1. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Introduction to OSHA
Occupational Safety
and
Health Administration

2. Workplace Injuries
What type of workplace has the highest number of reported injuries per year?
Nursing and personal care facilities
How many injuries are reported per every 100 workers?
13.8
Is this a high or low number of injuries?
High

3. OSH ACT 1970
Name the two parts of the OSH Act that state the employer’s and the employee’s responsibilities:
GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(a)
GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(b)

4. General Duty Clause 5(a)
What is the employer’s responsibility under this Act?
“(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees”

5. General Duty Clause 5(b)
What is the employee’s responsibility under this Act?
“(b) Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this Act which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.”

6. OSH ACT 1970
Name the 3 government divisions, and tell what each is responsible for:
OSHA-compliance (enforcement and education
NIOSH-research
OSHRC-appeals division
Which is a division of the CDC?
NIOSH

7. INSPECTONS List the 6 orders of inspection: Imminent danger
Catastrophes and fatal accidents
Employee complaints
Programmed high hazard inspections
Unprogrammed
Follow-up

8. Imminent Danger What is imminent Danger?
An immediate danger/threat to life and health
Why is this the number one order of inspection?
Because a life may be saved

9. Catastrophes and Fatal Accidents
What are the qualifications of a catastrophe?
3 employees hospitalized from same accident
1 fatality

10. Whistleblower Protection
What section is the whistleblower protection under?
Section 11( c ) of the OSH Act of 1970
What does it state?
“Workers have the right to complain to OSHA and seek an OSHA inspection.” (without discrimination)

11. OSHA 200 Log
List the two criteria for the OSHA form to record injuries and illnesses:
Must be kept up to date
Must be post in your work area for the month of February

12. OSHA 200 Log What does this form help identify and achieve?
Helps identify types of accidents
Helps identify departments that are having accidents
Helps identify employees that are having accidents
By knowing this information, accidents can be reduced in numbers

13. MIOSHA
What is MIOSHA?
Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act

14. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Describe what the code of federal regulations is:
Each day that regulations are made by congress, they are published in the Federal Register.
Each rule is then placed in one of 50 Titles. Title 29 in LABOR

15. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
29 CFR is all the rules for the “Department of Labor”
Title 29 CFR 1910 contains all the rules for Labor in General Industry

16. State Plans What did the OSH Act allow states to do?
It allowed states “to assume responsibility for…occupational safety and health standards…”
What was the stipulation?
That they must “… be at least as effective...” as the federal government’s standards.
How many states/territories have state plans? 25