OSHA presentation for HR *Kirkwood

1. OSHA
“ OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION”

2. WORKPLACE HAZARDS:

3. Physical Hazards:
The most common physical hazards are present in most workplaces at
some time.
Examples: frayed electrical cords, unguarded machinery, exposed
moving parts, constant loud nose, vibrations, working from ladders,
scaffolding or heights, tripping hazards.

4. Chemical Hazards:
 Chemical hazards are present when you are exposed to any
chemical preparation ( solid, liquid or gas) in the workplace.
 Examples include: Cleaning products and solvents, vapors and
fumes, carbon monoxide or other gases, gasoline or other
flammable materials.

5. WORK INJURIES, ILLNESSES and
FATALITIES
 4405 workers will killed on the job in 2013
 On average, 85 a week or more than 12 deaths every day

6. Construction’s Fatal Four:
Falls Struck by Objects Electrocutions Caught in/ between Other
63%
18%
15%
FATAL FOUR
4%

7. Top 10 most frequent cited OSHA
standards violated in 2013
1. Fall protection
2. Hazard communication
standards
3. Scaffolding
4. Respiratory protection
5. Electrical, wiring methods,
components and
equipment
6. Powered industrial trucks
7. Ladders
8. Control of hazardous
energy ( lockout/ tag out)
9. Electrical systems design
10. Machinery and Machine
Guarding

8. OSHA IS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE