DPW Safety, at the Garage and in the Field, are you keeping up? This 40 minute prsentation was developed for the 2014 Norfolk-Bristol-Middlesex Highway Association.Spring Technical Session.

1. DPW Safety, at the Garage and in the
Field, are you keeping up?
April 2, 2014
Dave Horowitz
2014 NBM ANNUAL SPRING TECHNICAL
SESSION

2. Safety Takeaways
■ We understand!
– Municipal perspective in OSHA
■ Safety Issues Exist
– We’ll provide some examples
■ Safety Issues Aren’t
Always Obvious
– Those hidden gems can be
painful

3. O.S.H.A.? Who cares?
OSHA standards
apply even if you work
in the public sector (a
municipality)
Public Sector =
Department of Public
Safety (DPS)
Everyone Else = O.S.H.A

4. Department of Public Safety:
“In lieu of a specific standard
you must treat the OSHA
standard as the minimum.”
http://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-
standards/massachusetts-
workplace-safety-and-health-
program/public-sector-employee-
health-and-safety
O.S.H.A.? Who cares?

5. OSHA Top 10
I’m from OSHA.
I’m here to help.
(We know – you’re not OSHA regulated)

6. OSHA Top 10
1. Hazard Communication
2. Respiratory Protection
3. Powered Industrial Vehicles
4. Electrical Safety
5. Lock Out/Tag Out
6. Machine Guarding
7. Personal Protective Equipment
8. Blood Borne Pathogens
9. Abrasive Wheel Machinery
10.Fall Protection/Prevention

7. #10 Fall Prevention / Protection
“… Occupational Safety and Health (Conn-
OSHA) fined the city $9,000 for a willful violation
of the state’s Occupational Safety and Health
Act. Specifically, the citation was issued for not
having railings or guardrails protecting people
from a fall of more than 4 feet in the trash
compactor area ….”

8. GUARDING FLOOR AND WALL OPENINGS
■ 29 CFR 1910.23
■ Stairway Floor Openings
– Railing on All Exposed Sides
■ Ladderway Floor Opening
– Railing on All Exposed Sides
– Swing Gate or Offset for Opening
■ Hatchways
– Railing on Exposed Sides
– Cover or Protected When Not in Use

9. #9 Abrasive Wheel Machinery
“… Two repeat safety violations involve hazards
related to abrasive wheel machinery used at the
base. Tongue guards were missing and work rests
were improperly adjusted, exposing employees to
the hazard of shrapnel from shattered wheels. A
repeat violation exists when an employer
previously has been cited for the same or a similar
violation of a standard, regulation, rule or order at
any other facility in federal enforcement states
within the last five years. The Army had been
notified by OSHA's area office in Frankfort, Ky.,
about these same violations at a Kentucky
installation ….”

10. #8 Bloodborne Pathogens
■ When PPE is necessary
■ What type of PPE is
necessary
■ How to properly put on,
take off, adjust, and
wear
■ Limitations of the PPE
■ Proper care,
maintenance, useful life
and disposal

11. #7 Personal Protective Equipment
■ Assess the workplace for
hazards
■ Eliminate or reduce hazards
before using PPE
■ Select and provide appropriate
PPE
■ Inform why PPE is necessary
■ Train employees how to use
and care for their PPE
■ Require employees to wear
selected PPE

12. #6 Machine Guarding
■ Reaching in to “clear”
equipment
■ Not using Lockout/Tagout
■ Unauthorized persons
doing maintenance or using
the machines
■ Missing or loose machine
guards

13. #5 Lockout / Tagout

14. #4 Electrical Installation (General)

15. #3 Powered Industrial Trucks

16. #2 Respiratory Protection

17. #1 Hazard Communication

18. Tier II
Reporting
Spill
Planning
Air
Permitting,
Spill
Planning
Air
Permitting,
Spill
Planning
UST
Operations
&
Inspections
Tight
Tank
Spill
Planning

19. ASTs

20. STI Inspection Results

21. Compliance Issues

22. Normal Venting

23. Emergency Venting

24. Spill Containers

25. Overfill Prevention

26. Interstice

27. Ultra-Sonic Thickness Testing

28. Double Wall AST
Remote Spill Box/Fill
Fuel Dispenser
Fuel Pump
Interstitial
Leak Detection
Spill Kit
Normal Vent
Labels

29. Double Wall AST
Dispenser Hose Bollards
Secondary Tank
Emergency Vent
Primary Tank
Emergency
Vent
Mechanical Gauge
Preventive Limiting Barrier
Concrete Pad
1.5-inches
Nut

30. Dike Tank
Integral Containment
Rain Shield

31. Ideal Installation – Generator Tank

32. State Authority Having Jurisdiction
■ Massachusetts
– 10,000 gallons and under (single tank)
» Local Fire Department
– Over 10,000 gallons (single tank)
» Local Fire Department
» Town BOS or City Council
» State Fire Marshal
■ Connecticut
– Local Fire Marshal

33. Observation Results
■ 200+ Tanks observed for tank integrity
■ One* with >75% wall thickness losses
– Compared to existing standards
■ Most with regulatory, code compliance, operational
issues
– Vent heights & vent configuration/operation
– No overfill protection/Level detection devices
– Not UL 142 standard construction
– No spill prevention devices
– Improper protection from vehicular impact
■ Some with evident corrosion
– Interior of double wall
– External

34. Florida Leak Study
■ Florida has ~50,000 registered,
active tanks at ~20,000 sites
■ 82% of the ASTs have secondary
containment
■ 188 discharges from shop-
fabricated ASTs (the type of tank
that hospitals typically have)

35. Florida Leak Study
■ Top causes of failures from these
ASTs (Accounting for 65% of the
failures) were:
– Overfills
– Spills
– Physical damage
– Loose components

36. Safety Takeaways
■ We understand!
– Municipal perspective in OSHA
■ Safety Issues Exist
– We’ll provide some examples
■ Safety Issues Aren’t
Always Obvious
– Those hidden gems can be
painful

37. Questions