1. AMI/OSHA General Meeting Jim Harrity Compliance Assistance Specialist
OSHA Philadelphia Area Office

2. OSHA Update OSHA: 45 years of Progress on Safety and Health
AMI Alliance
8 years of Progress
on Safety and Health
in the Mushroom
Industry

3. OSHA’s Continuing Mission
More than 4,000 Americans die from workplace injuries every year.
Perhaps as many as 50,000 workers die from illnesses in which workplace exposures were a contributing factor.
More than 3 million workers suffer a serious non fatal injury or illness annually.

4. Most frequently cited OSHA regulations during FY 2014 inspections
Top Ten Violations
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 – General Requirements
Most frequently cited OSHA regulations during FY inspections

5. Costs of Occupational Injuries
Workplace injuries and fatalities cost our economy $198.2 billion a year.
— National Safety Council
“Injury Facts” 2014

6. Costs of Occupational Injuries

7. Summary- Falls from Elevations
Among insured employers in NCCI states in :
Falls from Elevations by roofers cost approximately $54 million per year. Average lost time claims cost approximately $106,000 each
Falls from Elevations by Carpenters cost approximately $93 million per year. Average lost time claims cost over $97,000 each
The average cost of a fall from elevation for all other occupational classifications was under $50,000

8. Expanded reporting requirements
The rule expands the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employers must report to OSHA.
As of January 1, 2015 employers must report the following to OSHA:
All work-related fatalities within 8 hours (same as the former 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
All covered employers must report
all work related fatalities to OSHA within 8 hours:
All work related in patient hospitalizations to OSHA within 24 hours (previous requirements were to report only 3 inpatient hospitalizations)
All work related amputations to OSHA within 24 hours
All related losses of any eye to OSHA within 24 hours
Please note:
In-patient hospitalization is defined as a formal admission to the in-patient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.
Only fatalities occurring within 30 days of the work-related incident must be reported.
Only in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye occurring within 24 hours of the work-related incident must be reported.
Employers do not have to report an event if:
It resulted from a motor vehicle accident on a public street or highway, except in a construction work zone (employers must report the event if it happened in a construction work zone).
It occurred on a commercial or public transportation system (e.g. airplane, subway, bus, ferry, street car, light rail, train).
It occurred more than 30 days after the work-related fatality or more than 24 hours after the work-related in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye.
If the in-patient hospitalization was for diagnostic testing or observation only.
We will not respond to every report with an on-site inspection. We expect to address many of the reports through other types of investigations, but we will engage with employers whose workers have been hurt. We are developing the process to determine which incidents to inspect and which to handle using other types of investigations and interventions.

9. New Reporting since January 1
Locally- Philadelphia Area Office has received approximately 50 reports under the new requirements
Approximately 50% resulted in inspections
The other half were handled as Rapid Requests for Investigations (RRIs)

10. PHAO Initiatives Construction Sweeps
Demolition LEP- Renovation and Razing
Temporary Worker- Pilot Chester County

11. How Can OSHA Help Our Progress?