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A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT James G. Neeley, Commissioner

A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT James G. Neeley, Commissioner. TOSHA STAFFING. 102 Total Positions 42 Occupational Safety Specialists 30 Industrial Hygienists 21 Support Staff 2 Chemists Remaining positions Administrative, Legal, etc.

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A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT James G. Neeley, Commissioner

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  1. A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT James G. Neeley, Commissioner

  2. TOSHA STAFFING • 102 Total Positions • 42 Occupational Safety Specialists • 30 Industrial Hygienists • 21 Support Staff • 2 Chemists • Remaining positions Administrative, Legal, etc. • Will request a Compliance Asst. Position in 2007

  3. TOSHA Coverage • 131,000 Employers • 2,638,000 Workers • Private & Public Sector • Agriculture, Construction, & General Industry 4th Q 2005

  4. New Public Sector Participation • 72 Utilities • 23 Schools Systems • 43 Cities • 1 County • 10,024 Total Employees Covered

  5. New TOSHA Lab • AIHA Accredited Lab • Located in Murfreesboro • Plan to partner with MTSU to allow student access • State of the art facility • Staffed presently by two chemists • Building shared with local Career Center

  6. TOSHA Advisory Committee • Gary Watkins IBEW • Jim Williams UAW/Ford Glass • Becky Morris CWA • Kent Carter Marvin Windows • John Lawhon Blaine Construction • Bob Walker Bridgestone/Firestone

  7. Tennessee OSH Review Commission • J. Russell Farrar, Chairman • Marsha Vaughn, Member • James Cunningham, Member

  8. Review Commission Activity • 1999 Inspections Contested 220 • Current Inspections Contested 20 • 2006 18 • 2005 2 • 2004 0 • 13 of the 20 cases contested are pending settlement. • 2006 11 • 2005 2

  9. TOSHA Inspection Activity, Recognition Programs, Recent Changes to the TOSHA Act

  10. Inspection ActivityJuly 2005-June 2006 • Safety & Health Compliance Program • 2,212 Inspections Conducted • 8,018 Hazards Identified • $2,075,374 Penalties Assessed • Consultative Assistance Program • 397 Visits • 3,040 Hazards Identified • $ 0 Penalties Assessed

  11. Special Emphasis Programs • Excavation Safety • Fall Protection • Carbon Monoxide • Noise • Amputations

  12. Targeting Initiatives • Sharps Injury Reduction in Hospitals & Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers • Construction • Metal Working Industries

  13. TOSHA Recognition Programs • Volunteer Star (VPP) • SHARP • Governor’s Award • Commissioner’s Award

  14. Volunteer Star

  15. 24 sites 19,000+ employees • Smurfit-Stone - Lewisburg - 1996 • DuPont - New Johnsonville – 1996 • Bridgestone/Firestone - Morrison - 1997 • Tennessee Eastman - Kingsport -1998 • International Paper - Memphis - 1998 • MSC Corp. - Oak Ridge - 2000 • Frito-Lay - Fayetteville – 2000 • Johnson Controls - Athens - 2001

  16. 24 sites 19,000+ employees • Eaton-Inoac - Livingston - 2001 • Marvin Windows and Doors - Ripley - 2002 • Olin Chlor-Alkali – Charleston – 2002 • Frito-Lay – Pulaski – 2002 • John Deere – Greeneville – 2002 • TRW – Cookeville – 2003 • International Paper- Pioneer – 2003 • Schering-Plough – Cleveland – 2003

  17. 24 sites 19,000+ employees • Osmose Chemical – Millington – 2004 • DuPont – Old Hickory - 2004 • Frito-Lay – Chattanooga - 2005 • ITW Dynatec – Hendersonville - 2005 • Performance Pipe – Knoxville – 2005 • Denso Manufacturing – Athens – 2005 • Huber – Spring City – 2006 • Lucite International – Memphis – 2006

  18. Governor’s & Commissioner’s Award of Excellence Recognizes manufacturing and construction firms Commissioner’s Award No Lost Time Injuries/Illnesses Governor’s Award No Lost Time or Restricted Duty Injuries/Illnesses The man-hour requirements are dependent upon number of employees and are defined in the application package.

