Top ten OSHA violations cited by NCDOL during year ... [2007]

❖ Protect workers where hazards exist. Eliminate potential for serious injury or fatality. •> Ensure proper safely measures are taken. Safety depends on you. Trenching and Excavation Safety Hal cave-ins: Provide means of egress. Protective Systems Used for Employees Exposed to Potential Cave-ins <• Slope or bench the sides of the excavation. Support the sides of the excavation, or ❖ Place a shield between the side of the excavation and the work area. Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) is designed to protect employees from serious workplace injury or illness resulting from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other work¬ place hazards that cannot be eliminated. PPE is a supplementary form of protection when hazards have not been controlled through engineer¬ ing or administrative controls. What Is PPE? ❖ Equipment that creates a ban ier against workplace hazards. Hard hats, goggles, gloves, hearing protection, respirators, etc. •;* A temporary measure only. Ten Most Frequently Cited Serious General Industry Standards (Public Sector Only) 1. 191 0.304(f)(4) — Electrical — Grounding path — Must be permanent and complete (recodified to 1910.304(g)(5)). 2. 191 0.305(j)(2)(ii) — Electrical — Receptacles — Must be suitable for wet locations (recodified to 1910. 305 (j)(2)(i v)) . 3. 1910.151(c) — Medical and first aid — Provide suitable facility (i.e., eye wash/emergency shower) for quick drenching or flushing where exposed to injurious corrosive materials. 4. 1910.23(c)(1) — Walking/working surfaces — Open sided floors or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent ground require railings (fall protection). 5. 191 0.305(g)(2)(iii) — Electrical — Flexible cords and cables — Defective strain relief. 6. NCOS 95-129(1) — North Carolina General Duty Clause. 7. 1910.215(a)(4) — Machine guarding — Abrasive wheel machinery — Work rest improperly adjusted ('/s inch max). 8. 1910.212(a)(1) — Machine guarding — General requirements — Missing machine guard. 9. 1910.21 9(c)(2 )( i) — Machine guarding — Horizontal shafting — 7 feet or less from floor or platform protected. 10. 191 0.303(g)( 1 )(ii) — Electrical — Working space around electrical equipment may not be used for storage. Hazard — Improper Grounding: May allow a person contact with energized circuit or equipment. Never use a three- prong grounding plug with the third p t ong bro¬ ken off. 1910.304(f)(4): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall he permanent and continuous. Exits and Egress Hazard Control <• Controls to ensure proper and safe means of egress include: • Minimum access to exit width of 28 inches. • Generally, two exits should be provided. • Exits and access to exits must be marked. ❖ Means of egress, including stairways used for emergency exit, should be free of obstructions and adequately lit; where applicable, exits with wheelchair access should be designated. *> Employees must be aware of exits and trained in evacuation procedures. I *•—**- The floor plan of и multistory building should show locution of stairways and elevators. Plan must indicate the stairs, not elevators, are the appropriate means of exit in case of emergency. Photo Source [floorplan]: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ evacuation/floorplanjlemo. Iitm I See the following links for more information on planning for work¬ place emergencies. •> A Guide to Emergency Action Planning http://www.nclabor.com/osha/etta/indguide/ig40.pdf Emergency management guide for business and industry; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), www.fema.gov/library/bizindex.htm •> How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations; U.S. Department of LaborOccupational Safely and Health Adm in istration, www.osha .gov •I* North Carolina Emeigency Management (N.C. Department of Crime Control & Public Safety); www.nccrimecontrol.org/ Occupational Safety and Health Sources of Information You may call 1-800-NC-LABOR to reach any division of the N.C. Department of Labor; or visit the NCDOL home page on the Internet at http://www.nclabor.com. Division of Occupational Safety ; and Health Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 11 1 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, N.C. (Old Revenue Building, 3rd Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2900 Fax: (919) 807-2856 For information concerning education, training and interpre¬ tations of occupational safety and health standards, contact: Bureau of Education, Training and Technical Assistance Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Sendee Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St.. Raleigh, N.C. (Old Revenue Building, 4th Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2875 Fax: (919) 807-2876 For information concerning occupational safety and health consultative services and safely awards programs, contact: Bureau of Consultative Services Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center, Raleigh. NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, N.C. (Old Revenue Building, 3rd Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2899 Fax: (919) 807-2902 For information concerning migrant housing inspections and other related activities, contact: Agricultural Safety and Health Bureau Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Sendee Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1101 Office Location: 11 1 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, N.C. (Old Revenue Building, 2nd Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2923 Fax: (919) 807-2924 For information concerning occupational safety and health compliance, contact a Compliance field office: Asheville Field Office 204 Charlotte Highway, Suite B, Asheville, NC 28803-868 1 Telephone: (828) 299-8232 Fax: (828) 299-8266 Charlotte Field Office 901 Blairhill Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28217-1578 Telephone: (704) 665-4341 Fax: (704) 665-4342 Raleigh Field Office Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1101 Office Location: 313 Chapanoke Road, Suite 10, Raleigh, N.C. Telephone: (919) 779-8570 Fax: (919) 662-4709 Wilmington Field Office 1200 N. 23rd St., Wilmington, NC 28405-1824 Telephone: (910) 251-2678 Fax: (910) 251-2654 Winston-Salem Field Office 4964 University Parkway, Suite 202, Winston-Salem, NC 27106-2800 Telephone: (336) 776-4420 Fax: (336) 767-3989 For statistical information concerning program activities, contact: Planning, Statistics and Information Management Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, N.C. (Old Revenue Building, 2nd Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2950 Fax: (919) 807-2951 To make an OSHA complaint, OSH Complaint Desk: (919) 807-2796 1,000 copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $146, or $.14 per copy. TOP TEN OSH VIOLATIONS CITED BY NCDOL IN 2007 /М.Е. Department of Labor Cherie Berry Commissioner of Labor OSH Division Administration and Enforcement Before 1973, the N.C. Department of Labor had promoted safety by administering a program that encouraged industry to comply voluntarily with safety and health standards. Today the OSH Division promotes workplace safety and health through strategic goals and initiatives. The department admin¬ isters and enforces the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina through die Division of Occupational Safety and Health. The agency’s mission is carried out through pro¬ grams to educate, consult, develop and enforce compliance with safety, health and agriculture laws, rules, regulations and standards. The OSH Division is subdivided into bureaus com¬ posed of several functional organizations: Consultative Services; Education, Training and Technical Assistance; OSH Compliance; Agricultural Safety and Health; and Planning, Statistics and Information Management. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina assumes that employers and employees desire to comply vol¬ untarily with safety and health requirements. Voluntary com¬ pliance is especially encouraged through the Bureau of Consultative Services and the Bureau of Education, Training and Technical Assistance. Compliance — Through enforcement activity, OSH Compliance assists employers in improving their work¬ place safety and health programs to eliminate on-the-job injuries and illnesses. Consultative Services provides free on-site consultation regarding both safety and health issues. Services are pro¬ vided to employers of limited size and to employers with¬ in high-hazard industries, assisting them to reach their goal of achieving a safe and healthful workplace for their employees. Education, Training and Technical Assistance (ETTA) offers educational materials, arranges conferences and pro¬ vides professional training for OSH staff members and for the public. The bureau also offers assistance with standards interpretation. In addition, ETTA administers the adoption of federal standards and develops North Carolina-specific standards, responds to requests for technical assistance and interpretations, and publishes a wide variety of industry guides, safety and health standards books for general industry and construction, and other documents of interest to the public.