Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 2022 update
1. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) REGION 5
2022 UPDATE
PRESENTED BY: JEFFREY W. BOWERS,
FOUNDER & LEAD CONSULTANT ` DREAM BAY SERVICES, LLC.
V.P. CHAIRMAN - AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY PROFESSIONALS - WI. NICOLET CHAPTER
4. NATIONAL & LOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS
NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS (NEP’S) ARE TEMPORARY PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS OSHAS
RESOURCES ON HAZARDS AND HIGH-HAZARD INDUSTRIES. EXISTING AND POTENTIAL NEW
EMPHASIS PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED USING INSPECTION DATA, INJURY AND ILLNESS DATA,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH (NIOSH) REPORTS, PEER-REVIEWED
LITERATURE, ANALYSIS OF INSPECTION FINDINGS, AND OTHER AVAILABLE INFORMATION SOURCES.
6. LOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS EXPLAINED
LOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS (LEP’S) ARE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES DESIGNED AND
IMPLEMENTED AT THE REGIONAL OFFICE AND OR AREA OFFICE LEVELS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE
INTENDED TO ADDRESS HAZARDS OR INDUSTRIES THAT POSE A PARTICULAR RISK TO
WORKERS IN THE OFFICE’S JURISDICTION.
THE EMPHASIS PROGRAMS MAY BE IMPLEMENTED BY A SINGLE AREA OFFICE, OR AT THE
REGIONAL LEVEL (REGIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS) AND APPLIED TO ALL THE AREA OFFICES
WITHIN THE REGION. THESE LEP’S WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OUTREACH INTENDED TO MAKE
EMPLOYERS IN THE AREA AWARE OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE HAZARDS THAT THE
PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNATED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE.
THIS OUTREACH MAY BE IN THE FORM OF INFORMATIONAL MAILINGS, TRAINING, AT LOCAL
TRADESHOWS, OR SPEECHES AT MEETINGS OF INDUSTRY GROUPS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE THIS.
7. LOCAL PROGRAMS CURRENTLY BEING FOCUSED ON
• LEAD – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00-014 CANCELLATION OF LEP & OBLIGATION
• BUILDING RENOVATION/REHABILITATION AND DEMOLITION – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00(LEP
001) EXPIRES 9-30-2023
• FALL HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL INDUSTRY – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP
008) EXPIRES 9-30-2023
• EMPHASIS PROGRAM FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP 025)
EXPIRES 9-30-2023
• GRAIN HANDLING FACILITIES – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP 017) EXPIRES 9-30-2023
• HIGH-RISE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS IN CHICAGO-IL CPL 04-00 LEP 011)
EXPIRES 9-30-2023
• EMPHASIS PROGRAMS FOR MARITIME INDUSTRIES – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP 100)
EXPIRES 9-30-2023
8. LOCAL PROGRAMS CURRENTLY BEING FOCUSED ON REGION 5
CONTINUED
• POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP 002) EXPIRES 9-30-
2023
• WOOD PALLET MANUFACTURING FACILITIES – REGIONAL / CPL 04-00 (LEP 028) EXPIRES
9-30-2023
• FOOD MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY – REGIONAL / CPL 04-05-2201 EXPIRES 04-30-
2027
• EXPOSURE TO NOISE HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE - REGIONAL / CPL 04-00-27 EXPIRES
05/31-2026
• TRANSPORTATION AND TANK CLEANING OPERATIONS - REGIONAL / CPL 04-00-028
10. • 1. FALL PROTECTION – GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS (1926.501): 5,260
VIOLATIONS
• 2. HAZARD COMMUNICATION -
(1910.1200): 2,424
• 3. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION -
(1910.134): 2,185
• 4. LADDERS - (1926.1053): 2,143
• 5. SCAFFOLDING (1926.451): 2,058
• 6. LOCKOUT/TAGOUT (1910.147):
1,977
• 7. POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
(1910.178): 1,749
• 8. FALL PROTECTION – TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS (1926.503): 1,556
• 9. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE &
LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT – EYE AND
FACE PROTECTION (1926.102): 1,401
• 10. MACHINE GUARDING
(1910.212): 1,370
11. 1. FALL PROTECTION – GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
(1926.501): 5,260 VIOLATIONS
OSHA REQUIRES THAT FALL PROTECTION BE
PROVIDED AT ELEVATIONS OF
• 4 FEET IN GENERAL INDUSTRY WORKPLACES,
• 5 FEET IN SHIPYARDS,
• 6 FEET IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND
• 8 FEET IN LONGSHORING OPERATIONS.
