Top ten OSHA violations cited by NCDOL during year ... [2008]

❖ Protect workers where hazards exist. ♦> Eliminate potential for serious injury or fatality. ❖ Ensure proper safely measures are taken. Safety depends on you. Safe Practices-Portable Ladders and Scaffolds ♦> Side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing when portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing. ❖ Maintain a safe access to scaffolds and scaffold platforms. ❖ Don’t climb cross-braces to reach a scaffold platform. ❖ Use ladders or stairways to reach platforms that are more than 2 feet above or below the access point. Watch for electrical hazards, slippery platforms, and strong winds. 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 barrier 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. 1910.215(b)(9) — Machine guarding; Abrasive wheel machinery; Exposure adjustment. Tongue guard ('A inch max) 2. 1910.215(a)(4) — Machine guarding; Abrasive wheel machinery; Work rest adjustment (Vs inch max) 3. NCOS 95-129(1) — North Carolina General Duty Clause 4. 1 9 1 0. 1 34(c)( 1 ) — Personal protective equipment; Respiratory pro¬ tection, written program 5. 1910.304(g)(5) — Electrical, grounding; Lack of path to ground 6. 1910.134(e)(1) — Personal protective equipment; Respiratory pro¬ tection, medical evaluation 7. 1910.151(c) — Medical and first aid; Lack of suitable facility (e.g., eye wash/emergency showers) for quick drenching or flush¬ ing where exposed to injurious corrosive materials 8. 1910.132(d)(1) — Personal protective equipment; Hazard assess¬ ment 9. 19 10.2 12(a)(l ) — Machine guarding — General requirements; Missing machine guard 10. 1 9 1 0. 1 33(a)( 1 ) — Lack of proper eye and face protective equip¬ ment where exposed to hazard Hazard — Improper Grounding: May allow a person contact with energized circuit or equipment. Never use a three- prong grounding plug with the third prong 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. — The floor plan of a multi-story 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/ floorplan demo. 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/indguidc/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 Labor Occupational Safety and Health Adm in istration, www.osha .gov ❖ North Carolina Emergency Management (N.C. Department of Crime Control & Public Safety); www.nccriniccontrol.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 World Wide Web: http://www.nclabor.com. Occupational Safety and Health Division Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St. (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: Education, Training and Technical Assistance Bureau Mailing Address: HOI Mail Service Center, Raleigh. NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St. (Old Revenue Building, 4th Floor) Telephone: (919) 807-2875 Fax: (919) 807-2876 For information concerning occupational safety and health consultative services and safety awards programs, contact: Consultative Services Bureau Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center, Raleigh. NC 27699-1 101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St. (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: 111 Hillsborough St. (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 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 Bureau Mailing Address: 1101 Mail Service Center. Raleigh. NC 27699-1101 Office Location: 111 Hillsborough St. (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 2008 /М.С. 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 the Occupational Safety and Health Division. 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; 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 voluntarily with safety and health requirements. Voluntary compliance is especially encouraged through the of Consultative Sendees Bureau and the Education, Training and Technical Assistance Bureau. Compliance assists employers in improving their work¬ place safety and health programs to eliminate on-the-job injuries and illnesses through enforcement activity. 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.