Osha update fy 11 oh

OSHA Safety and Health Update

October 2010

OSHA Safety and Health Update

October 2010

Michael G. Connors, CIHRegional Administrator - Region V

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Michael G. Connors, CIHRegional Administrator - Region V

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA at 40OSHA at 40Recent workplace tragedies:

Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 29 Coal Miners killed

Oil rig explosion south of Louisiana11 workers killed

Anacortes Refinery fire in Washington State7 workers killed

February Kleen Energy6 workers killed

“Youths Die After Being Trapped in Grain Bin” - 7/28/10, Mt. Carroll, ILTwo teenagers, ages 14 & 19, engulfed in corn, die

Recent workplace tragedies:Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster

29 Coal Miners killedOil rig explosion south of Louisiana

11 workers killedAnacortes Refinery fire in Washington State

7 workers killedFebruary Kleen Energy

6 workers killed“Youths Die After Being Trapped in Grain

Bin” - 7/28/10, Mt. Carroll, ILTwo teenagers, ages 14 & 19, engulfed in corn, die

OSHA at 40OSHA at 40

These were the headlines that we were readingBut … we also know that 14 workers lose

their lives in preventable accidents everyday

Close to 100 deaths every week

Our Mission, simply put is to protect workers from death, injury, and illness

These were the headlines that we were readingBut … we also know that 14 workers lose

their lives in preventable accidents everyday

Close to 100 deaths every week

Our Mission, simply put is to protect workers from death, injury, and illness


Secretary Solis’ vision is “Good Jobs for Everyone.”

At OSHA, we understand that a job cannot be a good job unless it is a safe job.

Secretary Solis’ vision is “Good Jobs for Everyone.”

At OSHA, we understand that a job cannot be a good job unless it is a safe job.


Dr. Michaels VisionStronger enforcement: Some employers

need incentives to do the right thing.Ensure that workers have a voiceRefocus and strengthen our compliance

assistance programsChange workplace culture: Employers

must “find and fix” workplace hazards

Dr. Michaels VisionStronger enforcement: Some employers

need incentives to do the right thing.Ensure that workers have a voiceRefocus and strengthen our compliance

assistance programsChange workplace culture: Employers

must “find and fix” workplace hazards


Develop innovative approaches to addressing new (and old) hazards: Improve Intra-Agency Collaboration

Improve and modernize workplace injury and illness tracking: Strengthen our focus on accurate recordkeeping

Strengthen OSHA’s use of science

Develop innovative approaches to addressing new (and old) hazards: Improve Intra-Agency Collaboration

Improve and modernize workplace injury and illness tracking: Strengthen our focus on accurate recordkeeping

Strengthen OSHA’s use of science


Strengthen state plan statesConduct our work with

transparency, openness, integrity, and humility

Strengthen state plan statesConduct our work with

transparency, openness, integrity, and humility

OSHA EmphasisOSHA Emphasis

New emphasis on enforcement and standard settingIncreased inspections

Evaluating state plan states effectivenessRegions have completed their evaluations of

the state plan statesReports are being reviewed in Washington

New emphasis on enforcement and standard settingIncreased inspections

Evaluating state plan states effectivenessRegions have completed their evaluations of

the state plan statesReports are being reviewed in Washington

OSHA EmphasisOSHA Emphasis

Not moving away from the voluntary protection programsConsultation ProgramVoluntary Protection Program - VPPPartnershipsAlliances

Not moving away from the voluntary protection programsConsultation ProgramVoluntary Protection Program - VPPPartnershipsAlliances

OSHA EmphasisOSHA EmphasisInjury and Illness Prevention ProgramSilicaBerylliumPELsConfined Space in ConstructionInfectious DiseasesLooking into a standard related to the

Kleen Energy explosionModernizing recordkeeping

Injury and Illness Prevention ProgramSilicaBerylliumPELsConfined Space in ConstructionInfectious DiseasesLooking into a standard related to the

Kleen Energy explosionModernizing recordkeeping

CongressCongress

BudgetOversightInput

BudgetOversightInput

FY 2010 (Oct 1 – Aug 26)Federal OSHA Inspection

Data

FY 2006 – FY 2010Inspections Conducted

FY 2006 – FY 2010Inspections Conducted

38,579 39,324 38,450 39,00435,973

0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10

FY 2006 – FY 2010Percent Complaint

Inspections

FY 2006 – FY 2010Percent Complaint

Inspections

19% 18% 17% 17% 19%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY 2006 – FY 2010% Inspections In-Compliance

FY 2006 – FY 2010% Inspections In-Compliance

27% 26% 23% 25%20%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY 2006 – FY 2010Total Violations Issued

FY 2006 – FY 2010Total Violations Issued

82,80487,898 86,945 87,663 84,323

0

25,000

50,000

75,000

100,000


FY 2006 – FY 2010% Total Violations Issued As

Serious

FY 2006 – FY 2010% Total Violations Issued As

Serious

73% 76% 77% 77% 78%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY 2006 – FY 2010Percent Inspections With Violations