12. 2. HAZARD COMMUNICATION - (1910.1200): 2,424
• THE HAZARD COMMUNICATION
STANDARD (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200
(H), REQUIRES ALL EMPLOYERS TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION AND TRAINING
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS TO WHICH
THEY MAY BE EXPOSED AT THE TIME OF
THEIR INITIAL ASSIGNMENT AND
WHENEVER A NEW HAZARD IS
INTRODUCED INTO THEIR WORK AREA.
13. 3. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
(1910.134): 2,185
• „MUST DESIGNATE A QUALIFIED PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATOR TO OVERSEE THE PROGRAM.
• „MUST PROVIDE AT NO COST TO THE
EMPLOYEE:
• RESPIRATORS,
• TRAINING,
• AND MEDICAL EVALUATIONS
14. 4. LADDERS - (1926.1053):
2,143
• SELF-SUPPORTING PORTABLE, NOT SELF-SUPPORTING
PORTABLE, FIXED AND JOB-MADE
• IMPLEMENT A FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM
• WEAR FALL PROTECTION, AND USE CORRECTLY GET
TRAINING ON FALL PROTECTION
• TRAIN AND ASSIGN A PERSON TO INSPECT FALL
PROTECTION EQUIPMENT BEFORE EACH USE
• USE CORRECT ANCHORAGE FOR FALL ARREST SYSTEMS
• EXTEND THE SIDE RAILS OF THE LADDER 3 FEET ABOVE
THE ROOF EDGE
• USE A BUDDY SYSTEM WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHTS
• MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS
15. 5. SCAFFOLDING
(1926.451): 2,058
• CAPACITY
• SCAFFOLD PLATFORM
CONSTRUCTION
• CRITERIA FOR SUPPORTED
SCAFFOLDS
• CRITERIA FOR SUSPENDED
SCAFFOLDS
• ACCESS REQUIREMENTS
• USE REQUIREMENTS
• FALL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
• FALLING OBJECT PROTECTION
16. 6. LOCKOUT/TAGOUT
(1910.147): 1,977
1. FAILING TO HAVE EQUIPMENT-SPECIFIC LOCKOUT/TAGOUT
PROCEDURES.
2. FAILING TO TRAIN WORKERS IN LOCKOUT/TAGOUT.
3. FAILING TO CONDUCT PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
4. FAILING TO ESTABLISH A LOCKOUT/TAGOUT PROGRAM.
5. FAILING TO FOLLOW THE SEQUENCE OF LOCKOUT/TAGOUT.
6. FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS DURING GROUP
LOCKOUT/TAGOUT OPERATIONS.
7. FAILING TO IDENTIFY ALL ENERGY SOURCES AND/OR FAILING
TO LOCKOUT ALL DISCONNECT SOURCES.
8. FAILURE TO NOTIFY OTHER EMPLOYERS.
9. ABUSING THE “SERVICING AND TOOL CHANGES” EXCEPTION.
10. FAILING TO MANAGE SHIFT CHANGE.
17. 7. POWERED INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS PIT (1910.178): 1,749
• WHAT INDUSTRIES ARE COVERED BY THE STANDARD?
• THE GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARD IS 1910.178(L).
• THE STANDARDS COVER GENERAL INDUSTRY, MARITIME & CONSTRUCTION.
• INITIAL/PERIOTIC RECURRING TRAINING & VALIDATION BY COMPETENT
TRAINER
• WORKPLACE EVALUATION & USE OF FORK TRUCKS
• PIT FIRE PROTECTION,
• INSPECTION & MAINTENANCE,
18.
