Introduction to OSHA

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Introduction to OSHA

• Occupational Safety
• and
• Health Administration

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American Workplace Facts

• 6.9 Million Workplaces
• gt105 Million Workers

Note Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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Injuries and Deaths

• gt6, 000 workers die each year
• 5,700,000 workers are injured on the job each
  year(1999)
• 1,700,000 workers are disabled each year(1999)
• Permanent or temporary
• 1,000,000 restricted work (1999)

Note Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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Accident Triangle
(Approximate Numbers)
Note Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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Workplace Injuries

• All industry-6.3 per 100 workers
• Health services-7.7 per 100 workers
• Hospitals-8.4 per 100 workers
• Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
• 13.8 per 100 workers

Note Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
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PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE

• OSH ACT 1970
• GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(a)
• GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(b)
• Michigan Act 154
• SECTION 11
• SECTION 12

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General Duty Clause 5(a)

• 5(a) Employer Responsibility -
  
  
• (1) shall furnish to each of his employees
  employment and a place of employment which are
  free from recognized hazards that are causing or
  are likely to cause death or serious physical
  harm to his employees.
  
  
  
  

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General Duty Clause 5(b)

• 5(b) Employee Responsibility-
• (b) Each employee shall comply with occupational
  safety and health standards and all rules,
  regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this
  Act which are applicable to his own actions and
  conduct.

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Michigan Act 154

• R408.1011 Section 11
• An employer shall...Furnish to each employee,
  employment and a place of employment which is
  free from recognized hazards that are... likely
  to causedeath or serious harm...

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Michigan Act 154

• 408.1012 Section 12
• An employee shall Comply with (safety) rules
  and standards...

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OSH ACT 1970

• OSHA
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• NIOSH
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and
  Health
• OSHRC
• The Occupational Safety and Health Review
  Commission

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OSH ACT 1970

• OSHA
• Compliance (enforcement and education)
• NIOSH
• Research
• A division of the Center for Disease Control
  (CDC)
• OSHRC
• Appeals division

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INSPECTONS

• Imminent danger
• Catastrophes and fatal accidents
• Employee complaints
• Programmed high hazard inspections
• Unprogrammed
• Follow-up

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Imminent Danger

• IDLH (A REASONABLE PERSON) IMMEDIATLY DANGEROUS
  TO LIFE and HEALTH

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Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents

• Must Report in 8 Hours
• 3 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FROM SAME ACCIDENT
• 1 FATALITY

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Employee Complaints

• Make sure employee is still there
• Order of severity

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Employee ComplaintsMichigan

• General Industry (Healthcare)
• General Industry Safety Division (MIOSHA)
• 517-322-1831
• Construction
• Construction Safety Division (MIOSHA)
• 517-322-1856

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Employee ComplaintsOSHA

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  (OSHA)
• http//www.osha.gov
• The Workers Page
• or
• http//www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index.html

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Whistleblower Protection

• Section 11( c ) of the OSH Act of 1970
• Workers have the right to complain to OSHA and
  seek an OSHA inspection... (without
  discrimination)

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What are programmed high hazard inspections?

• Information
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Insurance companies (not so any more)
• Good data bases

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What are follow-up inspections?

• Usually IDLH
• Failure to abate

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OSHA 200 Log

• OSHA form to record injuries and illnesses
• Must be kept up-to-date
• Must be posted in your work area for the month of
  February

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MIOSHA 300 Log (Michigan)

• The OSHA 200 log will be in effect to 12/31/2001.
• The OSHA 300 log will go into effect 01/01/2002.
• However, for the next year statistics from the
  200 log will be used.

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OSHA 200/300 Log

• Helps identify types of accidents
• Helps identify departments that are having
  accidents
• Helps identify employees that are having
  accidents
• By knowing this information, accidents can be
  reduced in numbers

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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• Each day that regulations are passed by Congress,
  they are published in the Federal Register.
• Each rule is then placed in one of 50 Titles.
  Title 29 in LABOR

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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

• 29 CFR is all the rules for the Department of
  Labor
• Title 29 CFR 1910 contains all the rules for
  Labor in General Industry
• Healthcare is "General Industry"
• Healthcare must follow all federal and state
  rules and standards

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MIOSHA

• Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act

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MIOSHA

• Act 154 of 1974
• state plan state state program
• Usually referred to as OSHA

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State Plans

• The OSH Act of 1970 allowed states to assume
  responsibility foroccupational safety and health
  standards
• The stipulation was that they must be at least
  as effective... as the federal governments
  standards.
• There are (26) states or territories with state
  plans.

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MIOSHA-OSHA

• Question
• Why would workers not want them to visit?

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Michigan

• Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry
  Services has several sets of standards.
• Call MIOSHA Standards Division
• 517 322 1845
• General Industry Standards
• Occupational Health Standards
• Construction Safety Standards
• ASK and they will help!

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Contact Information

• Michigan contact information
• Included with the handout information is a
  contact card with all of Michigan's "Department
  of Labor" information.
• If you have a question about safety rules or
  standards, call!
• The operator will transfer you to the correct
  Department.

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Contact Information

• MIOSHA
• http//www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr/home.htm
• MIOSHA Standards
• http//www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr/divisions/std/std_r
  ule.htm