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Directorate of ConstructionUpdates

Dean McKenzie, Deputy DirectorDirectorate of ConstructionOccupational Safety and Health Administration


OSHA’S MISSION: PREVENT WORK INJURY AND ILLNESS

More than 4,000 Americans die from workplace injuries every year.

Perhaps as many as 50,000 workers die from illnesses in which workplace exposures were a contributing factor.

More than 3 million cases of non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses are recorded annually by employers.


OSHA’S CHALLENGE

OSHA has a range of tools and deterrence strategies, appropriate for different employers and different situations.

Given (very) limited resources, OSHA’s challenge is to apply the most efficient mix in order to maximize the abatement of hazards, and therefore the prevention on injuries, illnesses and fatalities.


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Workplace Fatality Rates2006- 2013

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Number & rate of fatal occupational injuries

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor


Inspections ConductedFY 2007 – FY 2012


Construction Industry Fatalities

Residentil Construction*Years 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total Fatalities All

Construction1239 1204 975 834 774 738 806 828

Fatalities For

Residential

Construction

283 267 196 187 182 154 205 203

Source: BLS CFOI Data

2013


Leading Causes of Construction

Fatalities

CauseFatalities

2011

Fatalities

2012

Fatalities

2013

FALL TO LOWER

LEVEL255 281 291

STRUCK BY 73 79 84

ELECTROCUTION 69 66 71

CAUGHT IN/BETWEEN 18 13 21

Source: BLS Table A-9 for Each Year2013 Numbers are Final

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Source of fatality data: Bureau of Labor

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Source of housing starts: McGraw-Hill

Construction


Top 10 Violations in Construction - FY 2014Standards Cited FY2014 Number of Citations Number of Inspections Current Penalty Brief Description of Standard

1926.501 6,011 15,842 $17,220,055 Duty to have fall protection.

19260.451 3,871 1,767 $7,113,242 General scaffold requirements.

1926.1053 2,292 1,866 $3,501,835 Ladders.

1926.503 1,441 2,076 $1,931,317Fall protection training

requirements.

1926.102 1,160 1,156 $1,527,388 Eye and face protection.

1926.100 1,119 1,119 $1,526,919 Head protection.

1910.1200 774 434 $296,854 Hazard Communication

1926.20 667 567 $861,104General safety and health

provisions.

1926.453 661 587 $1,201,615 Aerial lifts.

1926.502 525 389 $755,489Fall Protection Systems Criteria

Requirements. and Practices


Carpenter Falls from Elevations

• The average cost of a lost time claim for carpenters involved in a fall from an elevation during the three years was nearly $98,000

• For indemnity (wage replacement) benefits, In each case, approximately $30,000 was allocated while $68,000 was for medical care.


— National Safety Council“Injury Facts” 2014

Workplace injuries and fatalities cost our economy $198.2 billion a year.


20,000,000 visitors annually to OSHA’s website

213,200 responses to OSHA 1-800 calls for help

19,300 Spanish-speaking callers helped

22,500 e-mail requests for assistance answered

1,320,500 educational materials distributed

26,700 visits to small & medium-sized businesses through OSHA’s free On-Site Consultation Program

OSHA Compliance

Assistance

2014 data


Construction Confined Spaces

StandardsNew Rule Published


Confined Spaces in Construction

• Publish Date: May 4, 2015

• Effective Date: August 3, 2015

• Closely aligned with General Industry Rule

• Find more info at

http://osha.gov/confinedspaces/index.html

http://draft.osha.gov/confinedspaces/index.html



• What is a confined space?

– A confined space has;

• Limited means of entry and/or exit,

• Is large enough for a worker to enter it, and

• Is not intended for regular/continuous occupancy.

• Examples include sewers, pits, crawl spaces,

attics, boilers, and many more.



• What is a permit required confined space (permit space)?

– A permit space is a confined space that may have a hazardous atmosphere, engulfment hazard, or other serious hazard, such as exposed wiring, that can interfere with a worker’s ability to leave the space without assistance.


Confined Space in Construction

• Can anyone work in a permit space?

– Only workers who have been assigned and trained to work in a permit space may do so. Additionally, before workers can enter a permit space, the employer has to write a permit that specifies what safety measures must to be taken and who is allowed to go in.



• Do employers have to have a written

confined space program?

–Yes, if workers will enter permit spaces.



• If the employer is following the construction standard, he or she is in compliance with general industry standard



What does this mean to you?


New OSHA Reporting Requirements (Effective January 01, 2015)

• Required 24 hour reporting

– Any work related hospitalizations

• One or more employees

– Amputations


– Loss of an eye


• Required 8 hour Reporting of fatalities and catastrophe




3 million people are employed by staffing companies every week.

11 million temporary and contract employees are hired by U.S. staffing firms over the course of a year.

Source: American Staffing Association

Temporary Workers


Why Are Temp Workers At High Risk of Injury?

New workers are at increased risk of injury.

Host employers don’t have the same commitment to temporary employees as to permanent ones.

Employer who bears the risk of the injury (temp agency) does not control safety and health investment.


Temporary Worker Initiative Extensive outreach

and education

In all inspections, OSHA’s inspectors ask about presence of temp workers, the hazards to which they are exposed, and the training they have received.


Outreach & Education Alliance with American

Staffing Association

Issued Temporary Worker Recommended Practices

Developing Compliance Assistance Bulletins


Temporary Worker Initiative

Recordkeeping Bulletin

Issued March 2014

Injuries/illnesses should be recorded on only one employer’s log

Recordkeeping responsibility is determined by who is supervising workers — generally the host employer

Host and staffing agency need to communicate when injuries occur and work togetherto prevent them from occurring again


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Bulletin

Issued March 2015

PPE may include items such as gloves, safety glasses, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, or vests

Both host employer and staffing agency areresponsible for providing PPE and training

Host employer usually has primary responsibility for selecting, providing and ensuring use of PPE

Host and staffing agency must communicate, complete hazard assessment and provide PPE

Temporary Worker Initiative


SAFETY LEADERSHIP


Leading by Example

• Differential effects of transformational leadership facets on employee safety(Safety Science - Hoffmeister et al.)


Communicating

• Safety messages– From top management– Newsletters– Slogans have a role, but rarely have lasting

impact• Content

– Technical is important– Practical – Designed for the audience

• Training


Conversations Matter

• Accidents waiting to happen, and yet are not discussed

– Get it done, justified by deadlines

– Incompetence, skill deficits

– Just this once, exceptions are ok

– Overboard, rule is considered excessive

– Are you a team player, peer pressure

Silent Danger, Vital Smarts


Crucial Conversations

• How critical are your safety conversations?

• Do YOU know how to have them with your workers?

• Are you teaching your people how to have them?


www.osha.gov/stopfalls

2015 Fall Prevention Campaign


2015 National Safety Stand-down

http://www.osha.gov/StopFallsStandDown/

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