ASSE Construction Chapter Meeting 9/12/14

Jessie AtencioAssistant Director

Objectives

• New Standards• Other Fed OSHA stuff…..

• Outreach Campaign• Outreach Training• Partnership Programs• Exemplary Programs– SHARP – VPP & C-VPP

• Questions?

New Standards

• OSHA 300 Log• Confined Space in Construction• Walking Working Surfaces in General

Industry• Cranes in Construction• PEL’s use OEL’s instead• Preventing Backovers• Silica – GA Tech Paper • OSHA 300 Log• 1910.269 Power Distribution

Update cont’d…..

Residential Construction

• Recently released Federal FRN– Sept. 25th Comment Period Ends– Federal OSHA will look at comments– Hearing available for ADOSH if requested– ADOSH still enforcing SB1307• What is at stake

– 18(e) status» Move to 18(b)

– Residential and Construction Industry

ComplianceLong-Term Residential Care Facilities Temporary Workers

Compliance Numbers 10/1/13 – August ‘14

• ADOSH CSHO’s – 875– Hazard Communication

Program– Respiratory Program– Scaffold– Excavations– Falls– Machine Guarding

• ADOSH At A Glance– Two New Compliance

Supervisors» 6 to 7 new CSHO’s

ALLIANCES• Southwest Carpenters

Training Fund– Completed

• Arizona Business Association• 2nd Year• Working with Small

Businesses

• AZUCA• 3 Months• Heat Stress Video• Training for CSHOs

• AGC of Arizona & Arizona Builders’ Alliance

• Industry Practices• Outreach Training

Outreach Training

• ADOSH Safety Summits– Yuma – over 145 attendees– Flagstaff – over 185 attendees– West Phoenix – over 180

attendees– Tucson – over 215 attendees– East Phoenix – over 190

attendees– KINGMAN – over 60 attendees– FLAGSTAFF – over 140 attendees

• John Michael Keys• School Safety

– Yuma – November 12th & 13th

Flagstaff Safety Summit

OUTREACH • FALL HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION

Partnership Programs• Rate Reduction Awareness Program

– RRAP – Currently 5 companies in program– 4 finished partnership program with an average of 30%

reduction of Injury/Illness rates– We look for companies with an average above the current

BLS listing for their industry • Settlement Conference Partnership• Public Entities Partnership Program (P.E.P.P.)

– PEPP – Draft IS COMPLETE• Have two entities signed up!

– For all Public Entities• High Hazard Areas Only

– Wastewater– Streets– Maintenance Shop– Shooting Range– PD/FD

Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)

• SHARP– 29Current Sites– General Industry setting– 250 ee’s and less to qualify– Injury/Illness rates less than

national BLS listing for their industry

NEW: Mobile Workforce SHARP Program – Under Draft, General Contractors and may have areas for subcontractors

Exciting News for Construction• SHARP Mobile Workforce

Partners– Both General Contractors &

Subcontractors• Pilot Program• Injury/illness at or below the

national average for company• Two-year agreement then off

to C-VPP• Three sites a year• Partner with C-VPP site• Mentor other companies

MEETING WITH ME TO DETERMINE COMMITMENT AND READINESS FOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

ADOSH VPP & C-VPP Happenings

• Currently there are 35 sites – NEW ADDITIONS TO

THE PROGRAM– LOVEN

CONTRACTING, INC.• Two New Companies

with Applications

GRASSROOTS OSHSPA PRINTING

• Publication by OSHSPA– State Plan

States product

– http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/oshspa/grass2011.pdf

ADOSH Advocate Quarterly• Quarterly printed• What is happening at

our office• Fatal Mistakes• VPP/SHARP Members• Schedule of Training

– Throughout AZ• Call Telephone

Number Associated With Class to Register– Receive

Certificate of Awareness Training

Thank You