OSHA OKLAHOMA CITY AREA OFFICE
55 North Robinson, Suite 315
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
(405) 278-9560
www.osha.gov
1-800-321-OSHA
AREA OFFICE STAFF
David Bates, Area DirectorSteven Kirby, AADMeghan Christie, AADJorge Delucca, CASJanet Barker, VPP CoordinatorRanelle Newport, Discrimination Investigator18 CSHO’s
August 1: Executive order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
OSHA, EPA and ATF directed to work together to improve chemical facility safety and security in the US
As a result of explosion of ammonium nitrate plant in West, TX in April, where 15 died
What’s New
•August 23: OSHA Proposed Silica Standard-lower PEL from 100 micro grams/m3 to 50 micro grams/m3 (with Action level of 25 micro grams/m3)
• One standard for general industry and maritime
• One standard for construction
• Still needs to be published in Federal Register and 90-day comment period
What’s New
System to classify and label chemicals as a single set of criteria world-wide
Final Rule Effective May 25, 2012 Dec 1, 2013 Train employees on labels and
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) format June 1, 2015 Employers must update labeling
and hazcom program; Employee training on new labeling and SDS
Dec 1, 2015 Distributors must start shipping with GHS labels on containers
GHS
Affected OSHA Standards1910.1200 Hazcom1910.106 Flammable & Combustible Liquids1926.152 “ “1910.119 PSM
LabelingPictograms with signal words for identity and hazard
warningsGHS (workplace) and Transport labels
Safety Data SheetFormat of ANSI Z400.1-200412 Mandatory sections
Guide to GHS System on OSHA Website
GHS
August 13, 20121:00-2:30 PM
Hazard Communication 2012 – The Revised Standard and What Changes You Can Expect in the
Workplace
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS
ALLIANCE MCEPS (Mid-Continent Exploration and
Production Safety Network)
Oklahoma Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association
VPP SITES – 40 SITES IN OK
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMSREGIONAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS
Falls in Construction & General Industry Cranes in Construction Oil & Gas Fabricated Metal Products Heavy Highway & Bridge Workzone Safety Noise in General Industry Demolition in Construction Electrical Powerline (overhead and underground) Heat Illnesses
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMSNational EMPHASIS PROGRAMS
• NEW-Occupational Exposure to Isocyanates, • Effective June 20, 2013
• Inspection AND Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones
• PSM Covered Chemical Facilities
• Combustible Dust
• Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Trenching and Excavation
National STEPS Alliance Service, Transmission, Exploration and Production
Safety Network
Alliance with OSHA
17 Chapters nationwide
Oklahoma Chapter called MCEPS
OSHA Safety Stand Downs June 21 – July 22, 2012: Oklahoma oil and gas
Stand down. As a result of 9 fatalities and one catastrophe
between October 2011 and April 2012
Industry voluntarily inspected 1200 rigs, Found and corrected 2500 hazards Safety Training to 9,800+ workers
OSHA Safety Stand Downs Region 6 Stand down
January to March 1, 2013 TX, AR, LA, OK, NM
183 locations participated Conducted 3,888 site inspections Identified & corrected 8,392 hazards Trained 36, 643 workers
National STEPS stand down planned for November-December 2013
Website: http://www.oshastanddown.org/
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2012
• A preliminary total of 4,383 fatal injuries were recorded in the U.S. in 2012
• Down from revised count of 4,693 in 2011
• Source: BLS News Release, Aug 22, 2013
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2012
• In 2012,fatal work injuries in the private construction sector increased 5 percent to 775, from 738 in 2011
• Construction fatalities were 17.7% of fatalities in the U.S. in 2012
• Source: BLS News Release, Aug 22, 2013
National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2012
• Fatalities in oil and gas extraction rose 23% nationally to 138 in 2012, from 112 in 2011; an all-time high
(12 in Oklahoma in 2012)
Source: BLS News Release, Aug 22, 2013
Hispanic/Latino Fatalities in 2012
• Hispanic/Latino occupational deaths in 2012 were 708, down from 749 in 2011
• 299 fatalities were born in Mexico, 42% of Hispanic fatalities
• Source: BLS News Release, Aug 22, 2013
FY 2013 FATALITIES
• Oct 1 Boiler explosion at refinery caused fatal injuries to two workers
• Oct 3 An employee was crushed by a gate while handling cattle at a livestock auction
• Oct 18An employee was crushed and caught in a rotating shaft of a rendering cooker when his fall protection lanyard became entangled in the shaft
• Oct 22An employee at a farm coop was crushed by fence posts while unloading them from a flatbed trailer
Nov 3 An employee was found unresponsive in a separator vessel that was a confined space (determined to be natural cause, but citations issued due to no rescue procedures in confined space program).
