1. Reduce Injuries: OSHA’s Top 10 List
Mark A. Woodward – Senior Trainer
Missouri Employers Mutual
Prepared for MTIA 2017

2. Visit us!

5. Use your head!

6. Pay attention!

7. There Are NO Accidents!

9. EXPOSURE: WHY INJURIES GO BAD INCIDENT COSTS NOT CONTAINED1 2
THE INCIDENT OCCURRS
IN THE FIRST PLACE
INCIDENT COSTS NOT CONTAINED

10. 1 2 SPLITTING YOUR ORGANIZATION IN HALF BEFORE THE INCIDENT
AFTER THE INCIDENT 1 2
SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT
INJURY MANAGEMENT PLAN

11. MEM TOP 5 LOSSES 2009 $10,395,944 Fall 6’ from ladder to grass
2013 $8, Semi truck crash, unrestrained
2005 $8,032,102 Fall 12’ feet from scaffold
2005 $7,253,547 Fall from roof, feet
2014 $5,044,855 Fall 20’ during steel erection

12. Managing Safety:
Safety personnel must balance advocacy for both the employer and employees.
Employees
Employer

13. Compliance Requirements
Managing Safety:
Focus on injury statistics and compliance!
Compliance Requirements
Injuries

14. A balance between compliance efforts and best practices.
Managing Safety:
A balance between compliance efforts and best practices.
Compliance
Best Practices

15. WHO CAN HELP? INSURANCE AGENCY INSURANCE CARRIERS
MO STATE DEPT. OF LABOR SAFETY CONSULTATION PROGRAM
PRIVATE SAFETY CONSULTANTS
LEGAL RESOURCES
MEDICAL RESOURCES

16. Jobsite concerns – 29 CFR 1926 Shop concerns – 29 CFR 1910
OSHA: Your Operation
Jobsite concerns – 29 CFR 1926
Shop concerns – 29 CFR 1910

17. The Googles OSHA – www.osha.gov “OSHA Top Ten List”
“MO Dept. of Labor Are You Covered?”
“MO Division of Work Comp Annual Report 2016”

18. OSHA Establishment Search
Fines over $40,000

19. OSHA SEVERE INJURY REPORTING within 24 HOURS
FATALITIES – Report within 8 hours
AMPUTATIONS
LOSS OF AN EYE
OVERNIGHT IN-PATIENT HOSPITAL STAY

20. OSHA FINES
4 CATEGORIES:
WILLFUL
SERIOUS
OTHER THAN SERIOUS
REPEAT

21. Expected… Increased penalties Decreased reductions
More onsite inspections
Inspections to focus more on written programs
Abatement verification

22. Know Your / Their Losses
KNOW WHERE TO FOCUS!
FOCUS ON HOW PEOPLE GET HURT!
STUDY THE LOSSES – LOSS RUNS, MOD MASTER
Strain / Sprain / Overexertion
Slips, Trips and Falls
Automobile Related
Machinery or Tool Related
Cut / Puncture / Scrape
Average Fatality: $500,000
Average LWDC: $40,000.

23. MO Division of WC

24. MO Division of WC

25. Know BLS Stats

26. Know BLS Stats

27. 2016 OSHA Top 10
Fall Protection, (C) — 6,929 citations (+208 from 2015)  
Hazard Communication, — 5,677 citations (+485 from 2015)  
Scaffolds, (C) — 3,906 citations (-389 from 2015)  
Respiratory Protection, — 3,585 citations (+280 from 2015)  
Lockout / Tagout, — 3,414 citations (+412 from 2015)  
Powered Industrial Trucks, — 2,860 citations (+100 from 2015)
7. Ladders, (C) — 2,639 citations (+150 from 2015)  
8. Machine Guarding, —
2,451 citations (+156 from 2015)
9. Electrical Wiring, — 1,940 citations (-464 from 2015)  
10. Electrical, General Requirements, — 1,704 citations (-269 from 2015)

28. DEVELOP FOR ALL Written Safety Rules
Written Seat Belt Policy – All Employees
Written Distracted Driving Policy
Drug-Free Workplace
New Hire Expectations
Jobsite, Building and Vehicle Safety Inspections
Post-Offer Employment Physical Testing
Enforcement

29. Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act – “General Duty Clause”
“Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees."
5(b)(1) - Employees must comply with the occupational safety and health standards set forth in this Act.

30. Why Claims Go BAD Lack of timely reporting; Lack of investigation;
No drug-free workplace program;
No written safety rules;
No directed medical care;
No timely return-to-work;
No proof of program enforcement.

31. THANK YOU MTIA! EACH DAY INJURY FREE ZERO INJURIES MOVING FORWARD
Mark A. Woodward – Senior Trainer
Missouri Employers Mutual
Prepared for MTIA 2017