2009 WTBA WISDOT Contractor Engineer Conference January 22, 2009 OSHA Update
Agenda General Information Areas of Emphasis and Concern Changes in 2009?
OSHA Overview Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor Wisconsin Offices –Madison –Milwaukee –Appleton –Eau Claire
Mission To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women. Strategies: Strong, fair and effective enforcement Outreach, education and compliance assistance Partnerships and other cooperative programs
2007 – Wisconsin Fatalities Up To 103
EMPHASIS PROGRAMS: National Trenching & Excavation Silica Lead Local Fall Hazards in Construction Powered Industrial Vehicles AREAS OF EMPHASIS AND CONCERN
Region V Fatality Trends - Struck By Falling Objects Quick-Coupler Excavator Buckets OSHA SHIB: shib072205a.html shib072205a.html Other Struck by Hazards –Moving Equipment –Backing
Region V Fatality Trends - Overhead Powerlines *Thru 8/31/08 Cranes, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Aerial Lifts, Scaffolds etc. De-Energize Clearances Marking
Underground Utilities Hot issue! 1800 reported strikes Multiple problems –Not mapped –Not marked –Dead??? Multiple Interest Groups Need solutions
Health Hazards Noise –Hearing Loss Claims –Studies –Enforcement –Model Programs Welding & Cutting –Hexavalent Chromium –Arsenic
Cranes: Proposed Rule Construction Crane Standard Comment Period Incidents in 2008 Heightened Awareness Compliance Officer Training
Changes in 2009 New Administration New Secretary of Labor New Secretary of OSHA
OSHA’s Cooperative Programs Alliance Program OSHA Strategic Partnership Program Voluntary Protection Programs Consultation Program & SHARP
Growth in Cooperative Program Participation
Appleton Area Office (920) Eau Claire Area Office (715) (Madison Area Office (608) Milwaukee Area Office (414) Questions?