**Quarterly DASHO Conference Call Agenda**

**October 21, 2003**

 

 

**Time:  ** 1:00 to 2:20PM Eastern Time

OSHA Issues

Two new Hazard Information Bulletins on Mold, and on disposal of
contaminated needles and blood tube holders. See OSHA Web Site for most
recent information Quick Takes are published every two weeks
http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/index.html

And how do you get selected for inspection.?

Two types of inspections Programmed and Unprogrammed --

Unprogrammed inspections are

Fatalities Must be reported to OSHA within 8 hours

Catastrophes (3 or more hospitalized over night) Must be reported to
OSHA within 8 hours

Employee complaints

Referrals

Programmed Inspection are those scheduled in accordance with National
and Regional scheduling plans --

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National Emphasis Programs

Local Emphasis Programs

Number of Inspections at VA Hospitals by type.

For past two years VA facilities have received 84 inspections

24 Safety and 60 health

60 of the inspections were unprogrammed

2 (Fatality Catastrophe)Accident

51 Complaints

1 referral

2 follow-up

2 Un prog Related

2 other

24 Inspections were programmed.

Total of 192 violations cited

2 Willful

14 Repeat

129 Serious

2 Unclassified

45 Other-than-serious

Frequently violated standards

**1910.1030(d)(2)** (Engineering and work practice controls) cited **six
times five as serious violation and once as repeated**

**1910.1030(d)(4) -** (**Housekeeping ) \--** cited **five times four as
serious violation and once as willful. One time related to complaint.**

**1910.305 (g)(1)** (Use of flexible cords and cables.) **Cited five
times -- two as serious one as repeated and two times as
other-than-serious.**

**1910.101(b) -** (Compressed gases.\" The in-plant handling, storage,
and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks,
rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with
Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by
reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6). cited **four times all as
serious violations**

**1910.151( c) -** (Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed
to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick
drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the
work area for immediate emergency use). **Cited four times -- two as
serious one as repeated and one as other-than-serious.**

**1910.303(b)(1)** (Electrical equipment shall be free from recognized
hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees.). **Cited three times two as serious and one as other than
serious**

**1960.59(a)** (Each agency shall provide appropriate safety and health
training for employees including specialized job safety and health
training appropriate to the work performed by the employee, for example:
Clerical; printing; welding; crane operation; chemical analysis, and
computer operations. Such training also shall inform employees of the
agency occupational safety and health program, with emphasis on their
rights and responsibilities) **Cited three times twice as serious and
once as repeated.**

**1910.22(a)(1) -** (Housekeeping - All places of employment,
passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and
orderly and in a sanitary condition). **Cited two times** **one
serious** and **one other-than-serious.**

**1910.22(b)(1) (**Where mechanical handling equipment is used,
sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading
docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made.
Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repairs, with no
obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard.) Cited **2
times Both Other than Serious** and **both related to a complaint**

**1910.23(c )(1) (**Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more
above adjacent floor or ground level shall be guarded by a standard
railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this
section) on all open sides except where there is entrance to a ramp,
stairway, or fixed ladder. The railing shall be provided with a toeboard
wherever, beneath the open sides, Persons can pass, There is moving
machinery, or There is equipment with which falling materials could
create a hazard.) **Cited two times,** **both serious**

**1910.23(d)(1)** (Every flight of stairs having four or more risers
shall be equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as
specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section, the width
of the stair to be measured clear of all obstructions except handrails:)
**Cited two times,** **both serious**

**1910.36(d)(2) -** (Exit route doors must be free of any device or
alarm that could restrict emergency use of the exit route if the device
or alarm fails.) **Cited two times** **one serious** and **one
repeated.**

**1910.37(b)(2) -** (Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a
sign reading \"Exit.\") **Cited three times once as serious and twice as
other-than-serious.**

**1910.37(b)(4) -** (If the direction of travel to the exit or exit
discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the
exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and
exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must
clearly be visible at all times.) **Cited two times** **one serious**
and **one other-than-serious.**

**1910.37(q)(1) -** (Exits shall be marked by a readily visible sign.
Access to exits shall be marked with readily visible signs in all cases
where the exit or way to reach it is not immediately visible to the
occupants.) **Cited four times** **three serious** and **one
other-than-serious. One** of the citations was **related to a
complaint**.

