OSHA July 2017 news

OSHA News

This month’s PowerPoint is minor servicing exemption in the OSHA lockout standard.  It is machine guarding or lockout. Sticking your hands in a machine exposes you unexpected re-energization, hazards of gravity or it is cycling again. Top 5 issues that I see over and over.

1) No specific procedures to lockout a machine.

2) No tag on a lock to identify who locked it out.

3) Cleaning people in the machine. No lockout or machine guarding. Are the cleaners authorized employees?

4) No lockout audits for authorized employees.

5) No records of the lockout training.  Was it on the job? Class room?

There were 60,000 opioid deaths in 2016. Some were heroin, some were legal pain killers. I have started talking about impairment at work with the companies. Many can be on legal drugs and be impaired. Do you want an impaired person running equipment or machines? Morning stretches with a job brief can pick up this impairment. So, do you train the managers what to do?

I am seeing so many people taking fake OSHA 30 classes and getting certifications in safety that are not really recognized. The CSP and ASP are accredited by the American National Standards Institute, the primary source for internationally recognized standards in U.S. based professional practice. The certifications are accredited through the ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 standards for personnel certification programs.

National accreditation has become the yardstick for acceptance of a certification by many federal, state, and local agencies. Accreditation standards cover fairness in testing, audited financial disclosure, independence in governance, validated examination content, non-discrimination of candidates, and many other criteria.

BCSP is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. The CSP was the first certification in safety, health, environment, and ergonomics accredited by this national organization which evaluates peer-operated certifications.

http://www.bcsp.org/About/Accreditation-Recognition

Thanks to the many people that suggested the new OSHA heat app which gives you the index from your location.

John

Last month’s OSHA News

1) OSHA lost Dorothy Dougherty — on a happier note — to retirement.  Dorothy had too many jobs to name in her 37 years at OSHA and MSHA, but I knew her best as Director of Standards and Guidance, and then as the career Deputy Assistant Secretary for the last several years.

2) The House Appropriations Committee released its FY 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations budget bill today and it fully funds the Chemical Safety Board

http://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP06/20170712/106242/BILLS-115HR-SC-AP-FY2018-Interior-FY2018InteriorAppropriationsBill-SubcommitteeDraft.pdf

4) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will launch on Aug. 1, 2017, the Injury Tracking Application (ITA). The Web-based form allows employers to electronically submit required injury and illness data from their completed 2016 OSHA Form 300A. The application will be accessible from the ITA webpage.

Last month, OSHA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the deadline for submitting 2016 Form 300A to Dec. 1, 2017, to allow affected entities sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the electronic reporting system, and to provide the new administration an opportunity to review the new electronic reporting requirements prior to their implementation.

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/bulletins/1aa1104

5) $10.5M in Susan Harwood Training grants to fund workplace safety training:

https://t.co/OFW4gbChqh

6) OSHA pulls combustible dust, backup alarms off rulemaking agenda.  Here is what survives.

DOL/OSHA          Prerule Stage     Communication Tower Safety     1218-AC90

DOL/OSHA          Prerule Stage     Mechanical Power Presses Update          1218-AC98

DOL/OSHA          Prerule Stage     Powered Industrial Trucks            1218-AC99

DOL/OSHA          Prerule Stage     Lock-Out/Tag-Out Update           1218-AD00

DOL/OSHA          Prerule Stage     Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal    1218-AD10

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Occupational Exposure to Beryllium         1218-AB76

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Quantitative Fit Testing Protocol: Amendment to the Final Rule on Respiratory Protection           1218-AC94

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Crane Operator Qualification in Construction       1218-AC96

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Exemption Expansions for Railroad Roadway Work  1218-AD07

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Technical Corrections to 16 OSHA Standards        1218-AD12

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Puerto Rico State Plan    1218-AD13

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses       1218-AD16

DOL/OSHA          Proposed Rule Stage       Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses         1218-AD17

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements--Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Column             1218-AC45

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Infectious Diseases         1218-AC46

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard            1218-AC81

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents                1218-AC82

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Shipyard Fall Protection--Scaffolds, Ladders and Other Working Surfaces 1218-AC85

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Emergency Response and Preparedness 1218-AC91

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Update to the Hazard Communication Standard 1218-AC93

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records               1218-AC95

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Tree Care Standard         1218-AD04

DOL/OSHA          Long-Term Actions          Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance   1218-AD08

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain?operation=OPERATION_GET_AGENCY_RULE_LIST&currentPub=true&agencyCode=&showStage=active&agencyCd=1200&Image58.x=24&Image58.y=13&Image58=Submit

and https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain?operation=OPERATION_GET_AGENCY_RULE_LIST&currentPubId=201704&showStage=longterm&agencyCd=1200&Image58.x=35&Image58.y=9&Image58=Submit

7)  Rare to see million dollar OSHA fines, but one NJ company got one.

http://www.usglassmag.com/2017/07/aluminum-manufacturer-faces-1-9m-in-osha-penalties/

8) Cal-OSHA accept novel settlement in Chevron Fire.

“Those measures include the replacement of all carbon-steel piping used to transport corrosive liquids with chrome-alloy piping, which is more corrosion-resistant, and the development and implementation of procedures to monitor equipment and alert operators when it should be replaced.”

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/07/24/calosha-chevron-reach-settlement-over-2012-refinery-fire/

9) OSHA ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate and pay $577,500 in back wages and damages to a whistleblower who was fired for reporting her co-workers’ allegedly fraudulent activities related to the fake-account scandal that has afflicted the banking giant. 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/21/wells-fargo-ordered-reinstate-pay-whistleblower-fake-account-scandal/500996001/

10) $28,000 fine to a lab for exposing chemical to water/air and causing an explosion.

Trimethylindium is an organometallic compound commonly used in the manufacture of semiconductors. Derek Lowe said contact with water or air at a temperature below 130 degrees can cause the compound to ignite.

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/parkland/mc-upper-macungie-cyoptics-osha-report-20170725-story.html

Major News Stories

1) Fifth worker died at Teco Power Plant in FL.

