Manufacturing 120 Industrial Safety and CPR Bruce Poole Sean Howard (IBEST Instructor)

OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration  OSHA was established by the US Congress in 1971 to develop workplace safety and health rules throughout the US.  States (i.e. Washington) may choose to run their own programs as long as they are equal to or better than OSHA.  OSHA approves and monitors state plans.

L&I and WISHA  L&I – Department of Labor and Industries Inspections, enforcement, consultation, technical assistance, training, education and grants. Workers compensation (work related disability insurance). Contractor registration, electrical inspections, boiler and elevator inspections, apprenticeship programs and employment standards.  WISHA – Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act WISHA are the written rules and guidelines developed by Washington state. They must be adhered to any company with employees. They must be equal to or better than OSHA guidelines. Covers nearly all employers and employees including county and state. Inspectors enforce WISHA rules by inspecting workplaces. This can be done without advanced notice. Most employers are subject to enforcement by L&I not OSHA. In Washington, OSHA covers federal employees, military reservations and bases, floating worksites, tribal lands.

Top 10 Violations (OSHA) ) Fall protection 2) Hazard Communication 3) Scaffolding 4) Respiratory Protection 5) Ladders 6) Machine Guarding 7) Power Industrial Trucks (PITs) 8) Electrical wiring methods 9) Control of Hazardous Energy – Lockout/TagOut 10) Electrical General

WISHA Applies:  If you hire someone to work for you as an employee, including temps.  If you are hired to work for someone as their employee.  If you own your own business or you are a corporate officer and have elected industrial insurance coverage for yourself.  If you have a contract with someone else that primarily involves personal labor.  If you volunteer your personal labor, or you have volunteers working for you who receive any benefits or compensation.

WISHA vs Fire and Electrical Codes  WISHA contains basic requirements for fire safety and housekeeping. Local fire marshals will enforce the Uniform Fire Code (UFC). Some differences exist and the UFC can be more extensive in some areas.  Again, WISHA rules are minimum requirements regardless of when the building was built or remodeled. All buildings must adhere to the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and the National Electrical Code (NEC).

Employer Responsibilities  Provide workplace free of recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause serious injury or death.  Provide and use safety devices, safeguards and use work practices, methods, processes, and means that are reasonably adequate to make the workplace safe.  Prohibit employees from entering, or being in, any work space that is unsafe.  Not construct or cause to be constructed, a workplace that isn’t safe.  Prohibit alcohol or narcotics or employees under the influence from the workplace.  Take responsibility for the safe condition of tools and equipment used by employees.

Employer Responsibilities (cont)  Establish, supervise, and enforce rules that lead to a safe and healthy work environment that are effective in practice.  Control chemical agents in a manner that they won’t present a hazard to workers or protect workers from contact or exposure to chemical agents.  Protect employees from exposure to hazardous concentrations of biological agents that may result from processing, handling or using materials or waste.  Warn employees of biohazards using signs, tags or labels.

Employee Responsibilities  Take care of personal protective equipment (PPE).  Not wear torn or loose clothing while working around machinery.  Report any industrial injury or illness to your supervisor promptly.  Not remove, displace, damage, or destroy any safeguard, safety notice or warning.  Not interfere with the use of any safeguard by anyone in the workplace.  Do everything reasonably necessary to protect the life and safety of employees.

Safety Committees and Safety Meetings  Employers must have a way of communicating and evaluating safety and health issues brought up by employees.  Can be done through safety committees or safety meetings attended by management representatives.  A safety committee is an organizational structure where members represent a group.  A safety meeting is attended by all employees and a management representative.  Employers must establish one or both depending on their size.

Safety Committees  Used with companies having 11 or more employees on the same shift at the same location.  Must contain both employee and employer elected members.  The number of employee elected members must be equal to or exceed employer selected members.  The term for an employee elected member is a maximum of one year with no limit to the number of terms.  If there is a vacancy, a new member must be elected prior to a new meeting.  There must be an elected chairperson.  The company must define how often the committee meets.

Safety Meetings  Can be used by companies having 10 or fewer employees, or 10 or fewer on a shift or 10 or few employees at widely separated locations.  Meetings should be held at least monthly.  Should have at least one management representative.  As with committees, meetings should: Review safety and health inspection reports. Evaluate accident investigations to determine if corrections have been identified and implemented. Discuss continuous improvement. Take meeting minutes.

Accident Prevention Program (APP)  Employers must provide and communicate an Accident Prevent Program which: Describes the complete safety and health program. OTJ orientation which shows employees how to perform their duties safely. How and when to report injuries. How to report unsafe conditions. The use and care of personal protective equipment (PPE). What to do in an emergency including how to exit or evacuate the building safely. Identification of all hazardous on the job site and what to do in case of accidental exposure.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)  All employers must identify and provide appropriate PPE for all employees and insure that employees are trained in its use and care. All types of PPE will be reviewed in detail in coming weeks…..

ANSI (American National Standards Institute)  ANSI was founded in It is one of the recognized bodies worldwide charted with the creation of standards that range from measurements and measurement methods and systems to safety standards for equipment.  For example: the Z87.1 standard for safety glasses. Safety glasses with this stamp insure that the glasses can withstand the impact of a flying object without shattering.