Chicagoland Safety and Health Conference September 2010 Richard E. Fairfax, CIH Deputy Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration Richard E. Fairfax, CIH Deputy Assistant Secretary Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA at 40  Recent workplace tragedies:  Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster  29 Coal Miners killed  Oil rig explosion south of Louisiana  11 workers killed  Anacortes Refinery fire in Washington State  7 workers killed  February Kleen Energy  6 workers killed  Recent workplace tragedies:  Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster  29 Coal Miners killed  Oil rig explosion south of Louisiana  11 workers killed  Anacortes Refinery fire in Washington State  7 workers killed  February Kleen Energy  6 workers killed

OSHA at 40  These were the headlines that we were reading  But … we also know that 14 workers lose their lives in preventable accidents everyday  Close to 100 deaths every week  Our Mission, simply put is to protect workers from death, injury, and illness  These were the headlines that we were reading  But … we also know that 14 workers lose their lives in preventable accidents everyday  Close to 100 deaths every week  Our Mission, simply put is to protect workers from death, injury, and illness

OSHA at 40  Secretary Solis’ vision is “Good Jobs for Everyone.”  At OSHA, we understand that a job cannot be a good job unless it is a safe job.  Secretary Solis’ vision is “Good Jobs for Everyone.”  At OSHA, we understand that a job cannot be a good job unless it is a safe job.

OSHA at 40  Dr. Michaels Vision  Stronger enforcement: Some employers need incentives to do the right thing.  Ensure that workers have a voice  Refocus and strengthen our compliance assistance programs  Change workplace culture: Employers must “find and fix” workplace hazards  Dr. Michaels Vision  Stronger enforcement: Some employers need incentives to do the right thing.  Ensure that workers have a voice  Refocus and strengthen our compliance assistance programs  Change workplace culture: Employers must “find and fix” workplace hazards

OSHA at 40  Develop innovative approaches to addressing new (and old) hazards: Improve Intra-Agency Collaboration  Improve and modernize workplace injury and illness tracking: Strengthen our focus on accurate recordkeeping  Strengthen OSHA’s use of science  Develop innovative approaches to addressing new (and old) hazards: Improve Intra-Agency Collaboration  Improve and modernize workplace injury and illness tracking: Strengthen our focus on accurate recordkeeping  Strengthen OSHA’s use of science

OSHA at 40  Strengthen state plan states  Conduct our work with transparency, openness, integrity, and humility  Strengthen state plan states  Conduct our work with transparency, openness, integrity, and humility

Record Keeping  Last fall we launched the Record Keeping NEP  Looking at under reporting and non reporting  Also looking at discouraging workers from reporting  Incentive programs  Looking at changing the criteria for these inspections  RK Task group  VPP and Incentive Programs  Last fall we launched the Record Keeping NEP  Looking at under reporting and non reporting  Also looking at discouraging workers from reporting  Incentive programs  Looking at changing the criteria for these inspections  RK Task group  VPP and Incentive Programs

OSHA Emphasis  New emphasis on enforcement and standard setting  Increased inspections  Evaluating state plan states effectiveness  Regions have completed their evaluations of the state plan states  Reports are being reviewed in Washington  New emphasis on enforcement and standard setting  Increased inspections  Evaluating state plan states effectiveness  Regions have completed their evaluations of the state plan states  Reports are being reviewed in Washington

OSHA Emphasis  Not moving away from the voluntary protection programs  Consultation Program  Voluntary Protection Program - VPP  Partnerships  Alliances  Not moving away from the voluntary protection programs  Consultation Program  Voluntary Protection Program - VPP  Partnerships  Alliances

OSHA Emphasis  OSHA announced that we will begin the process of developing a rule that would mandate employers to develop, implement, and maintain an effective worker Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2)  Systematic approach to safety and health  OSHA announced that we will begin the process of developing a rule that would mandate employers to develop, implement, and maintain an effective worker Injury and Illness Prevention Program (I2P2)  Systematic approach to safety and health

OSHA Emphasis  Injury and Illness Prevention Program  Silica  Beryllium  PELs  Confined Space in Construction  Infectious Diseases  Looking into a standard related to the Kleen Energy explosion  Modernizing recordkeeping  Injury and Illness Prevention Program  Silica  Beryllium  PELs  Confined Space in Construction  Infectious Diseases  Looking into a standard related to the Kleen Energy explosion  Modernizing recordkeeping