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/fifth-worker-from-teco-molten-slag-accident-dies/2331003

2) CANTON, N.Y. -- Three people killed in an Oswego County crash were employees of a north country ambulance company returning from a call in Syracuse, according to news outlets.

http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/07/ambulance_workers_returning_from_call_killed_in_i-81_milk_tanker_crash.html

3) Another triple death in a sewer manhole. This in US territory of Saipan. http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2017/07/08/details-emerge-saipan-sewer-deaths/461576001/

4) 16 die in military plane crash in MS

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/11/mississippi-dead-military-plane-crash-kc130

5) $11.2 million in worker death at movie set.

http://www.ajc.com/news/jury-awards-million-following-georgia-movie-set-fatality/d90avW9ojigUqyYplKK33H/

6) Drug overdose deaths in 2016 most likely exceeded 59,000, the largest annual jump ever recorded in the United States, according to preliminary data compiled by The New York Times.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/05/upshot/opioid-epidemic-drug-overdose-deaths-are-rising-faster-than-ever.html

OSHA Citations last month

TX 1203882.015 Spoetzl Brewery, Inc. SHINER 06/28/2017 $42,063.00 Hazardous Materials, Lockout/Tagout

TX 1203550.015 Sesco Cement, Corp. HOUSTON 06/26/2017 $145,045.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Fall Protection, Lockout/Tagout, Guarding of Live Electrical Equipment, Incident Report Forms

TX 1209161.015 Sesco Cement, Corp. HOUSTON 06/26/2017 $74,967.00 Eye and Face Protection, Respiratory Protection, First Aid, Hazard Communication (Safety Data Sheets)

VA 1212000.015 Cuisine Solutions Inc. ALEXANDRIA 06/26/2017 $64,000.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1228779.015 Madera Unified School District MADERA 06/23/2017 $43,170.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1208036.015 Lion Raisins, Inc SELMA 06/22/2017 $60,120.00 [no violations linked]

AR 1199915.015 Texamerican Food Blending, Inc. HOT SPRINGS 06/22/2017 $185,055.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding

IN 1218738.015 LGSTX Distribution Services, Inc. INDIANAPOLIS 06/21/2017 $45,269.00 Lockout/Tagout, Personal Protective Equipment, Incident Report Forms

PA 1199909.015 Real Contractors, LLC PHILADELPHIA 06/20/2017 $53,235.00 Fall Protection

NJ 1204029.015 American Addiction Centers, Inc. LAFAYETTE 06/19/2017 $97,783.00 Asbestos, Bloodborne pathogens, Written Hazard Communication Program, Guarding of Live Electrical Equipment, Fire Exit Routes

CA 1199972.015 Lancaster Burns Construction Inc. BERKELEY 06/19/2017 $46,125.00 [no violations linked]

CA 1224307.015 CJ Foods Manufacturing Corp. FULLERTON 06/19/2017 $95,438.00 [no violations linked]

CT 1232679.015 The Harty Press Inc. NEW HAVEN 06/16/2017 $80,866.00 Lockout/Tagout, Written Hazard Communication Program, Personal Protective Equipment

AR 1211527.015 Defiance Metal Products HEBER SPRINGS 06/16/2017 $42,009.00 Personal Protective Equipment, Record Illnesses, Injuries, and Fatalities

GA 1213111.015 Atha Interior Trim, Inc. LAWRENCEVILLE 06/16/2017 $51,015.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Personal Protective Equipment, Fire Exit Routes, Eye and Face Protection, Fall Protection, Machine Guarding, Written Hazard Communication Program

NJ 1238097.015 Township of Byram Department of Public Works STANHOPE 06/15/2017 $43,050.00 Oxygen Storage, Wiring Methods, Incident Report Forms

CA 1213856.015 Harbor Truck Bodies BREA 06/15/2017 $73,675.00 Work-Connected Fatality/Injury Reporting, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment, Accident Prevention Program

GA 1218663.015 MDV SpartanNash, LLC MIDLAND 06/15/2017 $48,438.00 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

MA 1198458.015 Hans Kissle Company, LLC HAVERHILL 06/15/2017 $54,324.00 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, Emergency Action Plans, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response

PA 1202098.015 KC Midstream Solutions, LLC ENDEAVOR 06/15/2017 $86,195.00 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals

TX 1219615.015 DIMENSIONAL MACHINE WORKS LLC HOUSTON 06/15/2017 $145,703.00 Machine Guarding, Compressed Air Used for Cleaning, Written Hazard Communication Program

CA 1198131.015 Kim's Roll Up, Inc. LOS ANGELES 06/14/2017 $59,375.00 Accident Prevention Program

IL 1198798.015 Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. BLOOMINGTON 06/14/2017 $126,749.00 Portable Fire Extinguishers

RI 1236509.015 C&J Construction and Roofing, LLC CRANSTON 06/14/2017 $83,656.00 Fall Protection, Eye and Face Protection, Head Protection, Ladders

MO 1197640.015 Arrow Plumbing LLC BELTON 06/13/2017 $294,059.00 Specific Excavation Requirements, Safety Training and Education, Protective Systems (Excavations)

MO 1204399.015 Arrow Plumbing LLC KANSAS CITY 06/13/2017 $420,083.00 Specific Excavation Requirements, Protective Systems (Excavations), Written Hazard Communication Program

PA 1213053.015 Pittsburgh Lubes Inc. PITTSBURGH 06/12/2017 $49,217.00 Eye and Face Protection, Head Protection, Fall Protection, Use of Portable Electric Equipment, Walking-Working Surfaces, Injury Recording Criteria, Hazard Communication (Labels on Shipped Containers)

CA 1197517.015 RC Power, Inc. SANTA CLARA 06/09/2017 $48,600.00 [no violations linked]

CT 1217898.015 Accutron Inc. WINDSOR 06/09/2017 $83,119.00 Respiratory Protection, Lead, Accident Prevention Signs and Tags

IL 1198510.015 GDB International, Inc. NASHVILLE 06/09/2017 $57,039.00 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication, Use of Portable Electric Equipment

IL 1198515.015 GDB International, Inc. PINCKNEYVILLE 06/09/2017 $48,890.00 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication

IL 1198518.015 GDB International, Inc. NASHVILLE 06/09/2017 $58,672.00 Portable Fire Extinguishers, Machine Guarding, Fall Protection

IL 1209779.015 GDB International, Inc. PINCKNEYVILLE 06/09/2017 $44,004.00 Fire Exit Routes, Portable Fire Extinguishers

IL 1230157.015 Locke's Roofing & Siding, Inc. GALESBURG 06/09/2017 $61,348.00 Head Protection, Eye and Face Protection, Fall Protection

ME 1203884.015 Flemish Master Weavers SANFORD 06/09/2017 $122,223.00 Portable Fire Extinguishers, Walking-Working Surfaces

TX 1205505.015 Frameworks Manufacturing, Inc. HOUSTON 06/09/2017 $41,218.00 Mechanical Power Presses

MN 1200640.015 Rahr Malting Company SHAKOPEE 06/09/2017 $52,800.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Pressure Hoses - Constant Pressure Controls