FY 2013 FATALITIES
Nov 7 An electrician was electrocuted while changing a light bulb. A 440 volt, high bay bulb broke and electrician contacted energized filament. Citations for no safe work practices.
Nov 8 An oil & gas worker collapsed while working under the rig floor in the cellar (asthma attack)
FY 2013 FATALITIES
Dec 3 An oil & gas servicing rig being rigged up contacted an overhead power line electrocuting a worker on the ground
Dec 9 An oil & gas worker was struck when the traveling block fell to the rig floor due to a draw works cable breakage
Jan 4 An oil & gas worker fell approximately 30 feet to the ground during rig-down of a rig
Jan 11 A roofer working at an apartment complex construction job fell 19 feet to the ground
FY 2013 FATALITIES
Feb 11 A construction worker was killed when he was backed over by a truck in the company yard
Feb 18 A contractor employee at a refinery collapsed and died in a confined space; determined to be natural cause. No citations.
Mar 26 An forklift operator at a glass bottle manufacturer was crushed under an overturned forklift
Mar 28 A construction worker was killed when a driver crashed through a highway work zone striking the employee
FY 2013 FATALITIES
Apr 4 A worker collecting grain samples from a grain railcar contacted an overhead power line with his sampling probe receiving electrical shock and falling from atop the railcar
Apr 18An employee was crushed by a crawler pipelayer when backed over during gas pipeline project work
Apr 23A construction worker at a grain facility erecting a grain bin was crushed between an aerial lift he was working from and a metal beam while elevated
FY 2013 FATALITIES
May 7 Two employees of a sandblasting shop were moving a 250 gallon propane tank with a forklift when the tank fell and the valve was broken. The employees moving the tank and an additional employee from the shop evacuated the building for approximately 5 minutes. Two employees re-entered the building and an explosion ensued, severely burning the two employees. One employee passed away on June 9. One employee was hospitalized.
FY 2013 Fatalities
June 13: an employee working by himself in a shop was servicing a vehicle transmission. The front of the vehicle was elevated on 10-inch ramps. The owner of the business found the employee pinned under the vehicle which apparently rolled off the ramps. Employee passed away on June 18.
FY 2013 Fatalities
July 9: A painter working on a hotel fell 4-stories and was killed
July 23: An on the road driver was delivering a load of pvc pipe at a landfill. As he unloaded the pipe it rolled off the trailer. Some of pipe struck the driver causing his death at the scene.
FY 2013 Fatalities
July 28: A water well servicing employee was preparing to pull the pipe from a residential water well when he was electrocuted at the well wiring
July 29: An oil & gas worker was cutting the metal bands from stacked bundles of poly coil pipe when the tubing bundles fell crushing the employee
Fy 2013 Fatalities
September 4: An oil field worker was killed and his co-worker was injured while trying to replace a 12-by-12 foot oil-field tank . The worker on top of the tank was welding while the worker at ground-level was pumping sludge from the bottom of the tank. A fire started and the tank exploded. The welder on top was blown from the tank but survived with injuries. The worker at ground level was hit by the explosion and was killed.
Fy 2013 Fatalities
September 9: At the University of Oklahoma in Norman, a construction worker fell from a scaffold 40 feet and was killed
Fy 2013 Fatalities
12 Struck or Crushed by / Caught in 4 Electrocutions 4 Falls 2 Natural Cause 3 Fire / Explosion 1 Confined space
2013 EVENT TYPES
2012 Standard CitedGENERAL INDUSTRY
1. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
2. 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements
3. 1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods
4. 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks
5. 1910.37 - Egress, exit routes
6. 1910.132 – Personal Protective Equipment
7. 1910.157 – Portable Fire Extinguishers
8. 1910.22 - Walking/Working Surfaces
9. 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection
10. 1904.29 - Recordkeeping
2012 Standard CitedCONSTRUCTION
1. 1926.501 – Fall Protection
2. 1926.451 - Scaffolding
3. 1926.1053 – Ladders
4. 1926.503 – Fall Protection Training
5. 1926.100 – Head Protection
6. 1926.20 – General Safety Program
7. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
8. 1926.453 – Aerial Lift Fall Protection
9. 1926.102 – Eye and Face Protection
10. 1926.651 – Excavation Protective System
2012 Standard CitedOIL & GAS
1. 1910.23 – Guarding floor openings
2. 1910.146 – Confined Space
3. Section 5(a)(1) – General Duty Clause
4. 1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods
5. 1910.132 – Personal Protective Equipment
6. 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements
7. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
8. 1910.151 – Medical services and First Aid
9. 1910.157 – Portable Fire Extinguishers
10. 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection