The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) submitted comments in response to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) proposed rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses. ARTBA supports OSHA's goal of ensuring timely and accurate reporting to protect worker safety. However, ARTBA is concerned that the proposed shorter reporting deadlines may penalize employers for situations beyond their control, such as if employees do not report injuries or illnesses to their employers in a timely manner. ARTBA also expresses concerns about potential confusion over what types of injuries would be considered reportable, and asks that OSHA consider a wide range of interpretations to avoid unintentionally harming employers.
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OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements for Temporary WorkersTemp Staff Risk Services
On March 13, 2014, OSHA released the first bulletin in a series of documents it will publish as part of a new Temporary Worker Initiative (TWI). This document explains the requirements for the staffing agency and the host employer and addresses how to identify who is responsible for recording work-related injuries and illnesses of temporary workers on the OSHA 300 log.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, more commonly known by its acronym OSHA, is responsible for protecting worker health and safety in the United States.
for more information about OSHA visit their website at https://www.osha.gov/
New rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have expanded the agency's reach for reporting requirements. Among other changes, more industries will now have to keep and post logs of employee illness and injuries. February 1 is the posting deadline for those already covered before the new rules kicked in on January 1. Will your company be affected? Here's what you need to know.
OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, enforces workplace safety regulations and sets requirements for OSHA training at over 7 million workplaces. OSHA regulations govern the activities of the employer.
The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. provides OSHA Outreach health and safety training to customers in over 20 different market segments. One of the key elements of an effective health and safety program is training the workers and their supervisors on how to reduce the risk of exposure and promote a positive approach to maximizing human performance and productivity. For over 25 years, our staff of Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) and Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs) have provided high-quality face-to-face training to transfer knowledge and heirarchy of controls to reduce risk and limit liability. The return on investment in conjunction with written policy, programs, and standard operating procedures has helped many customers reach their financial goals and objectives. Leadership must understand that health and safety initiatives are a sustainable issue to produce significant return on investment. Workers who understand the hazards and risks can become a valued tool to keep the business profitable.
OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Requirements for Temporary WorkersTemp Staff Risk Services
On March 13, 2014, OSHA released the first bulletin in a series of documents it will publish as part of a new Temporary Worker Initiative (TWI). This document explains the requirements for the staffing agency and the host employer and addresses how to identify who is responsible for recording work-related injuries and illnesses of temporary workers on the OSHA 300 log.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, more commonly known by its acronym OSHA, is responsible for protecting worker health and safety in the United States.
for more information about OSHA visit their website at https://www.osha.gov/
New rules from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have expanded the agency's reach for reporting requirements. Among other changes, more industries will now have to keep and post logs of employee illness and injuries. February 1 is the posting deadline for those already covered before the new rules kicked in on January 1. Will your company be affected? Here's what you need to know.
OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, enforces workplace safety regulations and sets requirements for OSHA training at over 7 million workplaces. OSHA regulations govern the activities of the employer.
The Windsor Consulting Group, Inc. provides OSHA Outreach health and safety training to customers in over 20 different market segments. One of the key elements of an effective health and safety program is training the workers and their supervisors on how to reduce the risk of exposure and promote a positive approach to maximizing human performance and productivity. For over 25 years, our staff of Certified Industrial Hygienists (CIHs) and Certified Safety Professionals (CSPs) have provided high-quality face-to-face training to transfer knowledge and heirarchy of controls to reduce risk and limit liability. The return on investment in conjunction with written policy, programs, and standard operating procedures has helped many customers reach their financial goals and objectives. Leadership must understand that health and safety initiatives are a sustainable issue to produce significant return on investment. Workers who understand the hazards and risks can become a valued tool to keep the business profitable.
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C H A P T E R 1 3
Safety and Health at Work
TRAINING FOR SAFETY
As the HR manager of a large construction company, your workers’ health and safety is of paramount concern. Last
week, you reported an incidence rate of 7.5 accidents per 100 employees to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA). When you compared these numbers to last year, you found the number had significantly
increased, as it was 4.2. This is concerning, because you know an unsafe workplace is not only bad for employees
and bad for business, but it could result in fines from OSHA. You ask your operations managers to meet with you
about the situation. When you bring this to his attention, he doesn’t seem at all concerned about the almost
double increase in accidents over the last year. He says the increase in accidents is a result of scaffolding falling dur-
ing a building project where several workers were hurt. He says this one accident skewed the numbers. He men-
tions that the supervisor responsible for the scaffolding had been let go six months ago for other reasons, and he
assures you that there is no reason to be concerned. A few weeks after this conversation, two of your workers
spend time in the hospital because of a falling scaffolding injury. Again, you approach the operations manager and
he assures you that those employees were just new and he will implement proper procedures. You know the incid-
ent will result in another high incident percentage, even if there isn’t another accident the rest of the year. You con-
sider your options.