CA 1198777.015 Gino Rinaldi Inc. SAN FRANCISCO 06/08/2017 $58,050.00 Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment, Servicing Multi-/Single Piece Wheel Rims

CT 1207520.015 Corbin Russwin, Inc. BERLIN 06/08/2017 $56,950.00 Machine Guarding, Scaffolding, Personal Protective Equipment, Hand Protection, Bloodborne Pathogens, Hazard Communication, Incident Report Forms

IL 1228511.015 PSC Custom LP DBA Jarco SALEM 06/08/2017 $54,324.00 Respiratory Protection, Hazard Communication

NJ 1235582.015 New Jersey Turnpike Authority Interchange 8A MONROE TOWNSHIP 06/08/2017 $67,000.00 Fall Protection, Fire Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Portable Fire Extinguishers, Annual Summary

CA 1217609.015 Vallarta Supermarkets SANTA CLARITA 06/07/2017 $41,000.00 Work-Connected Fatality/Injury Reporting, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment

GA 1196140.015 Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc. MACON 06/07/2017 $126,751.00  General Duty (providing safe workplace), Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Slings, Overhead and Gantry Cranes

GA 1216509.015 Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc. MACON 06/07/2017 $52,512.00 Noise Exposure, Confined Spaces, Hazard Communication, Hazardous Locations

NJ 1196012.015 Universal Processing, LLC EAST BRUNSWICK 06/07/2017 $93,240.00 Fire Exit Routes, Confined Spaces, Lockout/Tagout, Written Hazard Communication Program, Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Prevention and Protection

GA 1197730.015 FAMA CONSTRUCTION LLC LAWRENCEVILLE 06/06/2017 $159,341.00 Eye and Face Protection, Fall Protection

PA 1199470.015 Electro-Chemical Engineering & Mfg. Co. EMMAUS 06/05/2017 $45,251.00 Personal Protective Equipment, Confined Spaces, Air Contaminants, Methylene Chloride, Hazard Communication

AL 1213173.015 Murphy & Sons, Inc. MONTGOMERY 06/02/2017 $98,864.00 Head Protection, Fall Protection, Protective Systems (Excavations)

FL 1219800.015 R.J. Dougherty Associates LLC EDGEWATER 06/02/2017 $59,754.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Noise Exposure, Respiratory Protection, Air Contaminants

OH 1205152.015 Lake Building Products, Inc. MENTOR 06/02/2017$60,840.00 Accident Prevention Program, Fall Protection

FL 1198147.015 DOLGENCORP, LLC DAVENPORT 06/01/2017 $79,674.00 Walking-Working Surfaces, Fire Exit Routes, Portable Fire Extinguishers, Emergency Action Plans

TX 1212766.015 GC Packaging LLC ALLEN 06/01/2017 $85,638.00 Personal Protective Equipment, Eye and Face Protection, Hand Protection, Respiratory Protection, Methylene Chloride, Written Hazard Communication Program

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction             August 15, 17, 22, 24

CSC 10 Hour construction             Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                                  In Sep

CSC OSHA 510                                  Aug 7-10

CSC Excavation Safety                    Upon Request

Recordkeeping                                Upon Request

CSC Incident investigation            Upon Request

TRMA Scaffold                                 Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging               Aug 16

CSC Confined Space                       Aug 30

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       Aug 28

CSC Emergency Planning              Upon Request

CSC Health Hazards                        Upon Request

CSC OSHA Excavation 3015           Aug 21-23

NIU OSHA 511                                 TBA

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 1769 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/lockout-minor-servicing-exceptions

I use your feedback to make corrections.

OSHA April 2017 news

What a hectic month of training. May looks much easier and I will enjoy some days off. I revised my portion of the OSHA standards classes in the 511 and 510 this month. These students are always bringing mew fall protection items and other solutions to safety. Nearly all attendees are taking the classes to be a trainer so I have focused on the standards as well and class activities.

This month’s ppt is from the AGC fatality study. There are new data on construction fatalities. I plan to use this in the Intro to OSHA part of a 10/30 hour class.

John

Here is the news for April 2017

1) OSHA silica standard delayed until Sept. 23, 2017

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOL/bulletins/192ac7a

2) The AGC did a study of fatalities. I was surprised at the low % of fatalities in commercial. 

Industrial, Heavy, and Residential project locations, combined, accounted for roughly 90% of all fatalities.

Industrial project locations experienced the highest number of fatalities with 813 deaths (35%), followed by Heavy (29%) and Residential (25%) project locations.

Commercial project locations had the least fatalities (5%).

https://www.agc.org/industry-priorities/safety-health/construction-fatalities-study-0 is the link to download it.

https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/preventing-fatalities-in-construction

3) Plan for Tornados. Here is a success story.

Feb 28

Naplate IL

Pilkington Glass had two tornado shelter.

Direct hit by F3 tornado

No one suffered injuries in Pilkington factory as result of tornado.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170301/news/170309876/

4) Peetee Guerrero is the new head of the National Safety Education Center at NIU. She replaces Missy Gilles who left for Kishwaukee College. Peetee has set the FY 2018 general schedule at the four NIU campuses.

5) AFL-CIO death on the job has several great graphs. 25% of all injuries are falls at the same surface. Four times more likely than falls from heights.

 https://aflcio.org/reports/death-job-toll-neglect-2017

6) OSHA is no longer insisting it has the right to invite union advocates to inspections of non-union worksites, according to an April 27 federal court notice filed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

https://www.bna.com/osha-drops-contested-n57982087301/

7) New OSHA Fall Infographics for Construction

https://www.osha.gov/stopfalls/mediaresources.html

8) Question: If an employee with a neatly trimmed goatee is wearing a respirator and it does not interfere with the seal of the face piece or valve function, and has passed a fit test, does this meet the intent of the OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard?’

Answer right here: https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=31025

9) Rare cease and desist order. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) executed a Cease Operations Order against Sunset Tree Service & Landscaping, LLC of Bay City for continuing to operate without abating hazards on the jobsite.

http://www.wnem.com/story/35293945/bay-city-landscaping-company-ordered-to-cease-operations

10) The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget bill that was released by Congress today provides a flat overall budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) a

Page 71. https://rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules.house.gov/files/115/OMNI/DIVISION%20H-%20LABORHHS%20SOM%20OCR%20FY17.pdf

Large Work Payouts

Major news stories.

1) Three dead in a boiler explosion in St Louis. http://www.kmov.com/clip/13220520/3-dead-4-injured-in-soulard-explosion

2) Auto parts and the injuries in them. Excellent read.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-23/inside-alabama-s-auto-jobs-boom-cheap-wages-little-training-crushed-limbs

3) Two gas employees shot and killed.

http://fox2now.com/2017/04/21/motive-unclear-in-killing-of-2-laclede-gas-employees/

Question of the month

What are the requirements for Arc flash labels>?

