Health and Safety Laws, Compliance Assistance

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Health and Safety Laws,Compliance Assistance

• Don Williams
• Illinois Department of Commerce and Community
  Affairs

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OSHA On-Site Safety and Health Consultation
Program

• Help Private Employers Identify Hazards
• No Cost Service
• No Fines or Penalties
• Confidential

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Who or What Does OSHA Cover?

• All Private Schools
• All Private Not-For Profit Schools
• All Levels Nursery Schools College
• Covers Employees, NOT Students!

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When Should You Expect An OSHA Inspection?

• Employee Complains to OSHA
• Fatality
• 3 Or More Employees Seriously Injured, Resulting
  In Inpatient Hospitalization
• OSHAs List of High Hazard Industries Based on
  Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). MOST
  SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED ON THIS LIST!

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What Will OSHA Look For?

• Hazard Communication Program

• OSHA Poster
• Hazard Communication Program
• Written Policy and Program
• List of Hazardous Materials
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Labeling
• Employee Training
• (Cleaning Chemicals Chemistry, Biology, etc
  Classes)

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• Written Hazard Assessment and Training
• Emergency Action Plan
• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan
  (Including Hepatitis B Vaccination)
• Electrical Hazards (GFCI, Lockout/Tagout)
• Machine Guarding (Compressors, Fans, Manual Arts
  Equipment)

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• Walking and Working Surfaces (Slipping and
  Tripping Hazards, Holes In The Floor, Railings,
  Ladders)
• Lift Truck Operator Training
• Fire Extinguishers (accessible and inspected
  regularly)
• Ventilation (Laboratory Hoods, Shop Classes,
  HVAC)
• Ergonomics (Employee Training On Equipment Use)

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Actual OSHA Inspections and Penalties

• 1000 - Inadequate Woodworking
• Machine Guarding
• 575 - Lack of Wire Insulation and
• Exposed Live Wires/Connections
• 675 - Improper Use Of Extension Cords

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• 560 - No Lockout/Tagout Program
• 560 - No Hazard Communication Program
• 550 - No Lift Truck Operator Training
• 562 - Asbestos Containing Material Not
  Labeled
• or Maintained In A Non-friable
  Condition
• 500 - Did Not Guard Floor Or Wall Openings

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• 650 - Improper Use Of Respiratory
• Protection
• 575 - Inadequate Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure
• Control Program
• 637 - No Eyewash Where Chemicals Were Used
• 500 - No Chemical Hygiene Plan in Laboratory

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Sample Programs

• www.commerce.state.il.us
• Select Workforce Development
• Select A Safe Workplace
• www.osha.gov

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Don WilliamsIllinois On-Site Safety and Health
Consultation Program200 S. Wyman Street Suite
102Rockford, IL 61101(815) 987-7663dwilliam_at_c
ommerce.state.il.us