1. OSHA REGION VI UPDATE Stephen B. Boyd Deputy Regional Administrator
2017 Annual North Texas OSHAMSHA Regulatory Update Seminar

2. Agenda
Inspection Activities
Significant Cases
Cooperative Programs

3. Inspections October 1, 2016 – September 10, 2017
All Inspections: 4,840 (16% of National Total)
Safety: 4,144
Health:
No. of Fatalities Investigated: 216
*8 less than this time last fiscal year.
Total No. of Violations Issued: 7,581
Average Current Serious Penalty Amount: $3,723

4. Inspections October 1, 2016 – September 10, 2017
% Construction: 55.3% % General Industry: 44.7% % Programmed: 57.2% % Un-Programmed: 42.8% % Follow-up: 4%

5. Regional Emphasis Programs FY2017
Construction - CPL Cranes used in Construction - CPL Fall Hazards in Non-Construction Ind.- CPL Grain Handling Facilities - CPL Health Hazards in Healthcare Industry - CPL

6. Regional Emphasis Programs FY2017
Heat Illness - CPL High Noise in Mfg. Industries - CPL Poultry Processing - CPL Fabricated Metal Products - CPL A Upstream Oil and Gas Industry – CPL

7. Most Frequently Cited Standards All Industries
1. Fall Protection 2. Eye Protection 3. Ladders 4. Head Protection 5. Machine Guarding
6. General Duty Clause
7. Aerial Lifts
8. Fall Protection Training
9. Scaffolding
10. Hazard Communication

8. Significant Enforcement Actions Cases with Penalties $180,000 or Greater
FY2017: 12 Significant Cases
FY2016: 24 Significant Cases
Bix Tex Trailers d/b/a CM Truck Beds
Health and Safety Complaint
$535,411
Violations: Overexposure, Respiratory Protection, Breathing Air, Machine Guarding, LO/TO and Machine Guarding
Dallas Waste Disposal and Recycling, Inc.
d/b/a Dall
Employer Reported Referral
32 Serious Violations
$195,633
DayBreak Mental Health Hospital
Workplace Fatality
$21,379
Violations: Workplace Violence
Freeflow Services, LLC
Violations: Respiratory Protection and Confined Space
$249,564

9. Significant Enforcement Actions Cases with Penalties $140,000 or Greater
German Pellets Texas, LLC
Referral (Fire) – Health & Safety Inspections
$317,891
Violations: General Duty Clause – Combustible Dust, Electrical, Confined Space, Fall Hazards, Respiratory Protection
Johns Manville
Serious Injury Report & Employee Complaint
$303,757
Violations: Machine Guarding
Jyoti Americas, LLC
Follow-up Health & Safety Inspections
$561,195
Violations: Noise, Machine Guarding
And LOTO
Laboratory Tops, Inc. d/b/a Durcon, Inc.
Employee Complaint – Silica Exposure
$561,195
Violations: Overexposure, Noise, Ergonomics, Respiratory Protection, Machine Guarding, LOTO
PECOFacet, Inc.
Employer Reported Referral – Amputation NEP
$630,671
Violations: General Duty Clause – Materials Handling, Machine Guarding, LOTO, Fall Hazards

10. Significant Enforcement Actions Cases with Penalties $140,000 or Greater
PolyVision Corporation
Health and Safety Follow-up Inspection
$244,994
Violations: Noise Exposure, LO/TO and Machine Guarding
Sesco Cement Corp.
Employee Safety Complaint, Health Referral
$208,604
Violations: Fall Hazards, PIT, Electrical, Respiratory Protection, Overexposures, Hazcom
Texamerican Food Blending, Inc.
Workplace Fatality
$197,730
Violations: LOTO, Machine Guarding, Fall Hazards

11. Cooperative Programs Conferences
2016 OSHA Construction Safety and Health Conference
OSHA Region VI with the University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center, co-hosted the inaugural OSHA Construction Safety and Health Conference in Irving, Texas.  450 conference attendees, with 35 break-out sessions.
2016 OSHA Oil & Gas Safety Conference
OSHA Region VI with the University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center, co-hosted the 5th biennial OSHA Oil & Gas Safety Conference in Houston, Texas.  More than 1,000 industry professionals, 90 diverse breakout sessions, and 100 exhibitors.

12. Cooperative Programs Ladder Symposium
March 2, 2017, OSHA Region VI sponsored a free Ladder Symposium – Raise awareness of ladder safety and decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities. 135 participants from 20 States.
Department of Labor Forum
March 28, 2017, OSHA, Oklahoma City Area Office, partnered with Francis Tuttle Business & Industry Services, and held a free informational and outreach forum for employers and their representatives. The “one-stop-shop” event brought together a number of Department of Labor agencies, explaining their enforcement responsibilities and how they can help you achieve compliance. 165 attendees in total.

13. Cooperative Programs Trenching Safety Symposium
June 27, 2017, OSHA Region VI, University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Education Center, and National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) of North Texas, co-sponsored a free Trenching Safety Symposium.
Goal: Provide workers with information about requirements and safety procedures for working in trenches and excavations, and reduce the number of fatalities, catastrophes and serious injuries that occur each year in the industry.
The symposium featured presentations from OSHA, NUCA, UTA, North Texas Contracting and Pennington Utilities. Over 50 participants in-person and 901 viewers via the internet.

14. Questions?