Contested

FY 2006 – FY 2010Percent Inspections With Violations

Contested

7% 7% 7% 7% 8%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


7% 7% 7% 7% 8%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%


FY 2006 – FY 2010Average Penalty Per Serious

Violation(Private Sector)

FY 2006 – FY 2010Average Penalty Per Serious

Violation(Private Sector)

$890$928

$1,012 $983

$1,088

$0

$250

$500

$750

$1,000

$1,250

$1,500


$890$928

$1,012 $983

$1,088

$0

$250

$500

$750

$1,000

$1,250

$1,500


FY 1990 – FY 2010 (Oct 1 – Sept 3)Significant Enforcement Cases

FY 1990 – FY 2010 (Oct 1 – Sept 3)Significant Enforcement Cases

154

120121108

101107

123120

103

140

170

195

150

199

165

127

696157

2727

0

50

100

150

200

250

FY90FY91

FY92FY93

FY94FY95

FY96FY97

FY98FY99

FY00FY01

FY02FY03

FY04FY05

FY06FY07

FY08FY09

FY10

Projected EOY - 167

FY 1990 – FY 2010(Oct 1 – Sept 3)

Egregious Cases

FY 1990 – FY 2010(Oct 1 – Sept 3)

Egregious Cases

18

45

34

2

5

23

8

66

11

18

6

17

8

56

1516

0

5

10

15

20

25

FY90FY91

FY92FY93

FY94FY95

FY96FY97

FY98FY99

FY00FY01

FY02FY03

FY04FY05

FY06FY07

FY08FY 09

FY10

Projected EOY 20

FY 2010 Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Federal

Standards

FY 2010 Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Federal

Standards1. Scaffolding2. Fall Protection3. Hazard

Communication4. Respiratory

Protection5. Ladders

1. Scaffolding2. Fall Protection3. Hazard

Communication4. Respiratory

Protection5. Ladders

6. Lockout/Tagout7. Electrical, Wiring

Methods8. Powered

Industrial Trucks9. Electrical,

General Requirements

10.Machine Guarding

6. Lockout/Tagout7. Electrical, Wiring

Methods8. Powered

Industrial Trucks9. Electrical,

General Requirements

10.Machine Guarding

Sig Cases – Region V Sig Cases – Region V

FY 10, Region V issued 41 significant cases16 significant cases were issued in Ohio

5 Egregious cases issued, 2 in OHLead in constructionPetroleum refining/PSMOperation of unsafe “super high” pressure

vessels manufacturing quartz crystalsGrain EntryEmployees over exposed to “total dust”

during manufacture of abrasive blasting grit

FY 10, Region V issued 41 significant cases16 significant cases were issued in Ohio

5 Egregious cases issued, 2 in OHLead in constructionPetroleum refining/PSMOperation of unsafe “super high” pressure

vessels manufacturing quartz crystalsGrain EntryEmployees over exposed to “total dust”

during manufacture of abrasive blasting grit

Significant Cases – FY 10Significant Cases – FY 1028 General Industry casesMany combined H & S inspections 5 dust cases2 follow-up inspections5 MG, LO/TO3 PSM cases (1 egregious)1 gas well case involving H2S3 lead cases 1 case tree trimming for powerlines2 Record keeping cases3 Grain entry cases (1 egregious)1 pressure vessel explosion

28 General Industry casesMany combined H & S inspections 5 dust cases2 follow-up inspections5 MG, LO/TO3 PSM cases (1 egregious)1 gas well case involving H2S3 lead cases 1 case tree trimming for powerlines2 Record keeping cases3 Grain entry cases (1 egregious)1 pressure vessel explosion

Significant Cases – FY 10Significant Cases – FY 10

7 Construction cases6 Federal Agency cases

Note, 4 USPS facilities cited regarding electrical safe work practices (NFPA 70e)

7 Construction cases6 Federal Agency cases

Note, 4 USPS facilities cited regarding electrical safe work practices (NFPA 70e)

WhistleblowerWhistleblowerFY 10, Region V received 458 Whistleblower

complaints (25% of Nation’s total)300 11c cases85 merit cases18 complainants reinstatedOver $784,000 recovered for complainants“Cease and Desist” order issued in an IL FRSA

caseWebsite, www.whistleblowers.gov has been

activatedcomplainants will be able to file Whistleblower

complaints electronically under any of the statutes delegated to OSHA through this web site by the end of FY 2010

FY 10, Region V received 458 Whistleblower complaints (25% of Nation’s total)300 11c cases85 merit cases18 complainants reinstatedOver $784,000 recovered for complainants“Cease and Desist” order issued in an IL FRSA

caseWebsite, www.whistleblowers.gov has been

activatedcomplainants will be able to file Whistleblower

complaints electronically under any of the statutes delegated to OSHA through this web site by the end of FY 2010

http://www.whistleblowers.gov/

http://www.whistleblowers.gov/

New Enforcement Initiatives

New Enforcement Initiatives

OSHA Penalties

Corporate or Enterprise Wide Settlement Agreements

Serious Violators Enforcement Program

OSHA Penalties

Corporate or Enterprise Wide Settlement Agreements

Serious Violators Enforcement Program

Severe Violators Enforcement Program

Severe Violators Enforcement ProgramFour CATEGORIES of

SVEP!

