Industrial Safety

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Industrial Safety

• Chapter 2
• OSHA

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OSHA

• Dec. 29, 1970 the Occupational Safety and Health
  Act was signed into law by President Richard
  Nixon.
• Why?
• 14,000 Americans killed on the job each year
• 2,000,000 disabling injuries each year
• Plus occupational exposures and diseases

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OSHA

• Employers are responsible for complying with all
  rules and regulations of the OSHA Act.
• Employees have rights.
• Freedom of Information about chemicals, toxic
  agents.
• Information about exposures to harmful materials

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OSHA

• Employees may contact OSHA in writing or verbally
• You may confer in private with OSHA officials
• You may accompany an OSHA official during a walk
  around at your facility
• You may file a complaint if you have been
  discriminated against for contacting OSHA

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OSHA

• Inspections
• Random
• Because of an injury or death
• Can be requested by employees (if certain steps
  are met)

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OSHA

• In 2002, there were 5,524 fatal injuries in the
  US. The construction industry has the highest
  number of fatal injuries.
• Others were
• 714 from falls
• 60 from heat stroke
• 31 in commercial fishing
• 808 truck drivers
• 682 from the construction trades (craftsmen)
• 840 Hispanics
• 491 African Americans

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Federal Inspections - Fiscal Year 200339,798
Inspections
Number Percent Reason for Inspection
  9,025 (22.7) Complaint/accident related
22,426 (56.3) High hazard targeted
  8,347 (21) Referrals, follow-ups, etc.
Number Percent Industry Sector
22,916 (57.6) Construction
 8,554 (21.5) Manufacturing
 328 (0.8) Maritime
 8,000 (20.1) Other industries
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In the inspections categorized above, OSHA
identified the following violations
Violations Percent Type Current Penalties
    406 (0.4) Willful1 13,251,536
59,899 ( 71.7) Serious2 52,358,997
2,152 ( 2.6) Repeat3 9,557,281
    222 (0.3) Failure to Abate4 1,187,349
20,533 (24.6) Other5/ 2,542,015
    350 (0.4) Unclassified 3,483,185
83,562 TOTAL TOTAL 82,380,363
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OSHA

• OSHA sets standards and regulations to protect
  everyone.
• Examples
• Forklifts
• Confined space entry
• Lock out/tag out
• Crane operations
• Scaffolding
• Ladders

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