# Presentation: 408594

## National Emphasis Program on Amputations

**National Emphasis Program**

## What’s its purpose?

- Describe policies and procedures to identify and reduce workplace industry hazards likely to cause amputations

## Where does it apply?

- OSHA wide
- 40% of nations workplaces
- States encouraged to adopt similar programs
- General industry employers whose workplaces include shears, saws, slicers, and power presses **(the 3s and a P)**

## What’s the background and reason for the program?

- Continued incidence of amputations from the operation of saws, shears, slicers, and power presses of all types
- Equipment was identified from three sources:
- NIOSH research project on machine safety
- OSHA IMIS accident database
- BLS data

**Notes:**
*  Consolidation of data revealed that the top five machines that cause amputations are saws, shears, slicers, slitters, and presses.

## Saws

- Used primarily in woodworking and manufacturing shops
- Two types
- Table
- Radial arm
- Other types include:
- 		Hand held		Chop		Miter
- 		Skil 			Band

## Table saw

## Radial arm saw

## Hand held saw

## Band saw

## Miter saw

## Shears

- Self-contained machines using a mechanically driven ram
- Ram moves a nonrotary blade at a constant rate past the edge of fixed blade
- Machine components consist of:
- 		Frame			RAM	Blades	Drive
- 		Hold-down(s)	Guards
- 		Clutch		Brake

## Shear 

**Pre-cut Shear for pre-cut profiles**

## Power squaring shear

## Hydraulic shear

## Hand operated shear

## Slicers

- Commonly used to slice meat and food
- Use rotary blade
- Guillotine cutters used in other industries
- Most injuries occur in restaurants and grocery stores

**Notes:**
*   Such as the paper/plastic film industry where they cut/slice rolls and slabs of paper, plastic film, and other materials.

## Meat slicer

- Rotating
- Blade

- Thickness
- adjustment

- On/off
- switch

- Meat
- Holder

## Power presses

- NEP covers all types of power presses
- Presses consist of stationary bed, and slide
- Used in a variety of industries

**Notes:**
*  To punch, shear, and form metal, metal products, and other materials

## Part revolution clutch

**Floor Mounted**

**Bench Top**

## Presence device

**Light **
**curtain**

**Control **
** ****box**

## Two-hand controls

**Top Stop**

**Emergency Stop**

**Key Selector capable**
** ****of being supervised**

**Indicator Light**

## Full revolution clutch

## Press brake

## Two person operation with pullbacks

## Program Procedures 

- Existing programs may be combined or expanded, or a new program developed
- NEP includes three activities:
- Outreach
- Targeting/selection
- Inspection

**NEP - Amputations**

## When will the program start?

- Outreach – will be continued to support the purpose of this NEP
- Inspections – are to begin March 26, 2002

**Notes:**
*  Each regional and area office will develop a program to support NEP.
    Program may include letters desigend to involve labor and management stateholders in the identification of hazards associated with these machines.

*  Inspections will concentrate on industries and establishments where these machines are used or where there have been known injuries involving these type of machines.

## Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.212, All machines

_**SIC Code**_**      **_**Industry**_

- 3499               Fabricated Metal Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 3443               Fabricated Plate Work (boiler shops)
- 3441               Fabricated Structural Metal
- 3599	         Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Equipment,
-                        Not Elsewhere Classified
-                Metal Doors, Sash, and Trim
- 3469               Metal Stampings, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 3496	         Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products
- 3714               Motor Vehicles Parts and Accessories
- 3089               Plastic Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
-                Sheet Metal Work

## Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.213, Woodworking machinery

_**SIC Code**_** ****	****  **_**Industry**_

- 3499		Fabricated Metal Products, NEC
- 2431		Mill work
- 2451	           	Mobile Homes
- 3089	           	Plastic Products, NEC
- 2421	           	Sawmills & Planning Mills
-                   	Wood Kitchen Cabinets
- 2511	            	Wood Household Furniture, Excepted Upholstered
-                   	Wood Office and Store Fixtures, Partitions, Shelving,
-                           	and Lockers
- 2448	           	Wood Pallets & Skids
- 2499                  	Wood Products, Not Elsewhere Classified