**1910.132(a) -** (Application. Protective equipment, including personal
protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective
clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers,
shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable
condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or
environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical
irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or
impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption,
inhalation or physical contact.). **Cited three times** **all
other-than-serious**

**1910.147(c )(7) -** (The employer **shall provide training** to
**ensure** that the **purpose and function of the energy control program
are understood by employees** and that the **knowledge and skills
required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy
controls are acquired by employees. )** The training **shall include**
the following: **Each authorized employee shall receive training in the
recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and
magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and
means necessary for energy isolation and control**. Each **affected
employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy
control procedure.** All other employees whose work operations are or
may be in an area where energy control procedures may be utilized, shall
be instructed about the procedure, and about the prohibition relating to
attempts to restart or reenergize machines or equipment which are locked
out or tagged out. When tagout systems are used, employees shall also be
trained in the limitations of tags: Retraining shall be provided for all
authorized and affected employees whenever there is a change in their
job assignments, a change in machines, equipment or processes that
present a new hazard, or when there is a change in the energy control
procedures. Additional retraining shall also be conducted whenever a
periodic inspection under paragraph (c)(6) of this section reveals, or
whenever the employer has reason to believe that there are deviations
from or inadequacies in the employee\'s knowledge or use of the energy
control procedures. The retraining shall reestablish employee
proficiency and introduce new or revised control methods and procedures,
as necessary. The employer shall certify that employee training has been
accomplished and is being kept up to date. The certification shall
contain each employee\'s name and dates of training. **Cited five times
all serious** and **One** of the citations was **related to a
complaint**.

**1910.157(g)(1) - (**Where the employer has provided portable fire
extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also
provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general
principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with
incipient stage fire fighting**). Cited twice**, both
**Other-than-serious**

**1910.212(a)(1) -** (Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine
guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees
in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of
operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.
Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping
devices,electronic safety devices, etc.) **Cited four times** **three
serious** and **one repeated.**

**1910.215(b)(9) - (**Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types
described in Subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the
operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that
the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly
decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the
horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b)(3)
and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance
between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the
peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch.)
**Cited four times,** **all serious**

**1910.242(b) -** (Compressed air used for cleaning. Compressed air
shall not be used for cleaning purposes except where reduced to less
than 30 p.s.i. and then only with effective chip guarding and personal
protective equipment.) **Cited two times,** **both serious**

**1910.303(f) -** (**Identification of disconnecting means and
circuits**. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors
and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless
located and arranged so the purpose is evident. Each service, feeder,
and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device,
shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and
arranged so the purpose is evident. These markings shall be of
sufficient durability to withstand the environment involved.) **Cited
four times** **one serious**, **one repeated,** and **two
other-than-serious.**

**1910.303(g)(1) -** (**Working space about electric equipment**.
Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained
about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and
maintenance of such equipment.) **Cited two times** **one serious** and
**one repeated.**

**1910.305(b)(1) -** (Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings.
Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings shall also be protected
from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter shall be
effectively closed. Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings
shall be effectively closed). **Cited two times** **one serious** and
**one other-than-serious.**

**1910.305(b)(2) -** (Covers and canopies. All pull boxes, junction
boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers approved for the
purpose. If metal covers are used they shall be grounded. In completed
installations each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture
canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord
pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose
or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may
bear.) **Cited two times** **one serious** and **one repeated.**

**1910.1200(e)(1) -** (Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain
at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least
describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of
this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data
sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which
also includes the following:) **Cited twice**, both
**Other-than-serious**, and both **related to a complaint**

**1910.1200(f)(5) -** (Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(6) and
(f)(7) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of
hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with
the following information: Identity of the hazardous chemical(s)
contained therein; and, Appropriate hazard warnings, or alternatively,
words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least
general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which,
in conjunction with the other information immediately available to
employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees
with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards
of the hazardous chemical). **Cited twice**, both **Other-than-serious**

**1910.1200(h)(2) -** (\"Information.\" Employees shall be informed of:

The requirements of this section; Any operations in their work area
where hazardous chemicals are present; and, The location and
availability of the written hazard communication program, including the
required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and material safety data sheets
required by this section.) **Cited twice**, both **Other-than-serious**,
and both **related to a complaint**

**1926.62(d)(1) -** (Each employer who has a workplace or operation
covered by this standard shall initially determine if any employee may
be exposed to lead at or above the action level. For the purposes of
paragraph (d) of this section, employee exposure is that exposure which
would occur if the employee were not using a respirator. With the
exception of monitoring under paragraph (d)(3), where monitoring is
required under this section, the employer shall collect personal samples
representative of a full shift including at least one sample for each
job classification in each work area either for each shift or for the
shift with the highest exposure level. Full shift personal samples shall
be representative of the monitored employee\'s regular, daily exposure
to lead). **Cited twice**, both **Serious**, and both **related to a
complaint**

**1960.8(a) -** (The head of each agency shall furnish to each employee
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.) **Cited four times** **two serious**, **one willful, and
one repeat**. **One** of the citations was **related to a complaint**.