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DOL/OSHA
RIN: 1218-AB80
Publication ID: Spring 2015
Title: Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention)
Abstract:
In 1990, OSHA published a proposed rule (55 FR 13360) addressing slip, trip, and fall hazards and establishing requirements for personal fall protection systems. Slips, trips, and falls are among the leading causes...
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In November 2014, a worker was overcome at the chemical manufacturing facility when a supply line unexpectedly released more than 20,000 lbs. of methyl mercaptan, a deadly chemical. Three co-workers came to the worker’s aid in an attempted rescue, but all four were asphyxiated fatally by the colorless, flammable, and highly toxic gas. After the initial investigation into the four deaths, OSHA...
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2015 Fatality Tracker
Electrical
24
(2014 =55)
(2013 = 32)
(2012 = 68)
Forklift/Aerial
24
(2014 = 60)
(2013=62)
(2012 = 52)
Mining*
17
(2014 = 401)
(2013=87*)
(2012 = 92*)
*ONLY developed nations and legal mines
Explosions
110
(2014 = 157)
(2013=194)
(2012 = 241)
Cranes
25
(2014 = 20)
(2013=51)
(2012 = 52)
Falls
47
(2014 = 97)
(2013=106)
(2012 = 99)
Work Zone
22
(2014 = 33)
(2013=42)
(2012...
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OSHA has announced a 60-day temporary enforcement policy of its Confined Spaces in Construction standard, which becomes effective Aug. 3, 2015. The agency is postponing full enforcement of the new standard to Oct. 2, 2015, in response to requests for additional time to train and acquire the equipment necessary to comply with the new standard.
During this 60-day temporary enforcement period, OSHA will...
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Sounds like a simple question and often the answer is easy when dealing with reputable respirator manufacturers; however, the idea that providing a PAPR to a worker assures a higher protection factor is just wrong. When we look at OSHA’s Assigned Protection Factors (APF) in 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A) we see Table 1. – Assigned Protection Factors where PAPRs have two (2) APFs “425/1,000” for “Helmet/hood”...
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Between 1996 and 2008 it is estimated that there have been 173 loss of primary containment (LOPC) incidents reported in RIDDOR that can be attributable to ageing plant. This represents 5.5% of all loss of containment events. The limited information provided in RIDDOR about the underlying causes means that it is difficult to identify which events may be age related: the actual number could be much higher...
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My phone has not stopped ringing with clients who have received a ton of advertising about how this “new OSHA rule will impact you.” Some of this literature is just disgusting in how it misleads an unsuspecting manager who wants to do the right thing. But as I began to research some of these claims, I did take notice that this new CS standard for construction can be a glimpse into OSHA’s...
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We came across this dosey during one of our projects. It is exactly what you think it is… operators tired of having an alarm go off. They wrote work order after work order to have the setpoint changed and each one was denied. They then wrote a work order to have this switch installed so they could turn OFF the alarm. I kid you not!
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At the facility, the respondent primarily engages in the production of oil and gas from underground reservoirs. The operation at the Facility includes various piping, heater treaters, and a high-low pressure separator vessel used for separating well fluids into gaseous and liquid components. Natural gas is a highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon mixture containing methane, ethane, propane and...
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OSHA initiated a PSM inspection under the agency’s Site Specific Targeting program for industries with high injury and illness rates and its Process Safety Managed Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program. Eight of the 15 serious violations are related to the Process Safety Management Program for the maintenance and operation of the Anhydrous Ammonia refrigerant system to prevent...
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Subpart I specifies several paperwork requirements. The following describes the information collection requirements in subpart I and addresses who will use the information:
Hazard Assessment and Verification (§ 1910.132(d)
Paragraph (d)(1) requires employers to perform a hazard assessment of the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or likely to be present, that make the use of personal...
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