From NFPA 70-2015

Equipment Labeling. Electrical equipment such as

switchboards, panelboards, industrial control panels, meter

socket enclosures, and motor control centers that are in

other than dwelling units and that are likely to require examination,

adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized

shall be field-marked with a label containing all the

following information:

(1) Nominal system voltage

(2) Arc flash boundary

(3) At least one of the following:

a. Available incident energy and the corresponding

working distance, or the arc flash PPE category in

Table 130.7(C)(15)(A)(b) or Table 130.7(C)(15)(B)

for the equipment, but not both

b. Minimum arc rating of clothing

c. Site-specific level of PPE

Exception: Labels applied prior to September 30, 2011

are acceptable if they contain the available incident energy

or required level of PPE.

OSHA Citations this month

State Inspection# Company Date-issued Penalty Major Issues

KS 1184032.015 Roger Mejia LENEXA 03/31/2017 $176,003.00 Safety Data Sheets, Scaffolds, Fall protection

AR 1192467.015 Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. SPRINGDALE 03/31/2017 $44,000.00 Lockout/tagout, Fire protection (sprinklers)

KS 1186795.015 Exide Technologies SALINA 03/31/2017 $149,385.00 Lead exposure

MO 1217740.015 NATIONAL CART CO. SAINT CHARLES 03/31/2017 $78,874.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding (point of operation)

TN 1201817.015 Langley Wire Cloth Components, Inc. ADAMSVILLE 03/31/2017 $49,050.00 [no violations listed]

CA 1181213.015 LCM Financial Corp. HERMOSA BEACH 03/30/2017 $99,000.00 [no violations listed]

TX 1212211.015 Texas Wildlife Supply, Inc. BRADY 03/30/2017 $74,785.00 Fall protection (scaffolding), Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding

WV 1216255.015 J & D Contractors CHARLESTON 03/30/2017 $44,001.00 Fall hazard training, Accident prevention, Fall protection

IL 1209232.015 East Balt Bakeries CHICAGO 03/29/2017 $68,808.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding

IL 1217094.015 All Star Roofing, Inc. OAK PARK 03/28/2017 $41,829.00 Head, eye, and face protection, Scaffolds, Fall hazard training, Fall protection

AL 1188715.015 SABIC Innovative Plastics LOWNDESBORO 03/28/2017 $44,108.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout

TX 1182728.015 Venture Energy Services GONZALES 03/28/2017 $45,632.00 General Duty (providing safe workplace), Hand protection, First aid

WY 1191350.015 Wyoming Sugar Company, LLC WORLAND 03/28/2017 $41,625.00 Machine guarding, Flammable liquids, Portable fire extinguishers

DE 1194043.015 Delmarva Roofing & Coating, Inc. CAMDEN 03/27/2017 $43,781.00 Fall protection, Fall hazard training

WI 1197139.015 A&B Process Systems, Inc. STRATFORD 03/27/2017 $43,458.00 PPE, Permit-required confined spaces

MI 1211253.015 Dakkota Integrated Systems LLC BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP 03/24/2017 $42,000.00 [standards not linked]

NJ 1193666.015 DSM Steel Erectors Inc UNION CITY 03/24/2017 $40,560.00 Fall protection, Aerial lifts

MA 1191723.015 Feeney Brothers Excavation, LLC WELLESLEY 03/24/2017 $45,632.00 Specific excavation requirements, Hazard communication

OH 1205094.015 Cleveland City Forge, Inc. WELLINGTON 03/24/2017 $93,724.00 Machine guarding

WI 1181334.015 Converting Technology, Inc. MENOMONEE FALLS 03/24/2017 $115,714.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding, Hazard communication

CA 1180481.015 JR Concrete Construction inc. SAN DIEGO 03/23/2017 $51,940.00 [standards not linked]

IL 1203266.015 DOCKSIDE STEEL PROCESSING, LLC CHICAGO 03/23/2017 $54,178.00 Compressed gas storage, Lockout/tagout, Walking-working surfaces, Hazard communication

CA 1217498.015 Tecta America Corp. CAMP PENDLETON 03/23/2017 $75,690.00 Fall protection

CA 1183857.015 Mandelin, Inc. WASCO 03/22/2017 $43,955.00 General Industry Accident Prevention, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment

IL 1181272.015 Orion Industries, Ltd. CHICAGO 03/22/2017 $128,746.00 Respiratory protection

WI 1195690.015 Solomon Transformers, LLC PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 03/22/2017 $77,860.00 Eye and face protection, Respiratory protection, Air contaminants

NE 1189866.015 Gana Trucking and Excavating, Inc. ROCA 03/22/2017 $52,152.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout, First aid, Hazard communication

NJ 1179074.015 KUEHNE CHEMICAL CO., INC. KEARNY 03/22/2017 $63,559.00 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

WI 1202182.015 HD Ramps, LLC KEWASKUM 03/22/2017 $40,559.00 Noise exposure, Respiratory protection, Hazard communication, Emergency action plans, Access to employee exposure and medical records

TX 1209159.015 Becerra Plastering ROUND ROCK 03/21/2017 $43,459.00 Scaffolds

MA 1193241.015 Ridge Brothers Construction. Inc PLYMOUTH 03/21/2017 $41,830.00 Scaffolds, Fall protection

TX 1190204.015 Wastequip Manufacturing Company LLC BEEVILLE 03/20/2017 $50,700.00 First aid, PPE, Work on or near deenergized parts

IL 1212627.015 Renaissance Roofing, Inc. SPRINGFIELD 03/20/2017 $52,982.00 Hazard communication, Fall protection

OH 1181623.015 A & D Wood Products, Inc. ELIDA 03/20/2017 $113,533.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding

OH 1181782.015 A & D Wood Products, Inc. ELIDA 03/20/2017 $148,192.00 Portable fire extinguishers, Walking-working surfaces, Machine guarding, Hazard communication

CA 1181338.015 Harbor America COMPTON 03/17/2017 $42,900.00 General Industry Accident Prevention, Servicing Moving Machinery/Equipment

FL 1209020.015 Dale Tadlock Roofing, Inc .JACKSONVILLE 03/17/2017 $55,572.00 Eye and face protection, Accident prevention

NY 1197093.015 RWS Manufacturing, Inc./Equustock, LLC QUEENSBURY 03/17/2017 $59,577.00 Lockout/tagout

