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2009 WTBA WISDOT Contractor Engineer Conference January 22, 2009 OSHA Update.

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2 2009 WTBA WISDOT Contractor Engineer Conference January 22, 2009 OSHA Update

3 Agenda General Information Areas of Emphasis and Concern Changes in 2009?

4 OSHA Overview Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Department of Labor Wisconsin Offices –Madison –Milwaukee –Appleton –Eau Claire

5 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

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8 2007 – Wisconsin Fatalities Up To 103

9 EMPHASIS PROGRAMS: National Trenching & Excavation Silica Lead Local Fall Hazards in Construction Powered Industrial Vehicles AREAS OF EMPHASIS AND CONCERN

10 Region V Fatality Trends - Struck By Falling Objects Quick-Coupler Excavator Buckets OSHA SHIB: http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/ shib072205a.html http://www.osha.gov/dts/shib/ shib072205a.html Other Struck by Hazards –Moving Equipment –Backing

11 Region V Fatality Trends - Overhead Powerlines *Thru 8/31/08 Cranes, Forklifts, Dump Trucks, Aerial Lifts, Scaffolds etc. De-Energize Clearances Marking

12 Underground Utilities Hot issue! 1800 reported strikes Multiple problems –Not mapped –Not marked –Dead??? Multiple Interest Groups Need solutions

13 Health Hazards Noise –Hearing Loss Claims –Studies –Enforcement –Model Programs Welding & Cutting –Hexavalent Chromium –Arsenic

14 Cranes: Proposed Rule Construction Crane Standard Comment Period Incidents in 2008 Heightened Awareness Compliance Officer Training

15 Changes in 2009 New Administration New Secretary of Labor New Secretary of OSHA

16 OSHA’s Cooperative Programs Alliance Program OSHA Strategic Partnership Program Voluntary Protection Programs Consultation Program & SHARP

17 Growth in Cooperative Program Participation

18 www.osha.gov Appleton Area Office (920) 734-4521 Eau Claire Area Office (715) 832-9019 (Madison Area Office (608)441-5388 Milwaukee Area Office (414) 297-3315 Questions?

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