You look back over ten years of accident reports and find there are three areas for which your company seems
to have 90 percent of all accidents. You decide you will develop a training program to address these safety issues in
your workplace. You refer to your HRM textbook for tips on how to prepare and communicate this training to your
employees. When you present this option to your operations manager, he says that employees don’t have the time
to take from their jobs to go through this training and suggests you just let it go. You are prepared for this re-
sponse, and you give him the dollar figure of money lost owing to worker injury in your organization. This gets his
attention, especially when you compare it to the small cost of doing a two-hour training for all employees. Both of
you check your Outlook schedules to find the best day of the week to schedule the training, for minimum impact
on employees’ work.
Workplace Safety and Health Introduction
The author introduces the chapter on workplace safety and health.
1. WORKPLACE SAFETY AND HEALTH LAWS
L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S
1. Be able to explain OSHA laws.
2. Understand right-to-know laws.
Workplace safety is the responsibility of everyone in the organization. HR professionals and managers,
however, play a large role in developing standards, making sure safety and health laws are followed,
and tracking workplace accidents ...
This Code of Practice provides practical guidance for persons conducting a business or undertaking on how to comply with duties under the WHS Act and Regulations to provide adequate first aid facilities in the workplace. It includes information on first aid kits, procedures, facilities and training for first aiders.
This is the Introduction to OSHA presentation required for OSHA 10 and 30 hour classes. Slides for General Industry, Construction and Maritime are all includedIt was revised in May 2014 to include changes from GHS
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safety Construction Safety-Quiz 1 According to OSHA, what must management provide for their
workers/employees? When and for what reason does OSHA require an employer to provide a
certified first aid responder on a construction site 1926 as compared to 1910? are moving signs,
provided by workers, such as flaggers, or devices, such as flashing lights, to warn of possible
existing hazards. ASHA are the warnings of hazard, temporarily or permanently affixed or
placed, at a person approved or assigned by the employer to perform a specific type of one who,
by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional locations where hazards exist.
duty or to be at a specific location at a jobsite. standing......has successfully demonstrated his/her
ability to solve problems relating to the Name the four parts of a Safety and Health program:
Name to three type of citations OSHA issues to standards?Alashi What does the OSHA standard
5a1 cover or réter to Sape s that are non-compliant with OSHA harka to companies that fail to
comply with their standards. 18. OSHA issues 2 Discuss Direct and Indirect Costs involving an
employee injury/accident . What are the 4 elements of OSHA\'s Focus Four policy and discuss
what companies are required to have in place in order to qualify for a Focus 4 inspection as
compared to a comprehensive (wall to wall) project inspection. asing mo
Solution
Answer1. Under the OSHA law, employers have a responsibility to provide a safe workplace.
Provide a workplace free from serious recognized hazards and comply with standards, rules and
regulations issued under the OSHA Act.
Examine workplace conditions to make sure they conform to applicable OSHA standards.
Make sure employees have and use safe tools and equipment and properly maintain this
equipment.
Provide medical examinations and training when required by OSHA standards and many other
OSHA standards.
Answer2. OSHA\'s standard for first aid training at Construction site
In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the workplace which is
used for the treatment of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be adequately trained to
render first aid. Adequate first aid supplies shall be readily available.
The primary requirement addressed by these standards is that an employer must ensure prompt
first aid treatment for injured employees, either by providing for the availability of a trained first
aid provider at the worksite, or by ensuring that emergency treatment services are within
reasonable proximity of the worksite.
Answer3. The OSHA standards are divided into four major categories based on the type of work
being performed:agriculture(1928), construction (Part 1926), general industry (Part 1910) and
maritime (Part 1918).
The construction standard states that fall protection is required when an employee is working on
a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge
which is six feet or more a.
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Artba comments on OSHA workplace injury and illness reporting rule
1. October 14, 2014
Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023
The Honorable David Michaels
Assistant Secretary of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Department of Labor
Room N-2625
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
Re: Comments on NPRM to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses” (Docket No. OSHA-2013-0023)
On behalf of the more than 6,000 members of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), I respectfully offer comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed rule to “Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.”
