Introduction to OSHA

Occupational Safety

and

Health Administration

American Workplace Facts

� 6.9 Million Workplaces

� >105 Million Workers

Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Injuries and Deaths

� >6, 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

Accident Triangle

Lost workdays (3,000,000)

Deaths (6,000)

Recordables (6,000,000)

First aid

Not reported

Near misses

500 x

1000 x

? x

? x

? x

Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics

(ApproximateNumbers)

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

PROVIDE A SAFE WORKPLACE

� OSH ACT 1970 GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(a)GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(b)

� Michigan Act 154SECTION 11SECTION 12

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”.

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.”

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 cause…death or serious harm...

Michigan Act 154

� 408.1012 Section 12 An employee shall: Comply with (safety)

rules and standards...

OSH ACT 1970� OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

� NIOSHNational Institute for Occupational Safety

and Health� OSHRC

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission

OSH ACT 1970� OSHA

Compliance (enforcement and education)

� NIOSHResearchA division of the Center for Disease

Control (CDC)

� OSHRCAppeals division

INSPECTONS� Imminent danger

� Catastrophes and fatal accidents

� Employee complaints

� Programmed high hazard inspections

� Unprogrammed

� Follow-up

Imminent Danger

� IDLH (“A REASONABLE PERSON”) IMMEDIATLY DANGEROUS TO LIFE and HEALTH

Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents

� Must Report in 8 Hours3 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FROM

SAME ACCIDENT1 FATALITY

Employee Complaints

� Make sure employee is still there

� Order of severity

Employee ComplaintsMichigan

� General Industry (Healthcare)General Industry Safety Division

(MIOSHA)517-322-1831

� Construction Construction Safety Division (MIOSHA)517-322-1856

Employee ComplaintsOSHA

� Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)http://www.osha.gov

The Workers’ Page

orhttp://www.osha.gov/as/opa

/worker/index.html

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)

What are programmed high hazard inspections?

� InformationBureau of Labor StatisticsInsurance companies (not so any more)Good data bases

What are follow-up inspections?

� Usually IDLH

� Failure to abate

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

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.

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

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

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

MIOSHA

Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act

MIOSHA

� Act 154 of 1974

� “state plan state” “state program”

� Usually referred to as OSHA

State Plans

� The OSH Act of 1970 allowed states “to assume responsibility for…occupational safety and health standards…”

� The stipulation was that they must “… be at least as effective...” as the federal government’s standards.

� There are (26) states or territories with state plans.

MIOSHA-OSHA

� QuestionWhy would workers not want them to visit?

Michigan� Michigan Department of Consumer and

Industry Services has several sets of standards.

� Call MIOSHA Standards Division517 322 1845

� General Industry Standards� Occupational Health Standards� Construction Safety Standards� ASK and they will help!

Contact Information

� Michigan contact informationIncluded 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.

Contact Information

� MIOSHAhttp://www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr/home.htm

� MIOSHA Standardshttp://www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr

/divisions/std/std_rule.htm