Health and Safety Laws,Compliance Assistance

Don Williams

Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs

OSHA On-Site Safety and Health Consultation Program

• Help Private Employers Identify Hazards

• No Cost Service

• No Fines or Penalties

• Confidential

Who or What Does OSHA Cover?

• All Private Schools

• All Private Not-For Profit Schools

• All Levels – Nursery Schools – College

• Covers Employees, NOT Students!

When Should You Expect An OSHA Inspection?

• Employee Complains to OSHA

• Fatality

• 3 Or More Employees Seriously Injured, Resulting In Inpatient Hospitalization

• OSHA’s List of High Hazard Industries Based on Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). MOST SCHOOLS ARE INCLUDED ON THIS LIST!

What Will OSHA Look For?

• OSHA Poster

• Hazard Communication Program Written Policy and Program

List of Hazardous MaterialsMaterial Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)LabelingEmployee Training

(Cleaning Chemicals; Chemistry, Biology, etc Classes)

•Hazard Communication Program

• Written Hazard Assessment and Training

• Emergency Action Plan

• Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan (Including Hepatitis B Vaccination)

• Electrical Hazards (GFCI, Lockout/Tagout)

• Machine Guarding (Compressors, Fans, Manual Arts Equipment)

• Walking and Working Surfaces (Slipping and Tripping Hazards, Holes In The Floor, Railings, Ladders)

• Lift Truck Operator Training

• Fire Extinguishers (accessible and inspected regularly)

• Ventilation (Laboratory Hoods, Shop Classes, HVAC)

• Ergonomics (Employee Training On Equipment Use)

Actual OSHA Inspections and Penalties

• $1000 - Inadequate Woodworking

Machine Guarding

• $575 - Lack of Wire Insulation and

Exposed Live Wires/Connections

• $675 - Improper Use Of Extension Cords

• $560 - No Lockout/Tagout Program

• $560 - No Hazard Communication Program

• $550 - No Lift Truck Operator Training

• $562 - Asbestos Containing Material Not Labeled

or Maintained In A Non-friable Condition

• $500 - Did Not Guard Floor Or Wall Openings

• $650 - Improper Use Of Respiratory

Protection

• $575 - Inadequate Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure

Control Program

• $637 - No Eyewash Where Chemicals Were Used

• $500 - No Chemical Hygiene Plan in Laboratory

Sample Programs

• www.commerce.state.il.us

Select “Workforce Development”

Select “A Safe Workplace”

• www.osha.gov

Don WilliamsIllinois On-Site Safety and Health

Consultation Program200 S. Wyman Street Suite 102

Rockford, IL 61101(815) 987-7663

dwilliam@commerce.state.il.us