OSHA Update FY2016 Joe Margetiak U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA October 19,

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Notification requirements as of January 1, 2015 Work-related fatality Work-related in-patient hospitalization Heart Attack Work-related amputation Work-related injury resulting in the loss of an eye Mechanical power press point-of-operation injury

Heart Attack Not always instantaneous – symptoms may occur over a period of time* May be caused by some work activity that occurred hours earlier* Heat stress may be a factor Sudden cardiac arrest, such as from an electrical shock, may appear to be a heart attack* May or may not be investigated by OSHA Evaluated on a case-by-case basis * Mayo Clinic: Disease and Conditions Heart Attack

“Work-related” (a) Basic requirement. You must consider an injury or illness to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment....

OSHA Jurisdiction Private sector employees Excludes self-employed, family farms, & government workers Federal worksites

Inspection Priorities Imminent danger Catastrophes/fatalities Worker complaints and referrals Targeted inspections Follow-up inspections

New Things Going On

New Silica Rule

New Exposure Limits PEL 50 ug/m3 Action limit 25 ug/m3

Scope General Industry - All occupational exposure to silica Except: – Agriculture – < 25 ug/m3 TWA exposure – Construction-like tasks

Scope Construction - all occupational exposures Except: – <25 ug/m3 TWA

Dates General Industry - June 23, 2018 – Medical surveillance: Above the PEL June 23, 2018 Above the action limit June 23, 2020

Dates Construction - June 23, 2017 – Sample analysis method: June 23, 2018 (matches when General Industry has to be ready)

Exposure Assessment General Industry - air monitoring Construction – air monitoring or use Table 1

National Emphasis Programs (NEP) Combustible Dust Amputations Hexavalent Chromium Lead Primary Metals Process Safety Management Shipbreaking Silica Trenching & Excavating

Process Safety Management Retail Exemption: – Due to a court decision (D.C. Cir. Case Nos and ) the implementation of the changes in the retail exemption are on hold.

Local Emphasis Programs (LEP) Building Renovation and Demolition Fall Hazards (construction & general industry) Grain Handling Facilities Lead Silica Wood Pallet Manufacturing Tree Trimming

Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries

New Rule Requires employers to inform employees of their right to report work-related Injuries and illness free from retaliation. Procedures may not deter or discourage reporting

Do state, county, and municipal workers in OHIO have to comply with Federal OSHA regulations? Public Employment Risk Reduction Act aka House Bill 308: HB 308 incorporated by reference all Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29 Parts 1910, 1926 and 1928 as Ohio Employment Risk Reduction Standards.(OSHA) All adopted Ohio Employment Risk Reduction Standards are found in Chapter 4167 of the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code.Ohio Revised Code Ohio Administrative Code

Do state, county, and municipal workers in OHIO have to comply with Federal OSHA regulations? ORC Commission to adopt rules for employment risk reduction standards. (A) The administrator of workers' compensation, with the advice and consent of the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors, shall adopt rules that establish employment risk reduction standards. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, in adopting these rules, the administrator shall do both of the following: (1) By no later than July 1, 1994, adopt as a rule and an Ohio employment risk reduction standard every federal occupational safety and health standard then adopted by the United States secretary of labor pursuant to the "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970," 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C.A. 651, as amended; (2) By no later than one hundred twenty days after the United States secretary of labor adopts, modifies, or revokes any federal occupational safety and health standard, by rule do one of the following: (a) Adopt the federal occupational safety and health standard as a rule and an Ohio employment risk reduction standard; (b) Amend the existing rule and Ohio employment risk reduction standard to conform to the modification of the federal occupational safety and health standard; (c) Rescind the existing rule and Ohio employment risk reduction standard that corresponds to the federal occupational safety and health standard the United States secretary of labor revoked.