19. 8. FALL PROTECTION –
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
(1926.503): 1,556
• EMPLOYEES MUST BE TRAINED
• KEEP A WRITTEN RECORD
• CAN ANYONE TRAIN YOUR WORKERS?
• RETRAINING EMPLOYEES
• USE AND OPERATION OF FALL PROTECTION
SYSTEMS
20. 9. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE & LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT
– EYE AND FACE PROTECTION (1926.102): 1,401
• THE EMPLOYER SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH
AFFECTED EMPLOYEE USES APPROPRIATE
EYE OR FACE PROTECTION WHEN EXPOSED
TO EYE OR FACE HAZARDS FROM FLYING
PARTICLES, MOLTEN METAL, LIQUID
CHEMICALS, ACIDS OR CAUSTIC LIQUIDS,
CHEMICAL GASES OR VAPORS, OR
POTENTIALLY INJURIOUS LIGHT
RADIATION.
21. 10. MACHINE
GUARDING
(1910.212): 1,370
• KNOWING YOUR SPECIFIC TYPES OF
MACHINES, AND THE EXPOSED
HAZARDS ARE THE KEY TO AVOIDING
THIS COMMONLY CITED
REGULATION.
• SAFETY GUARDS ARE DIFFERENT
THAN MACHINE SAFETY
MECHANISMS.
• FOLLOWING THE HIERARCHY OF
CONTROLS IS ALWAYS THE 1ST
STEP IN HAZARD CORRECTION
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24. CONSTRUCTION SUICIDE
PREVENTION
• BEGAN IN 2020 IN PARTNERSHIP THROUGH
OSHA
• PREVENTION WEEK WAS SEPT. 5TH-9TH
• ABLE TO PUBLICLY REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS &
EVEN SPONSOR
• FREE RESOURCES
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So, without further a due, lets talk about our Occupational Safety & Health Administration update summary.
For those of you that don’t do this for a living but do love a great visual, here is a map of the regions that OSHA has broken itself down into, including the Federal, State and combined state plans.
National & Local Emphasis Programs
Combustible Dust
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-008 - Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (Reissued) - 03/11/2008 - PDF
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
OSHA Direction - DIR 2021-03(CPL 03) - Revised National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - 07/07/2021 - PDF
Hazardous Machinery
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-022 - National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries - 12/10/2019 - PDF
Heat
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-024 - National Emphasis Program – Outdoor and Indoor Heat-Related Hazards - 04/08/2022 - PDF
Hexavalent Chromium
OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-02-076 - National Emphasis Program - Hexavalent Chromium - 02/23/2010 - PDF
Lead
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-009 - OSHA Instruction; National Emphasis Program-Lead - 08/14/2008 - PDF
Primary Metal Industries
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-018 - National Emphasis Program - Primary Metal Industries - 10/20/2014 - PDFNote: This NEP does not set inspection goals nor does it require regional offices to develop emphasis programs, but it does provide uniform procedures for any unprogrammed inspection within these industries, and for any regional or State Plan emphasis program within these industries that may be voluntarily implemented.
Process Safety Management (PSM)
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-021 - PSM Covered Chemical Facilities National Emphasis Program - 01/17/2017 - PDF
Shipbreaking
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-020 - OSHA's National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Shipbreaking - 03/07/2016 - PDF
Silica, Crystalline
OSHA Instruction - CPL 03-00-023 - National Emphasis Program – Respirable Crystalline Silica - 02/04/2020 - PDF
Trenching and Excavation
OSHA Instruction - CPL 02-00-161 - National Emphasis Program on Trenching and Excavation - 10/01/2018 - PDF
Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
CPL 04-00-014 - Cancellation of Local Emphasis Program for Lead - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 001) - Emphasis Program for Building Renovation/Rehabilitation and Demolition - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 008) - Emphasis Program for Fall Hazards in Construction and General Industry - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 025) - Emphasis Program for Federal Agencies - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 017) - Emphasis Program for Grain Handling Facilities - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 011) - Emphasis Program for High Rise Building Construction Inspections in Chicago IL - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP-100) - Emphasis Program for Maritime Industries - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 002) - Emphasis Program for Powered Industrial Vehicles - PDF
CPL 04-00 (LEP 028) - Emphasis Program for the Wood Pallet Manufacturing Industry - PDF
CPL 04-05-2202 - Local Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Industry - PDF
CPL 04-05-2201 - Local Emphasis Program for Food Manufacturing Industry - PDF
CPL 04-00-27 - Regional Emphasis Program (REP) for Exposure to Noise Hazards in the Workplace - PDF
CPL 04-00-028 - Regional Emphasis Program for Transportation Tank Cleaning Operations - PDF
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) annual list, announced at this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo, is determined from Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Workplace Violations beginning with:
To prevent employees from being injured from falls, employers must:
Guard every floor hole into which a worker can accidentally walk (using a railing and toe-board or a floor hole cover).
