An introduction to OSHA

1. OSHA OUTREACH SAFETY
TRAINING

3. Wagdi Fouad Seffain
 EHS Director - The American University in
Cairo. Safety Instructor - AUC
 Authorized and Certified Trainer:
 OSHA – USA
 NASP – USA
 NTS – UK
 CIEH – UK
 Scaffold Training Institute – USA
 NEHA – USA (Food Safety).
 OSHAcademy USA Trainer
 36 Years Experience

4. wagdisaf@aucegypt.edu
002 – 012 – 3936397
002 – 02 - 26154171

5. What is OSHA?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
‫المهنية‬ ‫والصحة‬ ‫السالمة‬ ‫إدارة‬
Responsible for
worker safety and
health protection

6.  OSHA stands for the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, an
agency of the U.S. Department of Labor
 OSHA’s responsibility is worker safety
and health protection
 Up to 1970 there was no an Safety &
Health regulations covering all the
states in USA
 Average number of fatalities were
almost 14000 cases each year.
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 On December 29, 1970, President Nixon signed the
OSH Act
 This Act created OSHA, the agency, which formally
came into being on April 28, 1971
History of OSHA

7. OSHA OUTREACH TRAINING
‫الخارجى‬ ‫للتدريب‬ ‫األوشا‬ ‫برامج‬
 This program authorizes some trainers to
conduct OSHA training courses on behalf
of OSHA.
 Construction and General Industry
Occupational Safety and Health Standards
& Disaster Site Worker & OSHA Maritime

8. Training Statistics
 Since 1971 (Started)
 1990 – 12000 students
 2004 – More than 305000 students.
 2005 – 376027 students
 2006 – 440000 students
 2007 - 550000 students
 2008 – 680000 students
 2009 – 750000 students

14. OSHA
 CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
 Titles: 50 Titles – Department of Labor
is number 29.
 Each titles is divided into parts. (1910
General Industry – 1926 Construction).
 Each part is then divided into Subparts
A, B, C, etc.
 Each Subpart is divided into Sections.
 29 CFR 1910.21
 29 CFR 1926.450

15. OSHA STANDARDS
Department of Labor (29) - CFR

16. Standards Numbering System
Code of
Title Fed. Reg Part Section
29 CFR 1910 .110

17. Standards Numbering System
Code of
Title Fed. Reg Part Section
29 CFR 1926 .450

18. OSHA
STANDARDS

19. Horizontal & Vertical Standards
 Standards are sometimes referred to as being
either “horizontal or vertical” in their
application. Most standards are horizontal or
“general” which means they apply to any
employer in any industry. Standards relating
to fire protection, working surfaces and first
aid are examples of horizontal standards.
 Some standards, though, are relevant only to a
particular industry, and are called vertical, or
“particular” standards. Examples are
standards applying to the longshoring industry
or the construction industry, and to the special
industries covered in Subpart R of 1910.

20. Workplace Inspection
 Under the Act, “upon presenting appropriate
credentials to the owner, operator or agent in
charge”, an OSHA compliance officer is
authorized to:
 “Enter without delay and at reasonable times
any factory, plant, establishment, construction
site or other areas, workplace, or environment
where work is performed by an employee of an
employer; and to
 “inspect and investigate during regular working
hours, and at other reasonable times, and
within reasonable limits and in a reasonable
manner, any such place of employment and all
pertinent conditions, structures, machines,
apparatus, devices, equipment and materials
therein, and to question privately any such
employer, owner, operator, agent or employee”.

21. Inspection Prioreties
1. Imminent Danger
2. Catastrophes and
Fatal Accidents
3. Employee Complaints
4. Programmed High-
Hazard Inspections
5. Follow-up
Inspections

22. Citations & Penalties
 After the compliance officer reports findings,
the area director determines what citations,
if any will be issued, and what penalties, if
any, will be proposed.
 Citations inform the employer and employees
of the regulations and standards alleged to
have been violated and of the proposed
length of time set for their abatement. The
employer will receive citations and notices of
proposed penalties by certified mail. The
employer must post a copy of each citation at
or near the place a violation occurred, for
three days or until the violation is abated,
whichever is longer.

23. Types of Violations
 Other Than Serious Violation
 Serious Violation
 Willful Violation
 Repeated Violation
 Failure to Abate Prior Violation

25. OSHA PENALTIES
Citation Penalty___________
Other than Serious $7000.00
Serious $7000.00
Willful $5000.00 - $70,000
and/or jail time
Repeated $70,000
Failure to Abate $7000 per day
Falsifying Records $10,000 and/or jail time
Assaulting a Compliance Officer $5,000 and < 3 years
imprisonment
LESSON 6