TX 1202494.015 Dallas U.S.A Foods, Inc. DALLAS 03/17/2017 $60,950.00 Lockout/tagout,Materials handling and storage

NY 1187756.015 Magellan Concrete Structures Corporation BROOKLYN 03/16/2017 $41,231.00 Requirements for cast-in-place concrete, Fall protection

VA 1194247.015 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CHESAPEAKE 03/16/2017 $117,699.00 Exit routes, Vermin control

DC 1186237.015 Goel Services Inc. WASHINGTON 03/16/2017 $117,335.00 Hand washing facilities, Noise exposure, Hearing protection

MA 1182278.015 Luis Quindi LOWELL 03/16/2017 $159,343.00 Head protection, Scaffolds, Fall protection, Eye and face protection

TX 1185184.015 Texas Environmental Control Inc. DAMON 03/16/2017 $43,098.00 Cave-in protection, Asbestos

TX 1192640.015 United States Postal Service COPPELL 03/16/2017 $99,589.00 Materials handling and storage, Space around electrical equipment

CA 1200876.015 CITISTAFF SOLUTIONS INC COMPTON 03/15/2017 $63,800.00 General Industry Accident Prevention

IL 1201251.015 Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership NORMAL 03/15/2017 $45,812.00 Portable fire extinguishers, Powered industrial trucks

NY 1178168.015 M & M Weatherization and Remodeling Corp.  ROCHESTER 03/15/2017 $62,651.00 Accident prevention, Head protection, Scaffolds

TX 1192110.015 GC Packaging LLC ALLEN 03/14/2017 $44,365.00 Lockout/tagout

TX 1192124.015  Employee Solutions Addison, LLC ALLEN 03/14/2017 $57,040.00 Lockout/tagout

MS 1191294.015 Coleman Hammons Construction PEARL 03/13/2017 $68,517.00 Powered industrial trucks

AK 1181198.015 Universal Energy ANCHORAGE 03/10/2017 $182,000.00 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

VA 1179499.015 Broy and Son Pump Service Inc. BERRYVILLE 03/10/2017 $78,190.00 Safety training, First aid, Excavation safety and protection

TX 1177395.015 Excel Modular Scaffold & Leasing Company TEXAS CITY 03/09/2017 $50,700.00 Working over or near water, Scaffolds, Fall protection

TX 1184676.015 Cosmec, Inc. ATHENS 03/09/2017 $53,238.00 Noise exposure, Respiratory protection, First aid, Hazard communication

NY 1176583.015 Uprise Improvements, Inc./JMG Improvements Inc./CMG Interiors Inc AMSTERDAM 03/08/2017 $128,016.00 Head protection, Fire protection, Scaffolds

NJ 1195034.015 Dollar Tree Stores Inc. WEST BERLIN 03/08/2017 $89,628.00 Compressed gases, Portable fire extinguisher

FL 1180314.015 Dollar General Corporation PONCE DE LEON 03/08/2017 $103,576.00 Exit routes, Portable fire extinguishers

IL 1197792.015 Quality Pallets, Inc. WINDSOR 03/08/2017 $44,187.00 PPE, Eye and face protection, Portable fire extinguishers, Machine guarding, Hazard communication

AK 1191326.015 Lithia Hyundai of Anchorage ANCHORAGE 03/07/2017 $59,500.00 Eye and face protection, First aid, Respiratory protection, Bloodborne pathogens, Hazard communication

OK 1202445.015 BigTex Trailers KINGSTON 03/07/2017 $69,713.00 Machine guarding

CA 1176788.015 MAMMOTH ELECTRIC INC COMPTON 03/07/2017 $71,750.00 General Industry Accident Prevention

WI 1187126.015 Milwaukee Valve Company, Inc. PRAIRIE DU SAC 03/06/2017 $45,632.00 Permit-required confined spaces, Machine guarding

WI 1188860.015 Gage Marine Corporation WILLIAMS BAY 03/06/2017 $45,632.00 Respiratory protection, First aid

RI 1176764.015 Lincoln Master Construction, Inc. CRANSTON 03/06/2017 $80,790.00 Head protection, Fall protection, Training

RI 1185350.015 Lincoln Master Construction, Inc. PAWTUCKET 03/06/2017 $102,306.00 Head protection, Eye and face protection, Training, Fall protection

TX 1185452.015 Nortex Field Services, Inc. SHERMAN 03/03/2017 $53,670.00 Respiratory protection, Lead

MO 1184028.015 DOLLAR GENERAL EAST PRAIRIE 03/03/2017 $156,625.00 Exit routes, Portable fire extinguishers

OH 1201333.015 Paragon Tempered Glass, LLC ANTWERP 03/03/2017 $57,152.00 PPE, Lockout/tagout, Bloodborne pathogens

PA 1188179.015 Orefield Cold Storage & Distribution Center, Inc. OREFIELD 03/03/2017 $41,556.00 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, Lockout/tagout, Materials handling and storage

FL 1193150.015 United FL Construction, Inc. RIVERVIEW 03/01/2017 $42,425.00 Ladders, Fall protection

TX 1178785.015 Vertrauen Chemie Solutions, Inc. GARLAND 03/01/2017 $49,436.00 Walking-working surfaces, Lockout/tagout

CA 1175411.015 SUPERIOR ELECTRICAL ADVERTISING INC LONG BEACH 03/01/2017 $40,385.00 [standards not linked]

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction      May 23 25 29 31

CSC 10 Hour construction      Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                      May 8-11

CSC OSHA 510                      In June

CSC Excavation Safety          May 22

CSC Recordkeeping               Upon Request

CSC Incident investigation     Upon Request

CSC Scaffold              Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging     May 24

CSC Confined Space              Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards       Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                May 8

CSC Fall Protection Industry May 15

CSC Work Zone MUTCD      Upon RequestBA

CSC Job Hazard Analysis       Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding         Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning      Upon Request

CSC Health Hazards               Upon Request

NIU OSHA 511                      TBA

NIU OSHA 501                      Upon Request

NIU OSHA 503                      May 24-26

NIU Small Business                March 18

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc     TBA

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 1303 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too       

All presentation are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put the presentation on Slideshare at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/preventing-fatalities-in-construction

I use your feedback to make corrections.

OSHA March 2017 News

Hello,

It was good to see everyone at the Construction Safety days, OSHA Safety Day, ASSE Three Rivers Meeting.

I manually compiled the February OSHA citations. What a pain of several hours. I miss the days to look at the press releases but no more. The no shaming the employer is the theme.

This month ppt is from my speech at OSHA Safety Day in Dixon. It is the top 20 audit items missed for industry inspections. It was popular and many have requested it since. I average 20 violations per industry audit and last year had two places with over 50 issues. Last year no one pass lockout audit criteria.