ARTBA’s membership includes private and public sector members that are involved in the planning, designing, construction and maintenance of the nation’s roadways, bridges, ports, airports and transit systems. Our industry generates more than $380 billion annually in U.S. economic activity and sustains more than 3.3 million American jobs. The health and welfare of our workers is paramount and ARTBA has received numerous OSHA grants to develop training programs that are designed to improve workplace safety in the transportation construction industry. ARTBA has developed a diverse number of training materials including hazard communication, struck-by, fall protection, trenching and health hazards.
These comments are directly in response to a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on August 14 in 79 FR 157. Through that notice, OSHA is seeking comments on the following issues: 1) require employers to inform their employees of the their right to report injuries and illness; 2) require that an employer’s injury and illness reporting requirements for its employees to use be reasonable and not unduly burdensome; and 3) prohibit employers from taking adverse action against employees for reporting injuries and illnesses.
ARTBA appreciates OSHA’s efforts to ensure clear, timely and concise reporting to the agency to help protect workers from foreseeable harm and injury. Such reporting is essential to enable OSHA to understand where problems are most prevalent, and then respond in an appropriate manner to protect health and lives. ARTBA also supports OSHA efforts to inform workers about their rights to a safe and healthful workplace, and to raise legitimate safety concerns without fear of retribution.
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However, ARTBA is concerned with the levels of increased reporting and shorter reporting periods that would be required by OSHA’s proposal, which could place employers in very difficult situations when employees do not report injuries or illnesses in a timely manner. While ARTBA recognizes OSHA’s concern regarding employers who could retaliate against employees who file claims, we fear OSHA’s proposal fails to consider situations where, intentionally or unintentionally, employees fail to report accidents in a timely manner. This, in turn, could cause the employer to miss the new deadlines imposed by OSHA, thereby forcing the employer out of compliance and into potential OSHA penalties for failure to report.
Such a scenario is not unlikely in construction settings, particularly with remote heavy road, street and bridge construction where small crews labor long distances from company offices. For example, most construction workers are only on office property briefly to determine their construction schedule and attend training. In such circumstances, employees may seek treatment for reportable injuries without reporting the incident immediately to corporate supervisors. In most situations, reportable accidents happen infrequently and proper, timely reporting may not be the first thing on a manager’s mind when one of his crew is injured.
The on-site supervisor, rightly concerned with treating the injured worker, may not report back to the main office within the shorter timeframe in OSHA’s proposal. The main office, through no fault of its own, could then fall out of compliance. While this is a dramatic example of “failure to report” an employer could also face a problem where an employee becomes injured on the job, does not report the injury to the employer until days later and then accuses the employer of “failure to report.” In both situations, the employer is in a non-compliant situation through no fault of their own. ARTBA urges OSHA to provide safeguards in its final proposal which will guard against employers being penalized for actions beyond their control.
Also, ARTBA is concerned about potential confusion regarding what types of injuries OSHA will consider to be “reportable” depending on how a doctor prescribes treatment for minor injuries, e.g. over-the-counter remedies vs. prescriptions, etc. The distinction between non-reportable first aid remedies and reportable injuries often hinge on the treatment as opposed to the severity of the injury. This proposed rule further complicates that distinction and the paired reporting requirement. ARTBA urges OSHA to carefully consider a wide range of possible interpretations as to what is reportable and what is not as it promulgates additional rules to protect workers in order to avoid unintentionally harming employers.
Further, a conflict could arise under OSHA’s proposal wherein an employer could be prohibited from disciplining employees who report injuries and illnesses when the injury is a result of a violation of company safety rules (e.g. not wearing personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, hearing protection, etc.). ARTBA is concerned employees who fail to report injuries in a timely manner, as required (and enforced) by proper company rules, could seek protection under this proposed rule when, in fact, it is proper to discipline them for not following timely company reporting policies. As OSHA promulgates this proposed rule, it needs to strike a balance between proper employee protections for reporting while maintaining the ability for employers to legitimately discipline employees for safety violations.
Again, ARTBA commends OSHA for its efforts to improve the reporting and prevention of workplace injuries. Our comments are intended to ensure that if OSHA proceeds with this
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proposal, improvements are made to reflect the unique working environment experienced in the transportation construction industry and to ensure the rule strikes the proper balance between worker and employer rights and obligations. ARTBA looks forward to continuing this dialogue with OSHA and achieving a reporting system which to ensures a balance of employee rights with employer rights.
Sincerely,
T. Peter Ruane
President & C.E.O