CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT REDUCTION EMPHASIS

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CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT REDUCTION EMPHASIS

• CARE

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FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION DEATHS 1998

• 65
• BEFORE CARE

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In 1998, 65 workers lost their lives in
construction accidents. For three years the
number of construction fatalities in Florida
increased at an alarming rate from 50 in 1996, 58
in 1997, to 65 in 1998.
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FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION DEATHS 1999

• 54
• AFTER CARE

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AFTER CAREIn 1999 the number of fatalities in
Florida decreased by 11 to 54, after the
implementation of CARE.
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FLORIDA CONSTRUCTIONFATALITIES FROM 1996 - 1999
FATALITES
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MISSION STATEMENTOF CARE

• REDUCE CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES IN
  FLORIDA BY FOCUSING ON ENFORCEMENT, PARTNERSHIP
  AND OUTREACH.

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STATEWIDE PROJECTby 3 OSHA OFFICES

• JACKSONVILLE
• TAMPA
• FORT LAUDERDALE

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MAJOR TOOLS

• PARTNERSHIP
• LEVERAGING
• OUTREACH
• ENFORCEMENT

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SIZE OF COMPANIES WITH CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES
1998

• 1 - 10 employees 37
• 11 - 25 employees 17
• 26 - 100 employees 23
• gt100 employees 23

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SIZE OF COMPANIES WITH CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES
1999

• 1 - 10 employees 46
• 11 - 25 employees 19
• 26 - 100 employees 17
• gt100 employees 19

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SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH
Due to the large percentage of companies with
less than 100 employees experiencing fatalities,
OSHA developed a small business outreach plan.
The first year we passed out materials to inform
employers about CARE and to aid in the
development and implementation of effective
safety and health programs. For example, we
developed a computer disk that contained 13
different safety and health programs including a
specific safety and health program, a fall
protection program and other programs that can be
effectively implemented by any company. Those
programs are on this compact disk.
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SMALL BUSINESS OUTREACH

• TRAINING CLASSES
• COMPUTER DISKS
• POSTERS
• POCKET CARDS
• INTERNET
• MEDIA

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NEW OUTREACH MATERIALS

• POCKET CARD FOR OVERHEAD POWER LINE DANGER
• EXCAVATION BOOKLET ON DISK IN SPANISH
• WARNING STICKERS FOR OVERHEAD POWER LINES

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LOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS

• OVERHEAD POWER LINES
• FALLS

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ELECTRIFYING

Working near powerlines can be
DEADLY..
Stay Away--Stay Alive
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OVERHEAD POWER LINES 1999

• 15 OF FATALITIES
• 6 of 8 BY OVERHEAD POWER LINES

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STAY AWAY/STAY ALIVEOVERHEAD POWER LINES CAN BE
DEADLY...
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Most overhead power lines (OHPL) are not
insulated. Best safety practice, never get
closer than ten feet to an overhead power line.
When working around OHPL with cranes, refer to
1926.550(a)(15)
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Consider all lines as energized. Ask the utility
company to shut down the lines or install
insulation over the lines during the time you
will be working near them.
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A high-voltage jolt set the KABC news van's
microwave antenna on fire and seriously injured a
reporter
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This picture, along with the following picture,
are violations of 1926.451(f)(6) Some options
are available to contractors who have no choice
but to work within the 10 foot zone. 1. Only
after the utility company or electrical system
operator has deenergized the lines, 2. relocated
the lines, or 3. installed protective coverings.
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Only use nonconductive tools when working near
overhead power lines. Reference 1926.950(c)(1)
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1926.550(a)(15)(ii)
Cranes are common causes of electrical
fatalities. Never get within 10 feet of overhead
power lines.
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The same standard referenced on the previous
slide, 1926.550(a)(15), also applies to this
slide. The boom on this piece of concrete
pumping equipment is closer than 10 feet from
this section of overhead power lines.
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Aluminum ladders are conductors. 1926.1053(b)(12)
Ladders shall have nonconductive siderails if
they can contact energized lines. Still, keep
ladders 10 feet away.
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Any equipment can come into contact with overhead
power lines. Make sure you are 10 feet away from
overhead power lines.
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10 FEET - Overhead power lines between scaffold
rails does not meet this requirement.
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STAY AWAY/STAY ALIVEOVERHEAD POWER LINES CAN BE
DEADLY...
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OVERHEAD POWER LINES