  19. SHARP Program • S - Safety • H - Health • A - Achievement • R - Recognition • P - Program

  20. SHARP Program 1. Venture I Yorkville October 1998 2. Cassemco Inc Cookeville October 1998 3. Fastec Industrial Johnson City March 1999 4. Tindell’s Inc Knoxville October 2000 5. Fi-Shock Inc Knoxville July 2003 6. Entec, Inc Manchester January 2004 7. Cumberland Lumber McMinnville January 2005 8. MI Metals Inc            Smyrna August 2005 9. Capstan Tennessee Inc Rockwood September 2005 10. ARJ Manufacturing LLC  Jackson     October 2005 11. DH Compounding          Clinton      January 2006 12. Nichirin TN Inc              Lewisburg  January 2006

  21. Changes to the TOSHA Act • No legislative changes during 2006 • May request changes in citation delivery options for 2007

  22. Standards DevelopmentCompleted Actions • Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium • Slip Resistance of Skeletal Structural Steel • Rollover Protective Structures: Overhead Protection

  23. Standards DevelopmentFinal Rule Stage • Electrical Standards (1910) - Complete revision using latest National Electrical Code – last revision in 1981. • Employer Payment for PPE - Evaluation of Public Comment • Assigned Protection Factors (1910) -Amendments to the final rule on respiratory protection

  24. Standards DevelopmentProposed-Rule Stage • Confined Spaces in Construction (1926) - Preventing suffocation/explosions • Electric Power Transmission and Distribution (1910) - Electrical protective equipment, foot protection and fall protection (PPE). • Explosives (1910) - Complete revision of 30 year old standard. • Exposure to Crystalline Silica - New standard needed • Updating OSHA Standards based on National Consensus Standards – Continued work on project started in 2004.

  25. Standards DevelopmentPre-Rule Stage • Excavations - (1926.650-652) Review to determine continued need • Beryllium Exposure - Develop proposed rule • Cranes and Derricks - Review to determine need for changes to 30 year old standard • Power Presses - Revision of the current standard to cover other presses (hydraulic and pneumatic)

  26. Standards DevelopmentPre-Rule Stage • Emergency Response and Preparedness - No current standard • Lead in Construction - Review to determine continued need • Standards Improvement Phase III -Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary standards • Hazard Communication - Revise to conform to Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling

  27. Standards DevelopmentLong Term Action • Walking Working Surfaces and PPE (Slips, trips and falls) • Hearing Conservation for Construction • Ionizing Radiation

  28. 10-Hr. General Industry Course—2 days 30-Hr. General Industry Course—4 days Safety Committee Strategies—1/2 day Effective Safety Programs—1 day Maintenance Related Standards—1 day Basic Safety—1 day TOSHA 101—1/2 day TOSHA Requirements for Monitoring, Evaluation, & Inspection—1 day Industrial Hygiene Made Easy—1/2 day Regularly Scheduled Fall Seminars New

  29. Training Videos • Currently Available • Hazard Communication • Bloodborne Pathogens • Special Emphasis Programs • Personal Protective Equipment • How to Develop a PPE Program • In Development • PPE Training for Employees

  30. New Requirements & Most Cited Health Standards

  31. Hexavalent Chromium • Published in Federal Register February 28, 2006 • General Industry, Construction, Agriculture (.1026) • Start-up dates the same in Tennessee as published in the standard • Includes provisions for: • Methods for controlling exposure • Respiratory protection • Protective work clothing and equipment • Hygiene areas and practices • Medical surveillance • Hazard communication and recordkeeping

  32. Sharps Injury Reduction Targeting Initiative • Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Centers • Tennessee Law signed in 1999 • Changes to Federal Law (1910.1030) in 2001 • Oct. 2005 to Sept. 2006-free training classes across the state • Oct. 1, 2006-programmed inspection • Focused on sharps injuries

