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1
OSHA 2003 Update
  • by Gary Jones
  • Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety Affairs
  • Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
  • 412/741-6860
  • garyjgatf_at_aol.com

2
2003 OSHA Update
  • Reorganization
  • Enforcement
  • Ergonomics
  • Inj/Ill Recordkeeping
  • Revised Rules
  • Proposed Rules

3
OSHA Reorganization
  • Announced August 27, 2002
  • Reorganization Enhances Compliance Asst
  • New Directorate of Cooperative and State Pgms
  • Office of Small Business Assistance
  • New Directorates
  • Enforcement
  • Standards and Guidance
  • Evaluation and Analysis
  • Stats, Reivention, Regulatory Analysis
  • Science, Technology and Medicine
  • Replaces Directorate of Technical Support

4
OSHA Enforcement!

5
Most Frequent OSHA Violations-FY02
  • Newspapers (2711)
  • Rank 1910. Standard
    Ave. Fine
  • 1. .1200 HCS-Written Pgm
    261
  • 2. .147 LO/TO
    1,066
  • 3. .303 Electrical System Design
    1,366
  • 4. .305 Electrical Wiring
    112
  • 5. .132 PPE, General Reqs
    1,011

6
Most Frequent OSHA Violations-FY02
  • Newspapers (2711)
  • Rank 1910. Standard
    Ave. Fine
  • 6. .212 Machine Guarding
    6,035
  • 7. .219 Mechanical Power Trans
    6,155
  • 8. .178 Powered Indust Trucks
    360
  • 9. .023 Floor/Wall Openings
    2,087
  • 10. .037 Means of Egress
    525

7
Most Frequent OSHA Violations-FY02
  • Newspapers (2711)
  • Rank 1910. Standard
    Ave. Fine
  • 11. .106 Flammable Liquids
    700
  • 12. .157 Fire Extinguishers
    572
  • 13. .095 Noise Exposure
    1,750
  • 14. .120 HAZWOPER
    3,670
  • 15. .134 Respiratory Protection
    300

8
Most Frequent OSHA Violations-FY02
  • Newspapers (2711)
  • Rank 1910. Standard
    Ave. Fine
  • 16. .151 First Aid
    1,173
  • 17. .322 Electrical Training
    450
  • 18. 1904.002 Form 200/300
    245
  • 19. .022 Walking/Working Surf
    0
  • 20. .036 Means of Egress
    1,350

9
OSHA Enforcement
  • 2003 Outlook
  • 36,400 Inspections Conducted FY 2002
  • 400 More Than FY 2001
  • Planning Additional 1,300 More FY 2003
  • Emphasis
  • Ergonomics
  • Nursing Homes

10
Ergonomics
  • Ergonomics Regulation
  • Released November 16, 2000
  • Effective January 16, 2001
  • Rule Rescinded March 9, 2001 By Congress
  • Contentious Points
  • Trigger
  • Risk Factors
  • Job Protection Medical Management
  • Grandfathering Existing Programs
  • Costs

11
Ergonomics
  • OSHAs Response
  • Guidance For Targeted Industries
  • Those With High Injury Rates - Nursing
  • Enforcement Using General Duty Clause
  • Will Not Focus On Those With Programs
  • Outreach and Assistance
  • Focus On Small Business Grants, Tools,
    Partnership
  • Research
  • Formed National Advisory Committee
  • Ergonomics, Medical Science, and Prevention
  • NIOSH To Assist and Participate

12
Ergonomics
  • Printing Industry Ergo Alliance
  • Signed With OSHA On June 18, 2002
  • Agree To Work Together
  • Develop and Disseminate Best Practices
  • Develop and Disseminate Training Materials
  • Encourage Participation In Voluntary Programs
  • VPP, SHARP
  • Promote National Dialog On Ergonomics
  • Convene/Participate In Forums and Share Data To
    Develop Innovative Solutions
  • Meet Quarterly To Discuss Progress

13
OSHA Recordkeeping
  • Required Since 1971
  • Work Related Injuries and Illnesses
  • Effective January 1, 2002
  • New Forms and Rules
  • Creates Simpler Rule and Forms
  • Plain English Wording
  • Question and Answer Format
  • Incorporates Checklists and Flowcharts
  • Incorporates Previous Interpretations

14
Recordkeeping
  • Major Changes
  • Better Definitions
  • Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
  • Clarified Restricted Work
  • New Definitions To Simplify Recording Decision
  • Medical Treatment
  • First Aid
  • If Not On First Aid List, Then Considered Medical
    Treatment and Recordable

15
Recordkeeping
  • Major Changes
  • Revised Days Away Counting Method
  • Increased Employee Awareness Involvement
  • New Provisions for Employee Privacy
  • Recognizes Computer Use
  • Allows All Forms To Be Kept On Computer Equipment
    Or At Alternate Location

16
Recordkeeping
  • Hearing Loss MSD Recordability
  • July 1, 2002 Rule Dec 12, 2002 Interpretation
  • Set Hearing Loss Criteria Effective Jan 2003
  • I. Employee Aggregate 25 dB Shift From
    Audiometric Zero
  • II. Employee Must Experience STS (10 dB)
  • III. Hearing Loss Must Be Work Related
  • Taking Comment On Column For Form
  • Delayed Musculoskeletal Disorder Criteria
  • Need To Define Work Related MSD

17
Means of Egress
  • Existing Rule Revised November 7, 2002
  • Renamed To Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans,
    and Fire Prevention Plans
  • Proposed September 10, 1996
  • First Attempt At Plain English Standard
  • Does Not Revise Current Requirements
  • Reorganizes, Shortens, and Clarifies Text
  • Performance Oriented
  • NFPA Life Safety Code In Lieu of Exit Rules

18
Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire
Prevention Plans
  • Standard Coverage
  • Design and Construction of Exit Routes
  • Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational
    Requirements of Exit Routes
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Written If More Than 10 Full Time Workers
  • Fire Prevention Plan
  • Written If More Than 10 Full Time Workers

19
Seat Belts Industrial Trucks
  • Proposed Policy Revision
  • September 26, 2002 Proposal
  • Current Policy Allows Citation If Restraining
    System (Seat Belt) Is Present But Not Used
  • Use General Duty Clause
  • Revised Policy Limits Citation To Only When A
    Tipover Hazard Exists
  • Remote Possibilities or No History/Near Misses

20
Updating Health Standards
  • October 31, 2002 Proposal
  • Revise 23 Health Standards
  • Revising Plan Updating, Exposure Monitoring and
    Posting Exposure Monitoring
  • Lead, Vinyl Chloride, Inorganic Arsenic, Coke
  • Revise First Aid Nonmandatory Appendix A
  • Replace 1978 ANSI Z308.1Version With 1998 One
  • Basic and Optional Fill Items
  • Container Specifications With Performance
    Standards
  • Fill Items To Meet Performance Standards
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