John

Here is the news for March 2017

1) The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) identified several incorrect national-level fatality rates and hours worked in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI). The affected data were fatal occupational injury counts, fatal occupational injury rates, and the total hours worked for selected occupations, industries, and a race/ethnicity category.

https://www.bls.gov/bls/errata/cfoi-errata-2016.htm

2) OSHA goes silent on enforcement

http://www.fairwarning.org/2017/03/u-s-labor-department-puts-cone-silence-enforcement-news/

3) House Overturns OSHA’s 2015 Recordkeeping Amendment Stemming from the Volks Case

http://ehstoday.com/osha/house-overturns-osha-s-2015-recordkeeping-amendment-stemming-volks-case?Issue=OH-05_20170307_OH-05_881&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1&utm_rid=CPG03000007576410&utm_campaign=17858&utm_medium=email&elq2=d6c8e00203e848f5a9d63376c76fde52

4) OSHA is cutting spending. Expect not much outreach and training support from them. They braced for 15%, Labor Department got 21%, http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20170316_ap_a1d37e4e57d048f9b179fd9dd6095764.html?mobi=true

5) The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a proposed delay in the effective date of the rule entitled Occupational Exposure to Beryllium, from March 21, 2017, to May 20, 2017

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=33780

6) Safety boot new good information.

’http://www.aboutboot.com/work-boot-safety-standards

7) Chemical Safety Board slated for elimination.

http://www.csb.gov/statement-from-the-csbs-chairperson-vanessa-allen-sutherland-on-fy-2018-budget/

8) Harwood grants are eliminated under new DOL budget.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/2018_blueprint.pdf

9) Kansas thinking of going to State OSHA Plan

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170317/NEWS08/912312448/Kansas-weighs-adopting-state-run-OSHA-plan

Large Work Payouts

Major news stories.

1) two SCDOT workers are killed in Monday morning's deadly hit-and-run.

http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/Two-DOT-workers-struck-in-hit-and-run-on-Augusta-Road-416024403.html

2) Ladder falls and hot work. Lawsuit.

http://louisianarecord.com/stories/511085447-family-blames-electricians-for-ladder-falling-on-husband

3) Arc flash in NC

http://northcountrynow.com/news/alcoa-mum-details-regarding-fire-massena-plant-0192844

4) 4 dead workers in WI shooting.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-shooting-attack-20170323-story.html

5) Man killed at Lake Zurich company

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lzc-lake-zurich-accident-tl-0329-20170329-story.html

6) Injuries at auto parts plants.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-23/inside-alabama-s-auto-jobs-boom-cheap-wages-little-training-crushed-limbs

7) Who commits suicide related to work? Good read.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Call 1-800-273-8255

1-800-273-TALK (8255) To chat online with a counsellor, click here: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/…/LifelineChat.aspx The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ - See more at: http://www.healthyplace.com/…/suicide-hotline-what-happen…/

http://jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/2017/03/29/work-related-suicides-work-bad-kill/

OSHA Citations this month

State osha-inspection Company Date-issued Penalty Major Issues

CA 1201606.015 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO 02/28/2017 $93,610.00 [Repeat] Fire exits, Forklifts

DE 1172399.015 Greenwood Pallet Company Inc. BRIDGEVILLE 02/27/2017 $49,435.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding, Fire exits

FL 1175381.015 Ceco Concrete Construction, L.L.C. WEST PALM BEACH 02/27/2017 $50,700.00 Fall protection systems, Fall hazard training

IL 1172412.015 KDM Enterprises, LLC CARPENTERSVILLE 02/27/2017 $51,971.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding, Safety training, PPE

IL 1175317.015 I-80 Equipment, LLC COLONA 02/27/2017 $92,022.00 [Repeat] PPE, Respirator, Hazard communication

IL 1175342.015 I-80 Equipment, LLC COLONA 02/27/2017 $129,667.00 Fire exits, Storage of cylinders, PPE

IL 1199911.015 K.N.M. Industries, Inc. dba Lexco Cable NORRIDGE 02/27/2017 $40,435.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

KY 1151796.015 TEXAS ROADHOUSE MANAGEMENT CORP WALNUT GROVE 02/24/2017 $150,000.00 [no violation #s]

MN 1183184.015 Agassiz Drain Tile LLC ALVARADO 02/24/2017 $51,800.00 [no violation #s]

NJ 1175993.015 ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC. PENNSAUKEN 02/23/2017 $95,063.00 Lockout/Tagout

NJ 1206373.015 GKL General Contractor Corporation MONROE TOWNSHIP 02/23/2017 $40,436.00 PPE, Portable ladders, Fall protection systems

NJ 1210762.015 Borough of Moonachie  MOONACHIE 02/23/2017 $49,700.00 [no violation #s]

NY 1183092.015 Kreisel Home Improvement Company II, Inc AMSTERDAM 02/23/2017 $139,424.00 Fall hazard training, Fall protection systems

CT 1205854.015 Ronnie Demeo Construction, Inc.  WATERBURY 02/23/2017 $68,321.00 [Repeat] Fall protection, Fall hazard training

NY 1195208.015 Dollar General Inc. SCHENECTADY 02/22/2017 $90,540.00 [Repeat] Fire exits

OH 1174990.015 Sifco Forge Group CLEVELAND 02/22/2017 $197,187.00 Lockout/Tagout, Walking-Working surfaces, Machine guarding

OH 1193125.015 Haviland Plastic Products Inc. HAVILAND 02/22/2017 $46,010.00 Lockout/Tagout, Powered industrial trucks (training), Bloodborne pathogens

TX 1174221.015 Mercer Construction Company LOCKHART 02/22/2017 $148,297.00 Excavations, Protective systems

GA 1175402.015 Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc. MONROE 02/22/2017 $202,071.00 Hearing protection, PPE, Hazardous material labeling, First aid

GA 1183328.015 Ingles Markets Incorporated GREENSBORO 02/20/2017 $58,944.00 PPE, Hazard communication program, First aid

TX 1176249.015 VOLUNTARY PURCHASING GROUPS, INC. BONHAM 02/17/2017 $50,703.00 Providing safe workplace, Lockout/Tagout, Powered industrial trucks

TX 1177287.015 VOLUNTARY PURCHASING GROUPS, INC. BONHAM 02/16/2017 $40,563.00 Noise exposure, Respirator, First aid, Safety data sheets

IL 1188989.015 Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.  BELLEVILLE 02/16/2017 $43,458.00 Lockout/Tagout, Machine guarding

