Sanji Kanth, PE

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INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR
(IACML)
May 19, 2009
Sanji Kanth, PE Occupational Safety Health
Administration General Industry
Enforcement Directorate of Enforcement Programs
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OSHA Regional Offices
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OSHAs Directorate of Enforcement Programs

• Office of General Industry Enforcement
• Office of Health Enforcement
• Office Maritime Enforcement
• Office of Whistle Blower Protection

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Enforcement Programs/Initiatives

• Designed to aid OSHA reduce workplace fatalities,
  injuries, and illnesses by targeting the most
  hazardous workplaces and the employers with the
  highest injury and illness rates.
• Strategic mechanisms include Site Specific
  Targeting (SST), the Enhanced Enforcement Program
  (EEP), National Emphasis Programs (NEPs), and
  Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs).

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Categories of Inspections

• Programmed and Unprogrammed
• Programmed
• Site Specific Targeting
• Enhanced Enforcement Program
• National Emphasis Programs (NEPs)
• Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs)

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Categories of Inspections

• Unprogrammed
• Fatalities/catastrophes
• Complaints
• Referrals
• Monitoring
• Follow up

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OSHA Inspection Scheduling Priortity

• Imminent Danger
• Fatalities/Catastrophes
• Complaints/Referrals
• Employees
• Other Interested Parties
• Programmed Inspections

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Site-Specific Targeting (SST)

• SST is for 40 or more employees
• OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) Survey
• ODI collects data from 80,000 employers
• The first SST program was initiated in April 1999
• The SST consists of three inspection lists, a
  primary, secondary and tertiary list

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Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP)

• If an inspection is classified as an EEP case it
  may receive additional enforcement efforts
• An enhanced follow-up inspection
• More stringent settlement provisions and
• Other workplaces of the employer may be
  inspected.

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National Emphasis Programs

• Developed by the Directorate of Enforcement
  Programs
• Developed by the Directorate of Construction
• Developed by the Directorate of Evaluation and
  Analysis
• Recordkeeping

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National Emphasis Programs

• Lead
• Crystalline Silica
• Amputations
• Combustible dust
• Oil refineries
• Shipbreaking operations
• Trenching

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National Emphasis Programs

• NEPs Under development
• Chemical Plants process safety management
• Primary metals
• Occupational asthma
• Flavorings and Diacetyl
• Oil and gas well drilling
• Recordkeeping

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Local Emphasis Programs

• Developed by an Area Office or Region
• Regional and Regional Solicitors approval
• 140 LEPs
• Examples
• Lead
• Silica
• residential construction
• metals

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Where is Enforcement Going

• Impacting whole corporations and industries
• Corporate settlement agreements
• Enhanced enforcement program
• Letters to industry
• Letters to corporations
• Other methods

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• RESULTS

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OSHA Inspections
OSHA Inspection Statistics FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY 2008 Change 2004-2008
Total Inspections 39,167 38,714 38,579 39,324 38,591 -1.5
Total Programmed Inspections 21,576 21,404 21,506 23,035 23,023 6.7
Total Unprogrammed Inspections 17,590 17,310 17,073 16,288 15,565 -11.5

Fatality Investigations 1,060 1,114 1,081 1,043 957 -9.7
Complaints 8,062 7,716 7,376 7,055 6,697 -16.9
Referrals 4,585 4,787 5,019 5,007 4,855 5.9
Other 3,829 4,807 3,555 3,183 3,056 -20.2
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OSHA Violations
OSHA Violation Statistics FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 Change 2004-2007
Total Violations 86,708 85,307 83,913 88,846 87,687 1.1
Total Serious Violations 61,666 61,018 61,337 67,176 67,052 8.7
Total Willful Violations 462 747 479 415 517 11.9
Total Repeat Violations 2,360 2,350 2,551 2,714 2,817 19.4
Total Other-than-Serious 21,705 20,819 19,246 18,331 17,131 -21.1
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Total Recordable Case Rate

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Total Recordable Case Rate
Injury and Illness Rates1,2 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Reduction 2003-2007
Total Recordable Case Rate 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 - 16.0
Days Away/Restricted Case Rate 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 -19.2
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Fatality Rate
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Number of Fatalities/Fatality Rates
Fatality Statistics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Reduction 2002-2007
Total Number of Fatalities 5,524 5,575 5,764 5,734 5,840 5,488 -0.7
Fatality Rate1 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 -7.5
Hispanic Fatality Rate3 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.4 -12.0

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Number of Fatalities
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OSHA Compliance Assistance Resources

• Safety and Health
• Topics Pages
• Fact Sheets
• Posters
• Safety and Health
• Information Bulletins

OSHAs Combustible Dust Poster
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Any Questions?