1. Directorate of Construction AGC Conference July 8, 2015 Eric Kampert, PE, CSP Director, Office of Construction Services Occupational Safety and Health Administration

2. OSHA Construction Update Statistics Regulatory Update Safety Culture 2015 Fall Stand-Down

3. Workplace Fatality Rates 2006- 2013 3

4. Number & rate of fatal occupational injuries Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor

5. Construction Industry Fatalities* Years20062007200820092010 2011 20122013 Total Fatalities All Construction 12391204975834774738806 828 Fatality Rates All Construction 11.210.89.79.99.89.19.99.7 Source: BLS CFOI Data 2013

6. Residential Construction Fatalities* Years20062007200820092010 2011 20122013 Fatalities For Residential Construction 283 267 196 187 182 154 205 203 Source: BLS CFOI Data 2013

7. Fatal Falls in Residential Construction 2003 - 2013 Source of fatality data: Bureau of Labor Statistics Source of housing starts: McGraw-Hill Construction

9. — National Safety Council “Injury Facts” 2014 Workplace injuries and fatalities cost our economy $198.2 billion a year.

10. 20,000,000 visitors annually to OSHA’s website 213,200 responses to OSHA 1-800 calls for help 19,300 Spanish-speaking callers helped 22,500 e-mail requests for assistance answered 1,320,500 educational materials distributed 26,700 visits to small & medium-sized businesses through OSHA’s free On-Site Consultation Program 82,000 subscribers to QuickTakes newsletter OSHA Compliance Assistance 2014 data

11. Confined Spaces in Construction Publish Date: May 4, 2015 Effective Date: August 3, 2015 Closely aligned with General Industry Rule Find more info at http://osha.gov/confinedspaces/index.html

12. Confined Spaces in Construction Publish Date: May 4, 2015 Effective Date: August 3, 2015 Closely aligned with General Industry Rule Find more info at http://osha.gov/confinedspaces/index.html

13. Basics What is a confined space? –Big enough to enter –Difficult to enter and exit –Not for regular occupancy Examples of spaces--sewers, pits, crawl spaces, attics, boilers, tanks, etc.

14. Basics….. What is a permit-required confined space? ---A confined space with either: a hazardous atmosphere, engulfment hazard or sloping surfaces, or a serious safety or health hazard.

15. Basics… What are common hazards? Low oxygen, hazardous or toxic atmospheres, flammable vapors, electric shock, hazards from the work (welding, sprays).

16. General requirements Site evaluation: identify any confined spaces and permit-required confined spaces (permit spaces). Post permit spaces. Prevent unauthorized entry of permit spaces. Training of all workers exposed to permit space hazards, including hazards of unauthorized rescue.

17. What’s Different? Same requirements as 1910.146, with some additions Continuous monitoring of atmospheric and engulfment hazards Employers relying on local emergency services for rescue must arrange for responders to notify in advance if responders will be unavailable.

18. Specific information exchange requirements for multi-employer work sites. What’s Different? Same requirements as 1910.146, with some additions

19. A competent person must conduct worksite evaluation. Employers using “alternate procedures” for permit space entry must prevent physical hazard exposures through elimination or isolation through methods such as LOTO. What’s Different? Same requirements as 1910.146, with some additions

20. Permits may be suspended instead of cancelled, provided the space is returned to permit conditions prior to re-entry. Employers must provide training in a language and vocabulary that the worker understands. What’s Different? Same requirements as 1910.146, with some additions

22.  OSHA’s final construction crane standard in 2010 relied exclusively on third-party certification of crane operators  After publication, stakeholders in the crane and construction industries advised that certification alone is not sufficient to ensure operator qualification Crane Operator Qualification

23.  ACCSH meeting on March 31 st OSHA presented a draft proposed standard to define “qualification” and require employers to qualify crane operators Crane Operator Qualification

24.  Proposed revisions to the final construction crane standard, include: clarifying applicability to multi-purpose machines and forklifts revising requirements for insulating links and proximity detectors near power lines re-considering the feasibility of a requirement for instruments for stabilizers on small articulating cranes Crane Amendments

25.  Settlement agreement with Association of American Railroads (AAR)  Railroads have unique equipment often rail-mounted asked OSHA to tailo r rules Crane Rail Road Amendments

26. Communication Towers Increased Number Fatal Accidents –12 fatalities in 2014 –13 Fatalities in 2013.. more than the previous 2 years combined –Not just about falls Two thirds of tower fatalities are related to rigging or collapse. OSHA continues addressing hazardous conditions through outreach and enforcement. –Working with the Region’s and State Plan States OSHA Office of Engineering –Several Investigations ongoing –Three investigations posted on OSHA’s Webpage

27. Communication Towers Lots of outreach –NATE, survivors organizations, tower owners, carriers Request for information issued April 15, 2015 –60 day comment period

28. Standards Improvement Project IV Updates 18 individual and unrelated provisions. Examples include: –MUTCD (construction) –Digital x-rays –Decompression table (construction) –LOTO “unexpected”

29. OSHA’s Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule  Improve protections for 2.2 million workers  Save nearly 700 lives and prevent 1,600 cases of silicosis annually once full effects are realized  Provide average net benefits of $2.8 to $4.7 billion annually over the next 60 years  Level the playing field: Employers who invest in worker health and safety can better compete with “low road” employers.

30. Top 10 Violations in Construction - FY 2014 Standards Cited FY2014Number of CitationsBrief Description of Standard 1926.501 6,011Duty to have fall protection. 1926.4513,871General scaffold requirements. 1926.10532,292Ladders. 1926.5031,441Fall protection training requirements. 1926.1021,160Eye and face protection. 1926.1001,119Head protection. 1910.1200 774 Hazard Communication 1926.20667General safety and health provisions. 1926.453661Aerial lifts. 1926.502525 Fall Protection Systems Criteria Requirements. and Practices

31. – Employers must report all hospitalizations, amputations, and loss of an eye within 24 hours – Rule went into effect January 1, 2015. 31 Severe Injury Reporting Rule

32. Triaging employer reports: Inspections Rapid Response Investigation (RRI) based on the Area Office’s discretion. An RRI encourages the employer to conduct a root cause analysis of what led to the injury 32 Severe Injury Reporting Rule

33. Currently, receiving between 200 and 250 reports a week May result in 12,000 reports annually About 40% of reports have resulted in inspections May result in 5,000 inspections annually Remainder of reports resulted in RRIs or were determined NOT to be work-related 33

34. Nail Gun Safety http://www.osha.gov/doc/topics/nailgun/index.html

35. SAFETY LEADERSHIP

36. Safety Culture  Bottom line, a lot of accidents have a root cause related to safety culture.  Positive safety culture is characterized by open communication, active involvement, learning, and continuous improvement.

37. Safety Culture  Deeply held but often unspoken safety-related beliefs, attitudes, and values that establish norms about how things are done in the organization.

38. 38 Strengthening Safety Climate Workbook Worksheets for 8 leading indicators of safety climate and ideas for strengthening them. Assess company’s safety culture maturity level Review and prioritize a list of ideas they might implement to improve that leading safety climate indicator.

39. 39 Worksheet example FrontBack

40. Safety Leadership to Enhance Safety Climate Optional module in the 30-hour, 2-2.5 hours Focus on 5 Leadership Skills L eads by Example E ngages Team Members A ctively Listens and Practices 3-Way Communication DE velops Team members through Teaching and Coaching R ecognizes Team members and Gives Feedback Real Life Scenarios – Written, Animations, Role-plays Discussion Questions

41. 2015 National Safety Stand-downNational Safety Stand-down

42. Questions?