• NOT LIMITED TO CONSTRUCTION
• OSHA WILL ASK IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE PROGRAM

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OVERHEAD POWER LINELOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM

• OUTREACH 30 DAYS BEFORE ENFORCEMENT
• OSHA REFERRAL - ALL WORK IN THE VICINITY OF
  OVERHEAD POWER LINES
• COMPLAINTS

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FALL PROTECTION1999

• 48 OF FATALITIES (26)
• 9 FROM BUILDING STRUCTURES
• 5 FROM SCAFFOLDS
• 3 THROUGH FLOOR OPENINGS
• 3 FROM ROOF EDGES
• 6 OTHER

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FAST
ALTERING
LIFE
LESSON
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Using A Forktruck Without A Proper Personnel
Platform To Elevate Workers Is A Practice That
Has Proved Deadly In Construction And In General
Industry
For more complete specifications on personal
platforms refer to 1926.602(c)(1)(vi) and ANSI
B56.1
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Unacceptable Modified Work Platform
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Aerial lifts provide a safe method of reaching
your working area.as long as they are used
appropriately. This is definitely NOT the
appropriate way to use an aerial lift or a
stepladder.
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A scissors lift is not a climbing device or a
ladder.
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Floor Holes are a common hazard It is very easy
to step backwards into them, or step into them
when carrying something that blocks ones forward
view. Floor holes over 2 inches in their least
diameter must be covered. 1926.501(b)(4)(i)-(iii)
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Roof openings (including skylights) must have
guardrails around them, or be properly covered.
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More workers fall to their deaths from, or
through, roofs than any other work surface.
Refer to 1926.501
All open holes must be covered in areas where
work is being performed.
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1926.501(b)(4)(i) Employees shall be protected
from falling through open floor holes.
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Before you start, develop a work plan so
situations like this can be avoided.
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No Fall Protection In Florida 9 fatalities
occurred in 1999 when workers fell from
buildings.
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Excessive overhang on planks
No fall protection
Guardrails missing on working levels
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Because of their size and shape, church
structures often present severe fall hazards.
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In a situation like this, full body harnesses
with lanyards and/or a catch platform would be
suitable means of fall protection. Additionally,
guardrails must be installed on the ladder-jack
scaffold or have the employee use a full body
harness. Reference 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11) roof
1926.451(g)(1) scaffold
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No fall protection on work platform.
1926.501(b)(1) Dangerous access to ladder.
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DANGER! AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO OCCUR! No Fall
Protection. Scaffold missing planking. Competent
Person?
DONT GET CAUGHT IN THE DROP ZONE FALLS KILL
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DONT BECOME A STATISTIC!!
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1926.451(e)(1) - crossbraces shall not be used as
a means of access
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Failure to provide safe access.
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Can you spot the hazards?
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BRIDGES Fall protection must be provided.
1926.106 When working over water a life jacket or
buoyant work vests shall be worn. Ring buoys
shall be provided. A lifesaving skiff shall be
immediately available.
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1926.1053(a)(2) LADDERS Rungs, cleats and steps
shall be parallel, level, and uniformly spaced.
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FALL LOCAL EMPHASIS PROGRAM

• OUTREACH 30 DAYS BEFORE ENFORCEMENT
• OSHA REFERRALS - EMPLOYEES EXPOSED TO FALL
  HAZARDS
• COMPLAINTS

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PARTNERSHIPS

• SOUTH FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY AND HEALTH
  PARTNERSHIP(SFCSHP)
• JEA

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SFCSHP

• OPEN TO ALL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS
• COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE
• EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
• GRADUATED LEVELS

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JEA

• Previously Jacksonville Electric Authority - now
  JEA, Inc.
• Service area includes more than Duval County.
• Not only electrical service but also groundwork.
• This partnership is only open to contractors that
  meet specific qualification requirements.

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JEA

• Employer Modification Rate of 1.0 or less
• Recordable Incidence Rate of 5.0 or less
• Lost Time Incidence Rate of 1.0 or less
• Training - all employees must be trained in the
  OSHA 10 hour class or its equivalent

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MISSION STATEMENTOF CARE

• REDUCE CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES IN
  FLORIDA BY FOCUSING ON ENFORCEMENT, PARTNERSHIP
  AND OUTREACH.