1. 2015 OSHA Update for 20th Annual Safety Conference LEPC/ASSE/MSSC
Jeff Funke, CSP
Area Director

2. Topics Montana Compliance Statistics Regulatory Changes
Initiatives and Outreach Campaigns
OSHA Emphasis Programs
Resources

3. Montana Year in Review 5 Fatalities 358 Inspections
62% Construction (high due to Hailstorm in Billings)
38% General Industry
~ 23.8% inspections without violations
~ 97.4% violations – serious/willful/repeat

5. Montana Year in Review 543 Violations Issued 24 Repeat 35 Other
478 Serious
6 Willful
Average Penalties
$1, Serious
$49, Willful
$9, Repeat

6. Most frequently cited OSHA regulations during FY 2014 inspections
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Top Ten
Violations
Most frequently cited OSHA regulations during FY inspections
1. Fall Protection
2. Hazard Communication
3. Scaffolding
4. Respiratory Protection
5. Lockout/Tagout
6. Powered Industrial Trucks
7. Electrical – Wiring Methods
8. Ladders
9. Machine Guarding
10. Electrical

7. Top Violations in Montana
Residential Fall Protection (C)
General Duty Clause
Eye Protection (C)
Hazard Communication program
Ladder safety (C)
Hazard Communication training
Respirator Medical Evaluations
Machine Guarding
Hard Hat (C)
Eyewash

8. Hailstorm Response
May 18th a historic hailstorm damaged thousand of roofs and structures in the Billings, MT area.
Billings Area Office was faced with an influx of workers from other states.
In an effort to ensure that this transient workforce was protected from falls while conducting roofing work:
Weekend Work Initiative
Onsite Issuance

9. Hailstorm Response

10. Hailstorm Response

11. Hailstorm Response

12. Hailstorm Response
The Weekend Work Initiative increased workplace surveillance of construction fall hazards and other dangers to prevent employee injuries and fatalities.
Issuance of 102 violations (100% Serious and Repeat classification) that affected the safety of 483 employees.
70% of the cases were settled at the area office and the remaining 30% resulted in no response from the employer and are now in debt collection.

13. We Can Help Fall Prevention Campaign
Fall Prevention Campaign
Falls are leading cause of deaths in construction — about 1/3 of all construction fatalities
In 2012, more than 8,800 construction workers were injured on the job from falls from heights
Almost 300 construction workers were killed at work from falls

14. Residential Fall Protection Resources
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Residential Fall Protection Resources
Residential Fall Protection Web Page
Fact Sheets
Presentations
Guidance Document

15. Fall Prevention Campaign
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Fall Prevention Campaign
Fall Prevention Web Page
Poster and Fact Sheets
Videos
2014 National Safety Stand-Down

16. Analysis of OSHA’s 2014 National Falls Stand-Down Certificate Data
Results & Recommendations By

17. Number of Stand-Downs Total Number of Entries Submitted: 4,882
Total Number of Individuals Reached: 770,193

18. Activities Conducted on All Stand-Downs

19. Breakdown by OSHA Region
Total # of Stand-Downs
Total # of Individuals Reached
Commercial Construction (SD/Indiv.)
Other Construction (SD/Indiv.)
Residential Construction (SD/Indiv.)
Non-Construction (SD/Indiv.)
Government (SD/Indiv.)
Highway (SD/Indiv.) 1
289
20,380
107
7,818 38
8,241 19
498 42
2,137 21
232 62
1,454 2
452
77,091
239
61,813
118
6,738 26
1,810 43
2,807 12 14
1,786 3
514
64,104
275
33,513 80
7,727 28
4,438 95
11,280 22
6,076
1,070 4
925
78,120
494
34,527
177
23,620 67
3,906
123
9,662 40
4,747 24
1,658 5
824
105,489
460
69,922
202
23,388
1,193 85
10,047
518
421 6
663
61,271
307
27,126
208
21,459 18
918 89
7,362
2,601 20
1,805 7
211
15,517
103
8,522 48
4,054 13
591 35
1,926
166
258 8
186
19,230
102
8,978 32
3,515
2,226 34
3,165
752
594 9
543
266,668
309
218,957
121
11,155
1,599 41
30,920 25
2,779
1,258 10
158
10,347 72
5,667 39
3,394
157
483
470
176
INTL
115
51,837 29
22,239 55
21,427
1,531 11
780 16
5,860
Total
4,880
770,054
2,497
499,082
1,118
134,718
18,867
623
80,569
198
26,338
169
10,480

20. Regulatory Changes

21. Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping and Reporting Rule
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Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping and Reporting Rule
OSHA has expanded the list of severe injuries & illnesses that employers must report & updated the list of industries who are partially exempt from routinely keeping OSHA records.
For workplaces under Federal OSHA jurisdiction
Final rule becomes effective January 1, 2015

22. Expanded reporting requirements
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Expanded reporting requirements
The rule expands the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employers must report to OSHA.
Starting January 1, 2015, employers must report the following to OSHA:
All work-related fatalities within 8 hours (same as current requirement)
All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of one or more employees within 24 hours
All work-related amputations within 24 hours
All work-related losses of an eye within 24 hours

23. How can employers report to OSHA?
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How can employers report to OSHA?
By telephone to the nearest OSHA office during normal business hours.
By telephone to the 24-hour OSHA hotline ( OSHA or ).
Online: OSHA is developing a new means of reporting events electronically, which will be available soon at

24. Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule
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Updates to OSHA’s Recordkeeping Rule
Changes to who keeps records
Industries classified by NAICS rather than SIC.
Updates the list of industries exempt from the requirement to routinely keep OSHA injury and illness records due to relatively low occupational injury and illness rates.
Firms with 10 or fewer employees in the previous year are still exempt from keeping OSHA records.
Goes into effect 1/1/15 (in federal states).

25. Other New OSHA Standards and Regulations
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Other New OSHA Standards and Regulations
Cranes and Derricks in Construction (Reg& Directive)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
Hazard Communication