Mini 10-Hour Course

Standards You Need To Know

OSHA’s PhilosophyAn effective workplace culture should value safety and health

Employers should establish specific goals for reducing workplace accidents, injuries and illnesses

Compliance with OSHA standards will never be optional

Standards AddressedSources

OSHA 10-hour general industry and construction course

Most frequently violated standards

Root cause analysis of injuries, illnesses and fatalities

Walking and Working Surfaces

Principal concern is slips, trips and falls

Survey condition of floors, floor holes, openings, stairs, ladders and platforms

Safe aisle clearance, no blockage

Platforms guarded by a standard railing (4’)

Ladders, stairs in good condition

Means of Egress / Fire Protection

Fire extinguishers – training

Exits clearly indicated, sufficient, allow free and unobstructed access

Emergency Action Plan vs. ERP

Emergency escape procedures and route assignments

Procedures to account for employees following an evacuation

Flammable and Hazardous Materials

Maximum outside a storage room or cabinet is 120 gallons of IB, IC, II or III

Transfer of class I liquids where spill can be contained, no sources of ignition, by safety can, pump or gravity by a dead-man valve

Electrical interconnection of metal transfer containers – bond wire

Personal Protective Equipment

Conduct a hazard assessment to determine what and where PPE is necessary

Select and have employee use appropriate PPE

Communicate selection decisions

Select PPE that fits

Written certification of assessment

Lock Out / Tag Out

Procedures for each type of machine

Authorized and affected employees

Release stored energy

One lock, one key

Training

Material Handling and Storage

Stable loads

Proper aisle clearances, walkways

No overloading

Powered industrial trucksTraining

Assurance of training

Electrical

Exposed live electrical parts

Lack of grounding

Extension cordsmisused

unsafe

Breaker panel blockage

Machine Guarding

Necessary for point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparksPrevent any part of the body from entering the danger zone during operationInterlocks on guards7 feet above the floor, ½ inch openingsMechanical power transmission devices

Hazard Communication

Written program

Labels

Material safety data sheets

Training

Bloodborne Pathogens

Exposure Control Plan

Safe Needle Devices

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

HBV Vaccination

Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow Up

Safety and Health Programs

Safety and health add value – safety pays

Loss history review, communication, feedback, incentives

Training and accountability

Safety committees

Safety inspections

Written safety policy manual