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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS. OSHA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2014. OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE. 55 North Robinson, Suite 315 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 278-9560 www.osha.gov 1-800-321-OSHA. AREA OFFICE STAFF. David Bates, Area Director Steven Kirby, AAD Meghan Christie, AAD

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS

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  1. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS OSHA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2014

  2. OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE 55 North Robinson, Suite 315 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (405) 278-9560 www.osha.gov 1-800-321-OSHA

  3. AREA OFFICE STAFF • David Bates, Area Director • Steven Kirby, AAD • Meghan Christie, AAD • Jorge Delucca, CAS • Janet Barker, VPP Coordinator • Vacant, Discrimination Investigator • 18 CSHO’s

  4. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS ALLIANCE • MCEPS (Mid-Continent Exploration and Production Safety Network) • Oklahoma Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association • VPP SITES – 40 SITES IN OK

  5. ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS REGIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS • Falls in Construction & General Industry • Cranes in Construction • Oil & Gas • Fabricated Metal Products • Heavy Highway & Bridge • Workzone Safety • Noise in General Industry • Demolition in Construction • Electrical Powerline (overhead and underground) • Heat Illnesses

  6. ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS • NATIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS • Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates, Effective June 20, 2013 • PSM Covered Chemical Facilities • Combustible Dust • Nursing and Residential Care Facilities • Trenching and Excavation

  7. FY 2013 FATALITIES • 27 Fatality Events or Investigations • 28 Worker Deaths

  8. 2013 INDUSTRIES • 13 General Industry • 8 Construction • 6 Oil & Gas

  9. 2012 INDUSTRIES • 4 Construction • 8 General Industry • 12 Oil & Gas

  10. 12 Struck or Crushed by / Caught in 4 Electrocutions 5 Falls 2 Natural Cause 3 Fire / Explosion 1 Confined space 2013 EVENT TYPES

  11. OSHA Safety Stand Downs • June 21 – July 22, 2012: Oklahoma oil and gas Stand down. • As a result of 9 fatalities and one catastrophe between October 2011 and April 2012 • Industry voluntarily inspected 1200 rigs, • Found and corrected 2500 hazards • Safety Training to 9,800+ workers

  12. OSHA Safety Stand Downs • Region 6 Stand Down • January to March 1, 2013 • TX, AR, LA, OK, NM • 183 locations participated • Conducted 3,888 site inspections • Identified & corrected 8,392 hazards • Trained 36,643 workers • National STEPS Stand Down planned in 2 phases • November 14, 2013 – Phase 1 • December – January 30, 2014 – Phase 2 • Website: http://www.oshastanddown.org/

  13. OSHA NEWS • Executive Order 13650: Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security • Request for Information regarding O&G exemption from 1910.119 (PSM) regulation; Comments due March 10, 2014 • Drilling and Servicing – Due to anticipated promulgation of O&G regulations • O&G Production Facilities – Due to lack of economic feasibility study to include production facilities

  14. OSHA NEWS • OSHA Proposed Rule - Injury and Illness Record Electronic Submission • Written Comments due March 8, 2014 • Public Meeting January 9, 2014 in DC • Employers with more than 250 employees submit their OSHA records quarterly • Employers in certain high-hazard industries with more than 20 employees submit their OSHA records annually • Eventually, company OSHA Injury and Illness records will be posted on OSHA website

  15. OSHA NEWS • Proposed Rule on Respirable Silica • General Industry, Construction, Maritime • Reduces PEL from 100ug/m3 to 50ug/m3 • Comment Period extended to January 27, 2014 • Hearing to be held March 18, 2014 in DC

  16. OSHA NEWS • Globally Harmonized System for Classification of Chemicals (GHS) • December 1, 2013 - Train employees on the new label elements and SDS format • December 1, 2015 -Comply with all modified provisions of this final rule • June 1, 2016 - Update alternative workplace labeling and hazard communication program as necessary, and provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health

  17. OSHA NEWS • Whistleblowers can now file complaints electronically on OSHA website • Electronic signatures online now accepted to formalize S&H complaints • Protecting Temporary Workers • OSHA extended crane operator certification requirement in Construction to Nov 10, 2017

  18. THANK YOU

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