so there will be]

NC       1348751.015   Betco, Inc.       STATESVILLE 11/08/2018            11/08/2018      $56,000.00      [no violations linked]

NJ        1339734.015   Guzzo Masonry Contractors, Inc. / Guzzo Construction Managers           SEWELL          11/08/2018      $42,071.00            Head protection, Scaffolding

CA       1331338.015   ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC            JURUPA VALLEY        11/07/2018      $42,750.00      [no violations linked]

NV       1339771.015   U.S. Postal Service     LAS VEGAS   11/07/2018            $129,336.00    General Duty (providing safe workplace)

OH       1344589.015   Alkon Corporation       FREMONT      11/06/2018            $49,392.00      Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

FL        1316676.015   Oviedo Roofing Enterprises, Inc.       ORLANDO            11/06/2018      $45,995.00      Fall protection, Training

AL        1315637.015   Sabel Steel Service, Inc.        MONTGOMERY            11/02/2018      $133,539.00    Walking-working surfaces, Fall protection, Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding, Guarding of portable powered tools, Hazard communication

CA       1319149.015   Anita's Mexican Foods Corp.  SAN BERNARDINO            11/02/2018      $56,285.00      [no violations linked]

TX        1330795.015   Solo Cup Operating Corporation        DALLAS            11/02/2018      $71,137.00      Machine guarding

FL        1315287.015   Crown Roofing, LLC   SUNRISE        11/02/2018            $129,336.00    Fall protection

OH       1328349.015   Eagle Industries of Ohio, Inc. CINCINNATI            11/01/2018      $45,269.00      Asbestos

NJ        1313676.015   RSR Home Construction, LLC/ Robert Riley            LONG VALLEY           11/01/2018      $67,256.00      Fall protection, Ladders

Safety Training at Non-Profits

OSHA 510 CSC                                                                           Dec 3-6

OSHA 30 CSC                                                                             Dec 4, 6, 11, 13

OSHA 511 Rockford NIU                                                          Dec 17-20

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

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 2181 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/510-trenching-2018

I use your feedback to make changes to make corrections.