KS 1209102.015 TYSON FRESH MEATS, INC. HOLCOMB 02/16/2017 $59,752.00 [Repeat] Machine guarding

MI 1149467.015 Don & Sons Contracting LLC ROMEO 02/15/2017 $43,500.00 [??? standards linked don’t specify violations]

NC 1186669.015 THR Property Management L.P. CHARLOTTE 02/15/2017 $41,100.00 [no violation #s]

WI 1181304.015 Bay Fabrication Inc. GREEN BAY 02/14/2017 $42,552.00 Providing safe workplace, PPE, Respirator, Formaldehyde, Hazardous materials training

AZ 1168931.015 Carylon Corporation HAYDEN 02/14/2017 $159,342.00 Lockout/Tagout, First Aid, Hazard assessment, Respirator

CA 1169873.015 Vertex Enterprises MOJAVE 02/14/2017 $40,950.00 General industry accident prevention program

OH 1175642.015 TAIHO CORPORATION OF AMERICA TIFFIN 02/14/2017 $50,194.00 Lockout/Tagout, Respirator

OH 1194797.015 K&F Construction, Inc. GROVE CITY 02/13/2017 $48,799.00 [Repeat] Fall protection

CA 1170185.015 San Diego Gas and Electric EL CAJON 02/13/2017 $41,870.00 [??? standards linked don’t specify violations]

CA 1172945.015 Randazzo Enterprises Inc. MILPITAS 02/13/2017 $46,000.00 Construction accident prevention program

CA 1175057.015 Sutter Home Winery Inc. NAPA 02/13/2017 $44,575.00 General industry accident prevention program, Servicing multi-/single piece wheel rims

FL 1170166.015 Ninja Construction Inc. PANAMA CITY BEACH 02/10/2017 $112,191.00 PPE, Fall protection, Ladders

FL 1192063.015 JJF Construction Services, LLC ATLANTIC BEACH 02/10/2017 $83,654.00 [Willful] Fall protection

IL 1171482.015 BLACK DIAMOND PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL INC. MARENGO 02/10/2017 $132,001.00 Safety training, Head protection, Cave-in protective system

IL 1172007.015 Robert Barringer, III, d/b/a, Barringer Brothers Roofing, Barringer Brothers Roofing, Inc., Barringer Brothers, Inc., Barringer Brothers Construction, Barringer Brothers Construction, Inc., and Barringer Brothers MARYVILLE 02/10/2017 $223,873.00 Fall protection systems, Eye and face protection, Safety programs

PA 1173566.015 American Airlines PHILADELPHIA 02/09/2017 $79,674.00 [Repeat] Powered industrial trucks

IL 1194723.015 WOODRIDGE ENTERPRISES INC. FLOSSMOOR 02/09/2017 $62,143.00 Head protection, Fall protection, Ladders

MD 1198367.015 U.S. Postal Service BALTIMORE 02/09/2017 $99,594.00 [Repeat] Fire exits

MI 1184655.015 Dunn Paper Inc PORT HURON 02/09/2017 $83,000.00 Electrical - Mechanical strength and durability, Installation and use, Openings covered

MI 1203852.015 Iroquois Assembly Systems Inc WARREN 02/08/2017 $49,000.00 Lockout/Tagout

NV 1196219.015 EAST FORK ROOFING LLC CARSON CITY 02/08/2017 $44,000.00 [Repeat] Fall protection

NY 1174644.015 Sergi Construction Inc. LOCKPORT 02/08/2017 $49,250.00 Excavation cave-in protective system

TX 1199020.015 JFT Construction, Inc. HOUSTON 02/07/2017 $97,597.00 Excavation cave-in protective system

PA 1165278.015 North American Packaging LLC MILFORD 02/07/2017 $90,001.00 Machine guarding, Recording fatalities, injuries, and illnesses

AR 1195859.015 Saint Jean Industries, Inc. HEBER SPRINGS 02/07/2017 $63,374.00 Providing safe workplace, Machine guarding

AZ 1172081.015 ASARCO LLC HAYDEN 02/07/2017 $72,431.00 Lockout/tagout, Safety data sheets

PA 1190596.015 U.S. Postal Service LEHIGH VALLEY 02/06/2017 $99,630.00 [Willful] Lockout/tagout

CA 1178649.015 Mark Young SAN FRANCISCO 02/06/2017 $66,150.00 Construction accident prevention program

IL 1171651.015 Chicago Powdered Metal Products Co. SCHILLER PARK 02/03/2017 $85,051.00 Ladders, Lockout/tagout

AL 1169512.015 Alatrade Foods LLC PHENIX CITY 02/03/2017 $49,793.00 Providing safe workplace, Ladders, Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding, Bloodborne pathogens (hepatitis B)

TX 1169855.015 L-Con Inc. NEDERLAND 02/02/2017 $152,099.00 Lockout/tagout, Fire prevention

TX 1180384.015 Global Velo, Inc. GARLAND 02/02/2017 $48,167.00 Providing safe workplace, Fire exits, Portable fire extinguishers

IL 1174458.015 JD Norman Industries, Inc. ADDISON 02/02/2017 $143,410.00 Lockout/tagout, Machine guarding, Electrical shock prevention, PPE

IL 1177934.015 Polo Masonry Builders, Inc. CHICAGO 02/01/2017 $73,686.00 Machine guarding, Fall protection

NJ 1168385.015 TRANSAXLE, LLC CINNAMINSON 02/01/2017 $382,605.00 Fire exits, PPE, Lockout/tagout, First aid, Portable fire extinguishers, Machine guarding, Fire prevention and protection, Safety data sheets, Noise exposure, Respirators

PA 1185446.015 SS Industries, LLC COLLEGEVILLE 02/01/2017 $100,450.00 Noise exposure, PPE, Lockout/tagout, First aid, Portable fire extinguishers, Machine guarding, Air contaminants, Respirators, Hazardous materials training

CA 1174465.015 WEBER METALS, INC. PARAMOUNT 02/01/2017 $72,000.00 General industry accident prevention program, Servicing multi-/single piece wheel rims

Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction      April 11 13 18 20

CSC 10 Hour construction      Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                      in May

CSC OSHA 510                      April 10-13

CSC Excavation Safety          Upon Request

CSC Recordkeeping               Upon Request

CSC Incident investigation     Upon Request

CSC Scaffold              Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging     Apr 19

CSC Confined Space              Apr 14

CSC GHS/Health hazards       Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                April 3

CSC Fall Protection Industry April 17

CSC Work Zone MUTCD      Upon RequestBA

CSC Job Hazard Analysis       Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding         Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning      Upon Request

CSC Health Hazards               Upon Request

NIU OSHA 511                      TBA

NIU OSHA 501                      April 4-7

NIU Small Business                March 18

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc     TBA

NIU Bloodborne                     Upon Request

OSHA 7115 Lockout              TBA

OSHA 3115 Fall CSC            Apr 24-26

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 1070 people this year. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too       

All presentation are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put the presentation on Slideshare at this link. https://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/20-frequently-missed-hazards-in-manufacturing-from-2016

I use your feedback to make corrections.

