Did you know that fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be the leading cause of death for construction workers? Prevent these avoidable accidents and increase your safety with our upcoming HNI U event that will discuss the behavioral side of safety standards, current OSHA initiatives, and provide an in depth demonstration of different types of fall protection and safety strategies. Join our experienced advisors in a workshop targeted to preventing falls in the workplace while also equipping you with the tools you need to make safety a top priority in your organization.

1. 2016 OSHA INITIATIVES EMPHASIS
PROGRAMS AND FALL HAZARDS
Jim Lutz
Milwaukee Area OSHA Office
Drive change through education.

2. OSHA REGION 5 WORKPLACE FATALITIES 2015

3. 2016 OSHA INITIATIVES
Preventing Falls Protecting Health Care Workers
Workplace Violence Protecting Temporary WorkersEmergency Preparedness
Heat Illness Prevention
Chemical Hazards

4. FALL PROTECTION IN GENERAL INDUSTRY
To prevent employees from being injured from falls,
employers must:
• Guard every floor hole into which a worker can accidentally walk by
the use of a railing and toeboard or a floor hole cover.
• Provide a guardrail and toeboard around every open-sided
platform, floor or runway that is 4 feet or higher off the ground or
next level.
• Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous
machines or equipment (such as a vat of acid or a conveyor belt),
employers must provide guardrails and toeboards to prevent
workers from falling and getting injured.

5. FALL PROTECTION FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
• Workers engaged in residential construction six (6) feet or more
above lower levels must be protected by conventional fall
protection or alternative fall protection measures allowed under
1926.501(b) for particular types of work.
• If an employer can demonstrate that fall protection required under
1926.501(b)(13) is infeasible or presents a greater hazard it must
implement a written, site-specific fall protection plan meeting the
requirements of 29 CFR 1926.502(k). The fall protection plan must
specify alternative measures that will be used to eliminate or
reduce the possibility of employee falls.
2012
Full Standard
Enforcement

6. CONVENTIONAL FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
• Guardrail Systems
• Safety Net Systems
• Personal Fall Arrest Systems

7. FALL RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

8. FALL RESTRAINT DEVICE

9. PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEM FULL BODY HARNESS
PFAS in use during roofing and re-roofing activities.

10. COMBINATION SYSTEMS
Lifeline and Air Hose

11. OTHER WORK METHODS
• An example of a wall bracket, or top plate, scaffold system.
• Some contractors are using these systems for rolling trusses,
cutting rafter tails and hanging fascia.

12. OTHER WORK METHODS
Pump-jack Scaffold

13. VENDOR DELIVERY OF MATERIALS
• OSHA will not require the vendor's employees to install an
anchorage point for fall protection (when distributing roofing
materials) regardless of the slope of the roof or the fall distance.
• If an anchorage point is already available on the roof, the
employees must use fall protection equipment.

14. EMPHASIS PROGRAMS IN WI GENERAL INDUSTRY 2016
• Lead
• Silica
• Dairy Farms (WI)
• Grain Handling
• Combustible Dust
• Pallet Manufacturing
• Material Handling (PIVs)*
• Chemical Plants/Process
Safety
• Amputations
• Hex Chrome
• Falls/Ladders*
• Federal Agencies
• Isocyanates
Nursing Homes/LTC Facilities and Site Specific Targeting have been removed for 2016
* Complaint Based or Observed During an Inspection

15. EMPHASIS PROGRAMS IN CONSTRUCTION 2016
• Falls/Ladders
• Trenches
• Silica
• Lead
• Hex Chrome
• Carbon Monoxide
• Material Handling PIV’s*
• Isocyanates
• Construction Targeting: Dodge
Report
Program Inspection Focus
• Residential Construction
• Commercial Construction
• Bridge and Highway Construction
* Complaint Based or Observed During an Inspection

16. SUBPARTANDSTANDARD
NUMBER OF SERIOUS VIOLATIONS – FY 2016
MOST FREQUENTLY CITED IN GENERAL INDUSTRY 2015

17. MOST FREQUENTLY CITED VIOLATIONS CONSTRUCTION
SUBPARTANDSTANDARD

18. FALL PROTECTION CITATIONS (FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT)
Number of Serious Violations – FY 2015
29CFR1910.

19. FISCAL 2016 BUDGET PROVISION
Federal Budget Includes an Increase in OSHA Penalties—the First in
15 Years.
“OSHA appreciates Congress’ recognition of the importance of
appropriate penalties. We are closely studying this recently passed
legislation to see how it can best be used to enhance the protection
of American workers.”
On or before July 1, 2016, OSHA must publish any maximum penalty adjustment it
decides to make, to take effect no later than August 1, 2016.

20. CONFINED SPACES IN CONSTRUCTION
OSHA issued a rule in the early 1990s to protect employees who
enter confined spaces for the general industry, but did not extend it
to construction because of the unique characteristics of the
industry’s worksites. A 2007 settlement forced OSHA to issue a
separate proposed rule for construction workers in confined spaces.

21. PERMIT VS. NON-PERMIT SPACES
Confined space:
1. Is large enough and so
configured that an employee
can bodily enter it;
2. Has limited or restricted
means for entry and exit; and
3. Is not designed for
continuous employee
occupancy.

22. SILICA RULE
Workers in General Industry and Construction can
become ill if they inhale respirable crystalline
silica.
• The rule is written as two standards- construction takes
effect in 2017 and general industry takes effect in 2018.
• OSHA says it will improve worker protection by:
• Reducing exposure limit to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of
air, averaged over an 8 hour shift
• Use of engineering controls to limit worker exposure, limit
access to high-exposure areas, train workers, and provide
medical exams
• Providing more certainty and ease of compliance

23. SILICA – MORE THAN JUST DUST
Types of Silicosis:
• Simple/Chronic- which results from long-term exposure (20+
years) to low amounts of silica dust.
• Accelerated Silicosis- occurs after exposure to larger amounts
of silica over a shorter period of time (4-8 years).
• Acute Silicosis- results from short-term exposure to very
large amounts of silica. An alveolar lipoproteinosis occurs
after a very heavy exposure to small particles (less than 5-7
mm) of silica.
New OSHA – PEL 50 micrograms per cubic meter.

24. OSHA’S SPRING 2016 REGULATORY AGENDA
Available at
Reginfo.gov

25. CAN YOU RECOGNIZE ANY HAZARDS?
• Carpenters' scaffold has no
guardrail, plank extends too far
beyond either end, and
platform is not wide enough.
• Access?
• Worker inside of the window is
not provided with fall
protection.
• Head protection for worker on
the ground?

26. CAN YOU RECOGNIZE ANY HAZARDS?
No Ground Protection

27. CAN YOU RECOGNIZE ANY HAZARDS?
The box is not
rated for this use

28. SAFETY AND HEALTH RESOURCES
Compliance Assistance Quick Start is a tool to
introduce employers and employees,
especially those at new or small businesses, to
the compliance assistance resources on
OSHA’s website. Quick Start currently includes
modules for:
General Industry
Construction
Health Care
Hispanic Outreach
By following the step-by-step guides, you can
generate an initial set of compliance
assistance materials tailored to your
workplace
NIOSH Ladder
Safety app on
Stepladders
Web Page Assistance

29. QUESTIONS