  33. Cost of Sharps Injuries • American Hospital Association • Cost of follow-up for a high-risk exposure is about $3000 per needlestick injury even when no infection occurs • One case of serious infection caused by a bloodborne exposure can cost over $1M • For follow-up testing, lost time, disability payments • Safer needle device average cost is 28 cents higher

  34. TB Respirators • Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis • Inspections only conducted in five types of workplaces identified by the CDC as having a higher incidence of TB than the general population • Must conduct initial fit test • No requirement to conduct annual fit test • Appropriations restriction in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2006 • All other respirator requirements remain the same as required by 1910.134

  35. Most Cited General Industry-Healthby Average Penalty • 1910.94 Ventilation • 1910.1025 Lead • 0800-1-1 Air Contaminants • 1910.151 Medical Services & First Aid • 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Space • 1910.1048 Formaldehyde • 1910.134 Respiratory Protection • 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure • 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens • 1910.120 Hazardous Waste & Emergency Response

  36. Most Cited Construction-Healthby Average Penalty • 1926.62 Lead • 1926.1101 Asbestos • 1926.59 Hazard Communication • 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • 1926.103 Respiratory Protection • 1926.52 Occupational Noise Exposure • 1926.55 Gases, Vapors, fumes, dusts, mists • 1926.57 Ventilation • 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment • 1926.51 Sanitation

  37. Most Cited Safety Standards & Fatality Review

  38. Top 10 Cited Safety Standards in General Industry by Average Penalty • 50-3-105 General Duty • 1910.333 Electrical Work Practices • 1910.176 Material Handling/Housekeeping/Clear aisles • 1910.212 Machine Guarding • 1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses • 1910.67 Vehicle Mounted Rotating Work Platforms • 1910.23 Guarding Floor and Wall Openings • 1910.219 Mechanical Power Transmission Apparatus • 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes • 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)

  39. Top 10 Cited Construction Standards by Average Penalty • 1926.269 Electric Power Generation, Trans., Dist. • 1926.652 Excavations (Collapse Protection) • 1926.454 Fall Protection Training • 1926.21 Safety and Health Training • 1926.651 Excavations (General Requirements) • 1926.760 Steel Erection Fall Protection • 1926.501 General Fall Protection • 1926.550 Cranes and Derricks • 1926.451 Scaffolding • 1926.453 Aerial Lifts

  40. Fatalities investigated in 2005...28 • Struck-by 12 • (trees, vehicles, steel beams, etc.) • Falls 6 • (stairs, bucket truck, roof, skylight, etc.) • Burns (fires, explosions, etc.) 2 • Overturned equipment 3 • (skidder, scraper, mower) • Caught in/Crushed by 2 • (wall& track drill, dock plate) • Excavation Collapse 1 • Chemical Overexposure 2 • (CO while buffing floors)

  41. Catastrophes investigated in 2005…..4 • 8 employees admitted to hospital from smoke inhalation due to grinding operation fire • 4 employees admitted to hospital from smoke inhalation due to fighting wildland fires • 4 employees struck by roof trusses when a block wall collapsed during construction of a building • 4 employees admitted to hospital due to smoke inhalation from a fire while demolition of powder coat spray booth

  42. Fatalities investigated to date in 2006…..30 • Struck-by (forklifts, vehicle, elevator, tree, elephant,logs) 11 • Falls (from ladder, cell tower) 6 • Drowning 2 • Explosion (disposing of explosives, reactor vessel, storage vessel cleaning) 3 • Gas explosion (lighting pilot) 1 • Electrocution 1 • Overturned Equipment (skid steer) 1 • Crushed by/caught in (hopper, coil of steel, robot) 3 • Equipment failure (pole broke ‘ee was climbing, scaffold) 2

  43. Catastrophes investigated to date in 2006…..2 • 4 employees hospitalized for exposure to hydrogen flouride • 4 employees hospitalized for exposure to hydrogen flouride

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