Provide a guard rail and toe-board around every elevated open sided platform, floor or runway.
Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous machines or equipment (such as a vat of acid or a conveyor belt) employers must provide guardrails and toe-boards to prevent workers from falling and getting injured.
Other means of fall protection that may be required on certain jobs include safety harness and line, safety nets, stair railings and hand rails.
OSHA requires employers to:
Provide working conditions that are free of known dangers.
Keep floors in work areas in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.
Select and provide required personal protective equipment at no cost to workers.
Train workers about job hazards in a language that they can understand.
There are five basic elements of the Hazard Communication Program.
These include: chemical inventory, chemical labeling, Safety Data Sheets, written plan and employee training.
This standard applies to General Industry (Part 1910), Shipyards (Part 1915), Marine Terminals (Part 1917), Longshoring (Part 1918), and Construction (Part 1926).
Specialty Trade Contractors and Construction of Buildings earned the lion’s share of OSHA citations for violations of standard 1926.1053. 81% of deaths from roofs occur in the construction industry…
1926.1053 requirements apply to all ladder types, including self-supporting portable, not self-supporting portable, fixed and job-made.
The standard specifies the load sizes that each ladder type must be capable of supporting without failure.
It also spells out spacing for rungs, cleats and steps, which must be parallel, level, and uniformly spaced when the ladder is in position for use.
Common Hazards Associated with All Scaffolds
Falls from elevation, due to lack of fall protection.
Collapse of the scaffold, caused by instability or overloading.
Being struck by falling tools, work materials, or debris.
Electrocution, due to the proximity of the scaffold to overhead power lines.
Powered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower, or remove large objects or several smaller objects on pallets or in boxes, crates, or other containers.
Powered industrial trucks can either be ridden by the operator or controlled by a walking operator.
Over-the-road haulage trucks and earth-moving equipment that has been modified to accept forks are not considered powered industrial trucks.
Class I: Electric Motor Rider Forklifts
Class II: Electric Motor Narrow Aisle Forklifts (Reach Trucks, Order Pickers)
Class III: Electric Pallet Jacks, Stackers, and Tow Tractors
Class IV: Internal Combustion Cushion Tire Forklifts
Class V: Internal Combustion Pneumatic Tire Forklifts
Class VI: Electric/IC Engine Tow Tractors
Class VII: Rough Terrain Forklifts
Under these standards, an employer must initially evaluate the activities of its employees and determine whether their presence in such a zone of danger is reasonably foreseeable. Such employees must use protective eye & face protection.
There are a range of Heat & Cold illnesses that can affect anyone, regardless of age or physical condition.
Employers and workers should become familiar with the heat & cold stress symptoms. When any of these symptoms are present, promptly provide first aid.
Do not try to diagnose which illness is occurring. Diagnosis is often difficult because symptoms of multiple heat-related illnesses can occur together. Time is of the essence. These conditions can worsen quickly and result in fatalities.
The construction industry has the second highest rate of suicide in the United States at 53.3 per 100,000 workers according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).
In the U.S. there are approximately 123 suicides per day that breaks down to one death every 12 minutes. (SafeBuild Alliance)
It will take all of us to prevent suicide. Luckily, there are many resources to help employers effectively support mental wellness among their workers or use for content to hold a stand-down or other event with your employees.