Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at DOL-OSHA, for providing this update. Click Read More below for the data.
Most Frequently Cited OSHA Violations – 2011 Region V
General Industry (1910)
1) Machine Guarding, General
2) Hazard Communication-Program
3) Hazard Communication, Training
4) Lockout/Tagout Procedures
5) Lockout/Tagout Program
6) Powered Industrial Trucks
7) Machine Guarding, Point of Operation
8) Lockout/Tagout, Periodic inspections
9) Hazard Assessment & PPE Selection
10) Guarding Floor & Wall Openings & Holes
Construction (1926)
1) Fall Protection, Residential
2) Fall Protection, Training
3) Safety program, frequent & regular inspections
4) Ladders
5) Eye & Face Protection
6) Head Protection
7) Scaffolds, Fall Protection
8) Fall Protection, General
9) Safety program
10) Excavations
Nationwide, FY 2011 Top 10 Most Cited Standards in Construction Industry (1926)
1) Scaffolding
2) Fall Protection
3) Ladders
4) Fall Protection, Training Requirements
5) Hazard Communication
6) Head Protection
7) General Safety & Health Provisions
8) Aerial Lifts
9) Eye & Face Protection
10) Specific Excavation Requirements
Nationwide, FY 2011 Top 10 Most Cited Standards in General Industry (1910)
1) Hazard Communication
2) Respiratory Protection
3) Lockout/Tagout
4) Electrical, Wiring Methods
5) Powered Industrial Trucks
6) Electrical, General Requirements
7) Machine Guarding
8) Recordkeeping
9) Personal Protective Equipment
10) Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus
UPDATE on OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP)
As of August 31, 2011, OSHA has logged:
- 181 SVEP cases
- 36 (20%) of the 181 SVEP cases are fatalities
- 121 (67%) of the 181 SVEP cases are Non-fatality/Catastrophe Related to a High-Emphasis Hazard
- 111 (61%) of the 181 SVEP cases are in construction
- 12 (11%) of the 111 SVEP construction cases are fatalities
- Number of SVEP cases that are egregious cases: 27 (15%) of 181 SVEP cases
National Emphasis Programs
Current:
- Lead
- Combustible Dust
- Amputations
- Primary Metals
- Recordkeeping
- Silica
- Trenching
- Food Flavorings
- Hex Chrome
In Development:
- Nursing Homes
- Chemical Facilities
- Isocyanates
Region V Local Emphasis Programs for FY 12
- Primary Metals
- Fall Hazards in Construction
- Powered Industrial Vehicles (Construction & General Industry)
- Building Renovation/Rehabilitation (“Gut Rehab”)
- Amputation Targeting in General Industry
- Grain
- Dairy Farm LEP for Wisconsin
FY 11 – Region V issued 12 Egregious Cases
- Grain: 3
- Trenching: 4
- L/O – wind tower maintenance, 1910.269(d)
- Asbestos removal
- Falls in general industry
- Machine guarding
- Respirators/air contaminant over-exposure
- PSM
Two egregious cases issued in Ohio
- Falls in GI
- Trenching case
Region V, Major Issues Sig Cases FY 11
16 – LO/TO, machine guarding
12 – Health
9 – trenching
6 – Grain
4 – Falls (General Industry)
3 – 1910.269 electrical power transmission
6 – Roofing/Falls/Scaffolds
3 – PSM
3 – Powered Industrial Vehicles
3 – Federal Agencies
Region V FY 2011 Inspection Data
- 7,141 total inspections
- 3,512 of which were construction
- 1,478 were health inspections
Ohio inspection data for FY 2011
- 2,632 inspections
- 1,293 were construction
- 558 were health inspections
What’s HOT
- Revised Walking, Working Surfaces Standard: Slips, trips, and falls.
- I2P2: Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- Performing Job hazard analysis and training to the results.
- HAZCOM / GHS
OSHA’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program initiative (I2P2)
- Dr. Michaels described I2P2 as “OSHA’s highest regulatory priority,”
- “We believe this will have the greatest impact in terms of preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities.”
- Will help employers to set up a process to “find and fix” workplace hazards.”
I2P2 – Most successful injury and illness prevention programs are based on a common set of key elements. These include:
1. Management leadership
2. Worker participation
3. Hazard identification
4. Hazard prevention and control
5. Education and training and program evaluation and improvement.
OSHA Alignment with GHS is Coming – Just Not in September and Maybe not Until 2012
- “OSHA completed public hearings [on GHS] in March 2010.
- A post-hearing comment period has closed and OSHA is evaluating the rulemaking record to finalize the rule.