AMI/OSHA General Meeting Jim Harrity Compliance Assistance Specialist

1. AMI/OSHA General Meeting Jim Harrity Compliance Assistance Specialist OSHA Philadelphia Area Office

2. OSHA Update • OSHA:45 years of Progress on Safety and Health • AMI Alliance 8 years of Progress on Safety and Health in the Mushroom Industry

3. OSHA’s Continuing Mission • More than 4,000 Americans die from workplace injuries every year. • Perhaps as many as 50,000 workers die from illnesses in which workplace exposures were a contributing factor. • More than 3 million workers suffer a serious non fatal injury or illness annually.

4. Top Ten Violations Most frequently cited OSHA regulations during FY 2014 inspections 1. Fall Protection 2. Hazard Communication 3. Scaffolding 4. Respiratory Protection 5. Lockout/Tagout 6. Powered Industrial Trucks 7. Electrical – Wiring Methods 8. Ladders 9. Machine Guarding 10. Electrical – General Requirements

5. Costs of Occupational Injuries • Workplace injuries and fatalities cost our economy $198.2 billion a year. — National Safety Council “Injury Facts” 2014

6. Costs of Occupational Injuries 1111111

7. Summary- Falls from Elevations Among insured employers in NCCI states in 2005-2007: • Falls from Elevations by roofers cost approximately $54 million per year. Average lost time claims cost approximately $106,000 each • Falls from Elevations by Carpenters cost approximately $93 million per year. Average lost time claims cost over $97,000 each • The average cost of a fall from elevation for all other occupational classifications was under $50,000

8. Expanded reporting requirements The rule expands the list of severe work-related injuries and illnesses that all covered employersmust report to OSHA. As of January 1, 2015 employers must report the following to OSHA: • All work-related fatalities within 8 hours (same as the former requirement) • All work-related in-patient hospitalizations of one or more employees within 24 hours • All work-related amputations within 24 hours • All work-related losses of an eye within 24 hours

9. New Reporting since January 1 • Locally- Philadelphia Area Office has received approximately 50 reports under the new requirements • Approximately 50% resulted in inspections • The other half were handled as Rapid Requests for Investigations (RRIs)

10. PHAO Initiatives • Construction Sweeps • Demolition LEP- Renovation and Razing • Temporary Worker- Pilot Chester County

11. How Can OSHA Help Our Progress?