2. OSHA UPDATE PANEL Monday, October 3, 2011
Kevin Kilp, Area Director, Harrisburg
Jean Kulp, Area Director, Allentown
Mark Stelmack, Area Director, Wilkes-Barre
Rev:30 Sept 2011

3. Overall Agenda: Inspection Targeting Regulatory Agenda Updates
Website Tools
Where Do I go for help
Questions and Answers
Administrative Penalty Changes

4. REGION III Regional Administrator:
Deputy Regional Administrator: Kurt Petermeyer

5. Pennsylvania OSHA Area Directors
Mark Stelmack
Theresa Naim
Jean Kulp
Albert D'Imperio
Kevin Kilp
Robert Szymanski
Rev: 14 Aug 2008

6. How Does OSHA Decide Who to Inspect?
OSHA cannot inspect all workplaces it covers each year. The agency seeks to focus its inspection resources on the most hazardous workplaces. 6

7. DIRECTIVE NUMBER: CPL 02-00-148

8. OSHA INSPECTIONS Inspection/Investigation Types
Inspection Priorities:
Unprogrammed inspections:
Imminent Danger
Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents
Complaints and Referrals
Follow-up Inspections

9. OSHA INSPECTIONS Inspection/Investigation Types
Inspection Priorities:
Programmed Inspections:
Site-Specific Targeting (SST),
Construction
Scheduling for Maritime Inspections
Special Emphasis Programs (SEPs).
National Emphasis Programs (NEP),
Regional (REP) & Local Emphasis Programs (LEP),
Other Special Programs.

10. Site-Specific Targeting 2011 (SST-11)
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
11-03 (CPL 02)
EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 9, 2011
Sept 2011

11. http://www. osha. gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp. show_document

12. OSHA INSPECTIONS (SST-11)
Site Specific Targeting (SST)
Comprehensive
3 Categories:
Manufacturing Establishments
Non-Manufacturing Establishments
Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
Based upon DART and DAFWII Rates

13. OSHA INSPECTIONS Site Specific Targeting (SST-11)
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Manufacturing Establishments:
DART
7.0
5.0
OSA
DAFWII
4.0
Discretion
Non-manufacturing Establishments:
15.0
14.0
Nursing and Personal Care Facilities (805)
16.0
13.0
11.0

14. Injury and Illness Recordkeeping National Emphasis Program
(RK NEP)
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
10-07 (CPL 02)
EFFECTIVE DATE:
September 28, 2010
EXPIRES:
February 19, 2012

15. https://www. osha. gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp. show_document

16. Appendix A

17. Verification of each Recordable Injury and Illness Record
Onsite inspection to review CY 2008 and CY 2009 injury and illness records:
Medical records
Worker’s compensation records
Insurance records
Payroll absentee records
Company safety incident reports
Company first-aid logs
Alternate duty rosters
Disciplinary records pertaining to injuries and illnesses.
Note: This includes records stored on and off site.

18. Example Recordkeeping Citations
Failure to :
record injuries or illnesses on the OSHA 300 form.
record a case correctly
adequately describe the location
provide a specific description
enter the correct number of calendar days
not completing or not accurately completing the OSHA 301
complete an OSHA 300A.
provide copies of records …

20. Company fined $182,000 for failing to record worker injuries and illnesses
OSHA issued eight citations to Company Inc. and fined the company $182,000 for failing to document and report worker injuries and illnesses at its distribution center. OSHA inspectors found that Company had willfully disregarded its responsibilities to comply with OSHA regulations by continuously failing to correctly classify worker injuries or illnesses and not correctly recording the number of days a worker was away from work due to injury or illness. Additional recordkeeping violations found by inspectors included two for which the company had been cited previously. See the for more information on the failure of Company to report worker injuries.
Apart from this particular investigation, OSHA has implemented a NEP to assess the accuracy of information on workplace injuries and illnesses recorded by employers.

21. http://www. osha. gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp. show_document

22. OSHA INSPECTIONS National Emphasis Programs (NEP) Sept 2011
Combustible Dust
Federal Agencies (includes FAA)
Flavoring Chemicals (Diacetyl)
Amputations (Hazardous Machinery)
Hexavalent Chromium
Lead
Primary Metals
PSM Covered Chemical Facilities
Petroleum Refinery Process Safety Management
Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
Shipbreaking
Crystalline Silica (follow-ups)
Trenching and Excavation

25. National Emphasis Program (NEP) on Hexavalent Chromium
OSHA Directive CPL , Feb. 23, 2010
OSHA compliance assistance resources:

26. What is Hexavalent Chromium?
Toxic form of chromium metal that is generally man-made
Used in many industrial applications primarily for its anti-corrosive properties
Can be created during certain “hot” work processes where the original form of chromium was not hexavalent

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28. Sept 2011