1 Sanji Kanth, PE Occupational Safety & Health Administration General Industry Enforcement Directorate of Enforcement Programs INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF LABOR (IACML) May 19, 2009

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3 OSHA Regional Offices

4 OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs Office of General Industry Enforcement Office of Health Enforcement Office Maritime Enforcement Office of Whistle Blower Protection

5 Enforcement Programs/Initiatives Designed to aid OSHA reduce workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses by targeting the most hazardous workplaces and the employers with the highest injury and illness rates. Strategic mechanisms include Site Specific Targeting (SST), the Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP), National Emphasis Programs (NEPs), and Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs).

6 Categories of Inspections Programmed and Unprogrammed –Programmed Site Specific Targeting Enhanced Enforcement Program National Emphasis Programs (NEPs) Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs)

7 Categories of Inspections –Unprogrammed Fatalities/catastrophes Complaints Referrals Monitoring Follow up

8 OSHA Inspection Scheduling Priortity Imminent Danger Fatalities/Catastrophes Complaints/Referrals  Employees  Other Interested Parties Programmed Inspections

9 Site-Specific Targeting (SST) SST is for 40 or more employees OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) Survey ODI collects data from 80,000 employers The first SST program was initiated in April 1999 The SST consists of three inspection lists, a primary, secondary and tertiary list

10 Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP)— If an inspection is classified as an EEP case it may receive additional enforcement efforts:  An enhanced follow-up inspection;  More stringent settlement provisions; and  Other workplaces of the employer may be inspected.

11 National Emphasis Programs Developed by the Directorate of Enforcement Programs Developed by the Directorate of Construction Developed by the Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis –Recordkeeping

12 National Emphasis Programs Lead Crystalline Silica Amputations Combustible dust Oil refineries Shipbreaking operations Trenching

13 National Emphasis Programs NEPs Under development –Chemical Plants – process safety management –Primary metals –Occupational asthma –Flavorings and Diacetyl –Oil and gas well drilling –Recordkeeping

14 Local Emphasis Programs Developed by an Area Office or Region Regional and Regional Solicitors approval 140+ LEPs Examples: –Lead –Silica –residential construction –metals

15 Where is Enforcement Going Impacting whole corporations and industries –Corporate settlement agreements –Enhanced enforcement program –Letters to industry –Letters to corporations –Other methods

16 RESULTS …

17 OSHA Inspections OSHA Inspection StatisticsFY2004FY2005FY2006FY2007FY 2008 % Change Total Inspections39,16738,71438,57939,32438, % Total Programmed Inspections21,57621,40421,50623,03523,0236.7% Total Unprogrammed Inspections17,59017,31017,07316,28815, % Fatality Investigations1,0601,1141,0811, % Complaints8,0627,7167,3767,0556, % Referrals4,5854,7875,0195,0074,8555.9% Other3,8294,8073,5553,1833, %

18 OSHA Violations OSHA Violation StatisticsFY2004FY2005FY2006FY2007FY2008 % Change Total Violations86,70885,30783,91388,84687,6871.1% Total Serious Violations61,66661,01861,33767,17667,0528.7% Total Willful Violations % Total Repeat Violations2,3602,3502,5512,7142, % Total Other-than-Serious21,70520,81919,24618,33117, %

19 Total Recordable Case Rate

20 Total Recordable Case Rate Injury and Illness Rates [1], [2] [1] [2] % Reduction Total Recordable Case Rate % Days Away/Restricted Case Rate %

21 Fatality Rate

22 Number of Fatalities/Fatality Rates Fatality Statistics * % Reduction Total Number of Fatalities5,5245,5755,7645,7345,8405, % Fatality Rate [1] [1] % Hispanic Fatality Rate %

23 Number of Fatalities

24 OSHA Compliance Assistance Resources Safety and Health Topics Pages Fact Sheets Posters Safety and Health Information Bulletins OSHA’s Combustible Dust Poster

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26 Any Questions?