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Appendix G – OSHA Requirements:

This Appendix highlights a few significant OSHA issues in an attempt to simplify another overwhelming collection of government regulations. The following paragraph is excerpted from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration website:


Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as "PPE", is equipment worn to minimize exposure to serious workplace injuries and illnesses. These injuries and illnesses may result from contact with chemical, radiological, physical, electrical, mechanical, or other workplace hazards. Personal protective equipment may include items such as gloves, safety glasses and shoes, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, respirators, or coveralls, vests and full body suits.


Other equipment for the job site includes a fire extinguisher, respirators, harnesses, tethers, steel-toed shoes, and gloves among the various requirements. Requirements can be found from the official web page / URL : https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/personalprotectiveequipment/

THE FATAL FOUR

Of the very large complex body of OSHA rules and regulations some critical issues can be identified that OSHA considers more important. The so-called “fatal four” accidents are targeted by inspectors and should be prepared for in advance. These are according to the government web site https://www.osha.gov/oshstats/commonstats.html :

• Falls — 294 out of 796 total deaths in construction in CY 2013 (36.9%)
• Struck by Object — 82 (10.3%)
• Electrocutions — 71 (8.9%)
• Caught-in/between — 21 (2.6%)

Further the web page states:

Out of 3,929* worker fatalities in private industry in calendar year 2013, 796 or 20.3% were in construction―that is, one in five worker deaths last year were in construction. The leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, followed by struck by object, electrocution, and caught-in/between. These "Fatal Four" were responsible for more than half (58.7%) the construction worker deaths in 2013*, BLS reports. Eliminating the Fatal Four would save 468 workers' lives in America every year.

It would be wise for any contractor at a minimum to prepare their job site for these four targets by inspectors.

TYPICAL MSDS, MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET:

Builders and contractors should have a full three ring binder of MSDS's on site in the job box for every hazardous chemical, material, or substance on their project. A typical residential collection of 8-1/2” x 11” MSDS papers will be over three inches thick.

Most suppliers will provide Material Safety Data Sheets for products that they provide. Many are available on the internet. One example is the GAF company's MSDS for duct sealant available online from:

http://www.gaf.com/Warranties_Technical_Documents/MSDS_Documents/Air_Duct_Sealant_MSDS.pdf

TYPICAL JOB SITE TOOLBOX TALK RECORD:

The following is a condensed form to be filled in at least weekly on the job, documenting that a training session with workers took place regularly:

TRAINING RECORD

for (insert company name)

(job location)

Topic Discussed:

Date:

1. (employee signature)
2. (signature)
3. (signature)
4. ....

Training conducted by ____________________________________ (sign)

TYPICAL OSHA JOB INSPECTION CHECKLIST:

Job Location: ______________________ Date: _____________ Inspector: ______________________

TYPE	ITEM	READY	NOT	REMARKS
Postings	OSHA bulletin board
	Emergency phone numbers
	MSDS available
Miscellany	Access roads & drives
	First Aide Kits
	Parking & site level
	Ditches / Trenches protection
	Portable toilets
Equipmnt	Scaffolding ready
	Guardrails, ladders, catwalks
	No exposed hazzards - rebar
	Job box complete
	Crane outriggers, hook clip
	Heater locations
Workers	Hard hats, goggles
	respirators
	Harnesses, teathers roofing
	attaire
Electrical	GFIC in place
	Cords condition
Other

This form is a suggested list of items to verify in preparation for a surprise OSHA inspection, and as a job record, showing continuous compliance.

TYPICAL JOBSITE BULLETIN BOARD & BOX:

The posted bulletin board on the site should contain at a minimum:

• Job Safety and Health Sign
• Labor Signs
• Right to Know Law (HAZCOM)
• Doctor & Emergency Phone Numbers
• MSDS Location
• Company notices and policies

An on-site job box should contain:

• Written company safety program
• Written Hazard Communication program
• MSDS's
• Power Tool Instructions
• First Aid Kit
• Extra Hard Hats, Safety Glasses, etc.

10 PROBLEMS TO AVOID:

The following were the top 10 most frequently cited standards by Federal OSHA in fiscal year 2014 (October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014):

1. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
2. Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
3. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
4. Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
5. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
6. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
7. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
8. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry (29 CFR 1910.305) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
9. Machinery and Machine Guarding, general requirements (29 CFR 1910.212) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]
10. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) [related OSHA Safety and Health Topics page]

FALL PREVENTION GUARDRAILS:

Residential stairways and balconies require temporary guardrails. These can be designed according to the OSHA website:

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/guardrail.html

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