January 2017 OSHA Update

Hello,

March 6-7 is the construction safety conference in Oak Brook Terrace. I am teaching both days free for the council. Monday, I am teaching a CHST prep class. Last year all 8 students passed the exam on the first try. Tuesday, I am teaching lockout for construction.

Paul Satti is covering the new general industry fall standard there too. I plan to teach the new standard at the CSC so look for the schedule if interested. 

The new general industry fall protection standard is this month’s ppt. The new standard renumbered all the old industry fall standards. The ppt was 50 Megs so I am using a pdf to send out. Slideshare can download it.

The top 5 topics taught last year were

1) Trenching

2) Rigging

3) OSHA 30

4) Confined Space

5) Crane Signaling

February and March are all booked so I appreciate people working around closed days. I figure we will not have an OSHA head until summer. So expect no new regulations for a while.

John

Here is the news for January 2017

1) Kelly Knighton is the new Regional Administrator of the agency's Dallas regional office. Knighton began her career with OSHA in 1995 as a Compliance Safety and Health Officer in Houston, Texas, where she investigated accidents involving manufacturing, construction, petrochemical, logging, maritime and oil and gas exploration. As a Compliance Assistance Specialist, she was instrumental in collaborating with trade associations, employers, local governments, universities and high schools to create partnerships and alliances.

2) OSHA new beryllium standard. The old exposure limit, established in 1949, was based largely on guesswork and dubbed "the taxicab standard" because a government health official and an industry medical consultant came up with the rule in the back of a taxi.

The new standard will be 0.2 micrograms per cubic meter, much stronger than what OSHA sought in the 1970s. Michaels said the Blade reports were instrumental in sparking OSHA to start work on the new rule as well as in prompting the Energy Department to take similar safety steps for workers at its facilities.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-beryllium-osha-met-20170106-story.html

3) IL ROOFER IGNORES OSHA 19 TIMES, GETS $214,782 FINE

http://www.constructionequipment.com/roofer-ignores-osha-19-times-gets-214782-fine

4) Final rule to keep OSHA 300,300A, 301 records for five years.

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=33561

5) PA employer tells worker calling 911 for amputation to hang up. She is fired two days later.

HTTPS://WWW.OSHA.GOV/PLS/OSHAWEB/OWADISP.SHOW_DOCUMENT?P_TABLE=NEWS_RELEASES&P_ID=33618

6) Safety training schools and instructors will find few significant changes in OSHA's revised outreach training program guide released Jan. 3.

The guidance is primarily intended for instructors offering Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10- and 30-hour safety and health courses. The new guide, titled Outreach Training Requirements, replaces a document issued in 2013.

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/3974b4b2443fd1de1bca58f23/files/Outreach_Training_Program_Changes_01.01.2017.pdf?utm_source=NSEC+trainers&utm_campaign=c8e532f229-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_01_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a5e8ea76e9-c8e532f229-199436273

7) Tom Bielema has left OSHA as Peoria Director to join the world of Safety consulting.

8) White House officials called the directive a "one in, two out" plan. It requires government agencies requesting a new regulation to identify two regulations they will cut from their own departments. The officials insisted on anonymity in order to detail the directive ahead of Monday's formal announcement.

http://www.wcvb.com/article/trump-signs-executive-order-cutting-regulations/8653948

9) Sleep matters. At a national level, up to 3 per cent of GDP is lost due to lack of sleep, and an increase in sleep could add billions of dollars to a country's economy.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/the-value-of-the-sleep-economy.html

Large Work Payouts

1) A Chicago federal jury on Tuesday awarded more than $5 million to a couple who suffered back injuries after a Freightliner truck crashed into their vehicle on an southern Illinois highway.

Major news stories.

1) Three Dead workers in a restaurant shooting.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/30/3rd-worker-dies-after-at-bowie-restaurant-shooting/

2) Hydrogen Sulfide kills three in FL manhole.

http://ehstoday.com/industrial-hygiene/poisonous-fumes-confined-space-lead-three-worker-deaths

OSHA Citations this month

Penalty State Major Issues Business

1) NJ $174,593 Willful lockout death. Medical facility

2) WI $261,890 Willful asbestos. Medical Clinic

3) IL $81,062 Willful lockout amputation. Metal container mfr.

4) IL $214,782  Willful roof fall. Residential Roofer

5) GA $133,443 21 Serious. Lockout. Combustible dust, Plastic recycler.

6) IL $63,494 Repeat falls. Residential roofer.

7) NJ $197,752 Willful cave-in. General contractor

8) SD $40,538 Cave-in accident. Trenching contractor.

9) IL $77,606  Repeat falls. Mason contractor.

10) OK $535,411 Repeat respirators, hydraulic press brake guarding. Truck bed mfr

11) NJ $88,544 Repeat silica. Concrete mfr.

12) OH $235,879 Repeat lockout, machine guarding., Railroad parts mfr.

13) WI $219,242 Will lockout amputations. Insulation mfr. 

2016 Safety Training at Non-Profits

CSC 30 Hour construction      Feb 14, 16, 21 ,23

CSC 10 Hour construction      Upon Request

CSC OSHA 500                      in Mar

CSC OSHA 510                      Feb 6-9

CSC Excavation Safety          Upon Request

CSC Recordkeeping               Upon Request

CSC Incident investigation     Feb 24

CSC Scaffold              Upon Request

CSC Crane Signal Rigging     Feb 17

CSC Confined Space              Upon Request

CSC GHS/Health hazards       Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection                Upon Request

CSC Fall Protection Industry Feb 28

CSC Work Zone MUTCD      Upon Request

CSC Job Hazard Analysis       Upon Request

CSC Machine Guarding         Upon Request

CSC Emergency Planning      Upon Request

CSC Health Hazards               Upon Request

NIU OSHA 510                      Upon Request

CSC Small Business               Upon Request

OSHA Intro safety mgt csc     Upon Request

NIU Bloodborne                     Feb 10

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 308 people this month. I teach evenings, weekends, early mornings too       

All presentation are put on slideshare.net for free downloading. I put the presentation on Slideshare at this link. http://www.slideshare.net/johnanewquist/fall-protection-osha-new-general-industry-2017-standard

I use your feedback to make corrections.