1.FATCAT: > 1 W, R, FTA related to the incident

2.High Emphasis Hazard: > 2 W, R, or FTA related to HE hazards

3.Potential Release of Highly Hazardous Chemical: > 3 W,R, or FTA related to hazards of the chemical release

4.All Egregious cases

Four CATEGORIES of SVEP!

1.FATCAT: > 1 W, R, FTA related to the incident

2.High Emphasis Hazard: > 2 W, R, or FTA related to HE hazards

3.Potential Release of Highly Hazardous Chemical: > 3 W,R, or FTA related to hazards of the chemical release

4.All Egregious cases

SVEP High Emphasis Hazards:

SVEP High Emphasis Hazards:

Fall HazardsAmputation

HazardsCombustible Dust

HazardsCrystalline Silica

HazardsLead HazardsExcavation/

Trenching Hazards

Fall HazardsAmputation

HazardsCombustible Dust

HazardsCrystalline Silica

HazardsLead HazardsExcavation/

Trenching Hazards

SettlementsSettlements

Innovative ResolutionsCorporate or enterprise wide agreementsOutside expertsThird party verificationPenalty payment plansExtended abatementDispute resolutionLines of communication - company and local

area officePenalty reduction

Innovative ResolutionsCorporate or enterprise wide agreementsOutside expertsThird party verificationPenalty payment plansExtended abatementDispute resolutionLines of communication - company and local

area officePenalty reduction

Enforcement Initiativesfy 2011

Enforcement ActivitiesEnforcement Activities

NEP to focus on new buttered flavored popcorn flavorings

Isocyanates NEPNursing Home NEPPrimary Metals NEPEvaluating the Amputations NEPPossible Cranes and Derricks NEP

Developing the compliance directiveDeveloping compliance officer training

NEP to focus on new buttered flavored popcorn flavorings

Isocyanates NEPNursing Home NEPPrimary Metals NEPEvaluating the Amputations NEPPossible Cranes and Derricks NEP

Developing the compliance directiveDeveloping compliance officer training

RecordKeepingRecordKeeping

Last fall we launched the Record Keeping NEPLooking at under reporting and non reportingAlso looking at discouraging workers from

reportingIncentive programs

Looking at changing the criteria for these inspectionsRK Task group

VPP and Incentive Programs

Last fall we launched the Record Keeping NEPLooking at under reporting and non reportingAlso looking at discouraging workers from

reportingIncentive programs

Looking at changing the criteria for these inspectionsRK Task group

VPP and Incentive Programs

OSHA Emphasis - PSMOSHA Emphasis - PSM

Chemical Plant NEPJust extended the pilotFinding same problems as in the

refinery NEPProcess hazard analysisManagement of changeSafety instrumented systemstraining

Chemical Plant NEPJust extended the pilotFinding same problems as in the

refinery NEPProcess hazard analysisManagement of changeSafety instrumented systemstraining

Region V Local Emphasis Programs Planned for FY11

Region V Local Emphasis Programs Planned for FY11

Fall Hazards in Construction Primary Metals (WI & OH)High Rise Building Construction (Chicago)Building Renovation/Rehabilitation (Gut Rehab)Amputation Targeting in GI Powered Industrial Vehicles (Construction & GI)Grain Lead (IL)Silica (IL)

Fall Hazards in Construction Primary Metals (WI & OH)High Rise Building Construction (Chicago)Building Renovation/Rehabilitation (Gut Rehab)Amputation Targeting in GI Powered Industrial Vehicles (Construction & GI)Grain Lead (IL)Silica (IL)

Enforcement Activities - Construction


Cranes and Derricks Standard published July 28th / effective November 9, 2010

Starting work on construction confined space final standard

Revising the Steel Erection DirectiveRevising the residential fall protection

directive

Cranes and Derricks Standard published July 28th / effective November 9, 2010

Starting work on construction confined space final standard

Revising the Steel Erection DirectiveRevising the residential fall protection

directive



Construction targetingWe are looking to see if there are

better ways to target.

Construction targetingWe are looking to see if there are

better ways to target.

Local OSHA Issues - Columbus

Local OSHA Issues - Columbus

Temporary Worker Safety DVDs (available in Spanish and English) http://www.ohiobwc.com/employer/programs/safety/shDVD.asp

OSHA Safety Day 2011 – Ohio State University – January 20, 2011

Temporary Worker Safety DVDs (available in Spanish and English) http://www.ohiobwc.com/employer/programs/safety/shDVD.asp

OSHA Safety Day 2011 – Ohio State University – January 20, 2011

QUESTIONS, ISSUES, or Concerns

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