OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE

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OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE

• 55 North Robinson, Suite 315
• Oklahoma City, OK 73102
• [phone]
• www.osha.gov
• 1-800-321-OSHA

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AREA OFFICE STAFF

• Casey Perkins, AAD
• Heather Hartman, CAS
• Landis Powell, VPP Coordinator
• 15 CSHOs
• 1 AAD Vacancy
• 1 IH Vacancy

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STATE CONSULTATION

• 405-528-1500
• Diana Jones
• Unified Goal of reducing fatalities, injuries
  illnesses
• Carrying out OSHAs Mission

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To assure safe and healthful working conditions
for working men and women

• Respect
• Integrity
• Commitment
• An effective safety and health management system
  in every workplace in America.

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OSHAS MISSION

• Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
  Safety and Health Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.
• "We will not rest until we make certain that all
  employees go home safely to their families and
  friends at the end of every work day."

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BALANCED APPROACH TO COMPLIANCE

• Enforcement Programs
• 700 inspections planned for FY 2009
• 3 Significant cases in FY 2008
• Voluntary Compliance
• Alliances
• Partnerships
• VPP SHARPS

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

• VPP
• 35 Total VPP Cos in OK
• 6 New Approvals for 2009
• 11 Re-certifications
• 7 VPP Audits for Other Area Offices

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

• ALLIANCES
• MCEPS (Mid-Continent Exploration and Production
  Safety Network)
• Municipal Contractors
• Construction Alliance (Homebuilders, Electrical
  Subcontractors)

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COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS

• PARTNERSHIPS
• Two construction-based partnerships are being
  explored currently

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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS

• PROGRAMMED INSPECTIONS
• Construction (Dodge Reports)
• SST (Site-Specific Targeting)
• NEP (National Emphasis Programs)
• REP (Regional Emphasis Programs)
• LEP (Local Emphasis Programs)

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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS

• NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS
• Trench/Excavation
• Amputation
• Combustible Dust
• Crystalline Silica
• PSM Petrochemical Refineries

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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS

• REGIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS
• Falls in Construction
• Cranes in Construction
• Oil Gas
• Fabricated Metal Products

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CRANES

• 45 Day Notification / Outreach Period
• Scheduling
• Standards
• 1926.550
• During 45 Day Notification we will inspect
• Programmed
• Complaints
• Fatalities
• Referrals

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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS

• UNPROGRAMMED INSPECTIONS
• Complaints
• Referrals
• Fatalities / Catastrophes

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FY 2008 FATALITIES

• 50 Incidents or Reports
• 28 Inspections Conducted
• 27 Fatal Injuries (one Catastrophe)
• 9 General Industry
• 7 Construction Industry
• 12 Oil Gas Industry

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FY 2008 FATALITIES

• 12 Caught in/Struck by/Crushed by
• 7 Falls from Elevation
• 5 Fire/Explosion
• 4 Electrocution

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Employer Payment for PPE

• Final Rule
• Published November 15, 2007
• Effective February 13, 2008
• Must be implemented by employer by May 15, 2008
• 29 CFR 1910.132(h) - (General Industry)
• 29 CFR 1915 and 1917 - (Maritime and Longshoring
  standards)
• 29 CFR 1926.95(d) - (Construction)

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Thank You For What You Do