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ALL ABOUT OSHA
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
OSHA 10 Hour for the Construction Industry Des Moines Area Community College
THE OSH ACT
• “…TO ASSURE SO FAR AS POSSIBLE EVERY WORKING MAN AND WOMAN IN THE NATION SAFE AND HEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS AND TO PRESERVE OUR HUMAN RESOURCES.”
HISTORY
• THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970 CREATED
– OSHA
• THE PURPOSE OF OSHA IS
– TO HELP EMPLOYERS & EMPLOYEES – REDUCE INJURIES, ILLNESS AND DEATH ON THE JOB IN AMERICA
STATISTICS
• SINCE 1970 :
– WORKPLACE FATALITIES HAVE DROPPED 62% – OCCUPATIONAL INJURY AND ILLNESS RATES HAVE DECLINED BY 40% – VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED BROWN LUNG DISEASE IN THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY – TRENCHING & EXCAVATION FATALITIES DOWN 35%
EACH YEAR
• ALMOST 6,000 AMERICAN DIE FROM WORKPLACE INJURIES • NEARLY 50,000 WORKERS DIE FROM ILLNESS WHERE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE WORKPLACE • 6 MILLION WORKERS SUFFER NONFATAL WORKPLACE INJURIES • WORKPLACE INJURIES & ILLNESS COSTS TOTAL $170 BILLION PLUS
THREE STRATEGIES OF OSHA
• STRONG, FAIR, AND EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT • OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE • PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS
HOW DOES OSHA GET THINGS DONE?
• ENCOURAGES EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO REDUCE WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESS • DEVELOPS MANDATORY SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS AND ENFORCES THEM BY WAY OF INSPECTIIONS, CITATIONS, PENALTIES ETC. • PROMOTES SAFETY THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS & ALLIANCES
CONTD
• ESTABLISHES RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE EMPLOYER • ESTABLISHES RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITES FOR THE EMPLOYEE • SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE WAYS OF DEALING WITH WORKPLACE HAZARDS
CONTD -2
• MONITORS JOB-RELATED INJURIES AND ILLNESS • ESTABLISHES TRAINING PROGRAMS • PROVIDES TECHNICAL AND COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE TO THE EMPLOYER • WORKS WITH STATES THAT OPERATE THEIR OWN SAFETY & HEALTH PROGRAMS
CONTD-3
• SUPPORTS THE CONSULTATION SERVICE.
WHO IS COVERED BY OSHA
• THE OSH ACT COVERS ALL...