sanji kanth, pe occupational safety & health administration general industry enforcement
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Sanji Kanth, PEOccupational Safety & Health AdministrationGeneral Industry EnforcementDirectorate of Enforcement Programs
INTER-AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF
LABOR (IACML)
May 19, 2009
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OSHA Regional Offices
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OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs
• Office of General Industry Enforcement
• Office of Health Enforcement
• Office Maritime Enforcement
• Office of Whistle Blower Protection
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Enforcement Programs/Initiatives
• Designed to aid OSHA reduce workplace fatalities, injuries, and illnesses by targeting the most hazardous workplaces and the employers with the highest injury and illness rates.
• Strategic mechanisms include Site Specific Targeting (SST), the Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP), National Emphasis Programs (NEPs), and Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs).
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Categories of Inspections
• Programmed and Unprogrammed
– Programmed
• Site Specific Targeting• Enhanced Enforcement Program• National Emphasis Programs (NEPs)• Local Emphasis Programs (LEPs)
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Categories of Inspections
– Unprogrammed
• Fatalities/catastrophes• Complaints• Referrals• Monitoring• Follow up
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OSHA Inspection Scheduling Priortity
• Imminent Danger
• Fatalities/Catastrophes
• Complaints/Referrals EmployeesOther Interested Parties
• Programmed Inspections
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Site-Specific Targeting (SST)
• SST is for 40 or more employees
• OSHA Data Initiative (ODI) Survey
• ODI collects data from 80,000 employers
• The first SST program was initiated in April 1999
• The SST consists of three inspection lists, a primary, secondary and tertiary list
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Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP)—
• If an inspection is classified as an EEP case it may receive additional enforcement efforts:
An enhanced follow-up inspection;More stringent settlement provisions; andOther workplaces of the employer may be
inspected.
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National Emphasis Programs
• Developed by the Directorate of Enforcement Programs
• Developed by the Directorate of Construction
• Developed by the Directorate of Evaluation and Analysis– Recordkeeping
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National Emphasis Programs
• Lead
• Crystalline Silica
• Amputations
• Combustible dust
• Oil refineries
• Shipbreaking operations
• Trenching
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National Emphasis Programs
• NEPs Under development– Chemical Plants – process safety
management– Primary metals– Occupational asthma– Flavorings and Diacetyl– Oil and gas well drilling– Recordkeeping
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Local Emphasis Programs
• Developed by an Area Office or Region• Regional and Regional Solicitors approval• 140+ LEPs• Examples:
– Lead– Silica– residential construction– metals
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Where is Enforcement Going
• Impacting whole corporations and industries– Corporate settlement agreements– Enhanced enforcement program– Letters to industry– Letters to corporations– Other methods
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RESULTS …
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OSHA Inspections
OSHA Inspection Statistics FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY 2008% Change
2004-2008
Total Inspections 39,167 38,714 38,579 39,324 38,591 -1.5%
Total Programmed Inspections 21,576 21,404 21,506 23,035 23,023 6.7%
Total Unprogrammed Inspections 17,590 17,310 17,073 16,288 15,565 -11.5%
Fatality Investigations 1,060 1,114 1,081 1,043 957 -9.7%
Complaints 8,062 7,716 7,376 7,055 6,697 -16.9%
Referrals 4,585 4,787 5,019 5,007 4,855 5.9%
Other 3,829 4,807 3,555 3,183 3,056 -20.2%
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OSHA Violations
OSHA Violation Statistics FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008% Change 2004-
2007
Total Violations 86,708 85,307 83,913 88,846 87,687 1.1%
Total Serious Violations 61,666 61,018 61,337 67,176 67,052 8.7%
Total Willful Violations 462 747 479 415 517 11.9%
Total Repeat Violations 2,360 2,350 2,551 2,714 2,817 19.4%
Total Other-than-Serious 21,705 20,819 19,246 18,331 17,131 -21.1%
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Total Recordable Case Rate
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Total Recordable Case RateInjury and Illness Rates[1],[2]
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
% Reduction 2003-2007
Total Recordable Case Rate 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.2 - 16.0%
Days Away/Restricted Case Rate
2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 -19.2%
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Fatality Rate
3.7
4.2
4.7
5.2
5.7
6.2
6.7
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Fatality Rate Hispanic Fatality Rate
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Number of Fatalities/Fatality Rates
Fatality Statistics 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*
% Reduction 2002-2007
Total Number of Fatalities 5,524 5,575 5,764 5,734 5,840 5,488 -0.7%
Fatality Rate[1] 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.7 -7.5%
Hispanic Fatality Rate3 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.4 -12.0%
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Number of Fatalities
5,300
5,400
5,500
5,600
5,700
5,800
5,900
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Number of Fatalities
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OSHA Compliance Assistance Resources
• Safety and Health Topics Pages
• Fact Sheets
• Posters
• Safety and Health Information Bulletins
OSHA’s Combustible Dust Poster
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Any Questions?
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