## Standard industrial classification codes - 1910.217, Power presses

_**SIC Code**__**	**__**Industry**_

- 3499		Fabricated Metal Products, Not Elsewhere Classified
-                      Fabricated Plate Work (boiler shops)
-                      Fabricated Structural Metal
- 3429		Hardware, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 3442                     Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Molding, and Trim
- 3469		Metal Stampings, Not Elsewhere Classified
-                      Miscellaneous Fabricated Wire Products
- 3714		Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories
- 2542                     Office & Store Fixtures, Partitions, Shelving, & Lockers, Except Wood
- 3444		Sheet Metal Work

## Additions to list

- Area offices will obtain and use additional data to identify and add establishments where amputation injuries or fatalities related to these machines have occurred in the last 5 years.
- Local information could include
- IMIS/Workers’compensation data
- NIOSH/hospital admissions/discharge data
- Emergency Medical Services, fire department, and police reports
- OSHA 200 and 300 logs

## Inspection Procedures

- Scheduled I.A.W. firm
- Once scheduled, IMIS data base will be searched for employer’s citation and fatality/accident history prior to opening conference
- At opening conference, CSHO will inquire if any of this machinery is present in the workplace

## Inspection procedures (cont’d)

- If present, a thorough inspection will be conducted focusing on:
- Nip points
- Pinch points
- Shear points
- Cutting actions
- Point(s) of operation

## Inspection procedures (cont’d)

- CSHO will also evaluate employee exposures during the following:
- Regular operation of machine
- Setup/threading/preparation for operation of machine
- Clearing jamups or upset conditions
- Making adjustments while machine is operating
- Cleaning of machine
- Oiling/greasing of machine /machine parts
- Scheduled/unscheduled maintenance
- Lockout/tagout considerations

## Inspections procedures (cont’d)

- CSHO will review OSHA 200 and 300logs for all amputation injuries or hazards
- Limited to hazards associated with power presses, saws, shears, and slicers, but may be expanded
- Inspections will begin March 26, 2002
- Because program may yield significant cases, A.D.s, supervisors and CSHOs should ensure case developments are being met

**Notes:**
*  Beyond these machines if other hazards or violations are observed during the walkaround or documented in the OSHA 200 logs.

*  And continue until further notice

## Scheduling and resource allocation

- Resources - R.A.’s will ensure adequate resources for this NEP
- Planning - R.A.’s will report to DCP, the number of NEP inspections that are planned for each fiscal year

## Scheduling and resource allocation (cont’d)

- Priority - Inspection conducted under this NEP have a lower priority than Site Specific Targeting (SST), but have a higher priority than other programmed inspections

**Notes:**
*  Where possible schedule during SST inspections

*  However they must be resolved to ensure NEP is implemented in each area office.
     Can be combined with other initiatives, for example Local Emphasis Program (LEP) which target specific industries, rather than hazards, may be combined with this NEP by addressing this relevant hazards as part of a combination NEP?LEP inspection

## Coordination

- National Office
- NEP will be coordinated with Office of General Industry Compliance, DCP
- Field
- Each R.A. will have a coordinator

## Training

- Due to nature of program, staff must have adequate training or experience
- OTI provides training materials
- Additional sessions of power press/machine guarding course can be made available
- Can be expanded to include use of stop time measuring device

## Additional training

- On-the-Job-Training
- Enforcement and compliance issues

**Notes:**
*  A.D.s and supervisors will ensure inexperience CSHOs receive on-the-job training by accompanying experienced CSHOs during power press inspections.

*  Continuing guidance regarding enforcement can compliance issues will be provided by the Office of General Industry Assistance as new issues arise.

## Federal agencies/program evaluation

**Federal Agencies**

**Area Offices**

**Regional Offices**

**Evaluate according**
**to CPL2.102 A**

**Notes:**
*  Must follow enforcement policy and procedures

*  Area offices will collect data related to effectiveness of NEP and submit to R.O.

*  R.O., after summarizing data, will forward to National Office 

*  Evaluation of program should respond to minimum requirements of CPL

## IMIS coding

- Inspections in industries where potential exposure exist will be coded as an amputation hazard
- Done regardless of whether machinery was guarded and amputation hazard removed
- Coding and back coding done for all industries except construction