FY 2010 (Oct 1 – Aug 26) Federal OSHA Inspection Data

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Inspections Conducted

FY 2006 – FY 2010 % Programmed vs. % Unprogrammed

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Percent Complaint Inspections

FY 2006 – FY 2010 % Inspections In-Compliance

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Total Violations Issued

FY 2006 – FY 2010 % Total Violations Issued As Serious

FY 2006 – FY 2010 % Total Violations Issued As Serious, Willful, and Repeat

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Percent Inspections With Violations Contested

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Average Penalty Per Serious Violation (Private Sector)

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Percent Construction Inspections

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Significant Cases

Egregious Cases 18* * FY 2010 Figures Reflect Year To Date Actual Totals & Projected End Of Year Totals 15

FY 2006 – FY 2010 Fatality Investigations

FY 2010 Top 10 Most Cited Standards 1)Scaffolding 2)Fall Protection 3)Hazard Communication 4)Respiratory Protection 5)Ladders 1)Scaffolding 2)Fall Protection 3)Hazard Communication 4)Respiratory Protection 5)Ladders 6)Lockout/Tagout 7)Electrical, Wiring Methods 8)Powered Industrial Trucks 9)Electrical, General Requirements 10) Machine Guarding

Enforcement Activities - Construction  Cranes and Derricks Standard published July 28th  Starting work on construction confined space final standard  Emergency Temporary standard related to the CSB recommendation for Kleen Energy  Developing a Nail Gun safe use guidance document  Revising the Steel Erection Directive  Revising the residential fall protection directive  Cranes and Derricks Standard published July 28th  Starting work on construction confined space final standard  Emergency Temporary standard related to the CSB recommendation for Kleen Energy  Developing a Nail Gun safe use guidance document  Revising the Steel Erection Directive  Revising the residential fall protection directive

Enforcement Activities - Construction  Construction targeting  We are looking to see if there are better ways to target.  Construction targeting  We are looking to see if there are better ways to target.

Enforcement Activities  SVEP  In effect  Penalties  Piloting the I.T. System in three Area Offices  Roll out on October 1st  SVEP  In effect  Penalties  Piloting the I.T. System in three Area Offices  Roll out on October 1st

Enforcement Activities  Corporate Wide Settlement Agreements  Tied into the SVEP  Looking for systemic patterns of violations  OSHA can now approach employers to enter into a corporate agreement  Enterprise Settlement agreements  Corporate Wide Settlement Agreements  Tied into the SVEP  Looking for systemic patterns of violations  OSHA can now approach employers to enter into a corporate agreement  Enterprise Settlement agreements

Enforcement Activities  NEP to focus on new buttered flavored popcorn flavorings  Isocyanates NEP  Updating the TB Compliance Directive and the Bloodborne pathogens compliance directive  Evaluating the Amputations NEP  Possible Cranes and Derricks NEP  Developing the compliance directive  Developing compliance officer training  NEP to focus on new buttered flavored popcorn flavorings  Isocyanates NEP  Updating the TB Compliance Directive and the Bloodborne pathogens compliance directive  Evaluating the Amputations NEP  Possible Cranes and Derricks NEP  Developing the compliance directive  Developing compliance officer training

Other Items of Interest  Inspection Numbers for FY 2011  FOM  Inspection Numbers for FY 2011  FOM

OSHA Emphasis - PSM  Refinery NEP - in effect only in Region VI  Looking into follow up inspection  Looking at a new NEP on refineries  Still finding the same problems that we did at the start of the NEP  Refinery NEP - in effect only in Region VI  Looking into follow up inspection  Looking at a new NEP on refineries  Still finding the same problems that we did at the start of the NEP

OSHA Emphasis - PSM  Chemical Plant NEP  Just extended the pilot  Finding same problems as in the refinery NEP  Process hazard analysis  Management of change  Safety instrumented systems  training  Chemical Plant NEP  Just extended the pilot  Finding same problems as in the refinery NEP  Process hazard analysis  Management of change  Safety instrumented systems  training

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