OSHA UPDATE
Jack Rector, Area Director
Sheila Schulmeyer
Compliance Assistance Specialist
El Paso Area Office/Lubbock District Office
PBSTEPS May 11, 2010
OSHA’s Mission
• To Assure
So Far as
Possible Every Working
Man and Woman in the
Nation Safe and
Healthful Working
Conditions…
Why OSHA is in the Oil Patch
• Looking out for Employee Safety and Health
• Reduce Hazards through direct intervention
Oilfield-related deaths since
10/2009
• NAICS
• 211111 (1311) Crude Petroleum and
Natural Gas – 2
• 213111 (1381) Drilling Oil and Gas – 3
• 213112 (1389) – 2
• Total of 7 so far this fiscal year.
• Up three fatals from this time last year.
Types
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2 Electrocutions
3 Struck by
1 H2S
1 Caught by
Top Ten FY 2009 for NAICS
211111
Standard # Cited
# Insp
Description
1910.305
06
04
Wiring
1910.022
04
04
Housekeeping
1910.132
04
04
Gen Req. PPE
1910.1200
04
02
Haz Com
1910. 253
03
03
Oxy-fuel gas welding
1910. 023
02
02
Guarding of floor and wall
openings
1910. 303
02
02
Electrical, Gen Req.
5A1
02
02
General Duty
1910. 157
01
01
Portable Fire Extinguishers
1910. 178
01
01
Powered Indust Trucks
Top Ten FY 2009 for NAICS
213111
Standard
# Cited
# Insp
Description
5A1
48
38
General Duty
1910.023
45
33
Guarding of floor and wall
openings
1910.305
36
21
Electrical, Wiring Methods,
Components & Equipment
1910.1200
34
15
Haz Com
1910.151
28
21
Medical Services/First Aid
1910.134
24
08
Respiratory Protection
1910.184
21
12
Slings
1910.157
18
13
Portable Fire Extinguishers
1910.024
15
13
Fixed Industrial Stairs
1910.303
15
12
Electrical, general req.
Top Ten FY 2009 for NAICS
213112
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Standard
5A1
1910.132
1910.1200
1910.023
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1910.134
1910.157
1910.184
1910.151
1910.146
1910.252
# Cited # Insp
45
30
33
26
28
15
18
15
14
12
11
08
07
07
06
10
07
06
02
05
Description
General Duty
General Req. PPE
Haz Com
Guarding of floor and wall
openings
Respiratory Protection
Portable Fire Extinguishers
Slings
Medical Services/First Aid
Permit-required confined spaces
General Requirements/Welding
Regional Emphasis Program for
Heat Illness
• Purpose: Conduct heat illness inspections on
outdoor activities during days identified by NWS
with a Heat Advisory.
• Objectives: To keep employees from developing
heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
• Heat illness precautions: 1. Training 2. Having
appropriate first aid available 3. Having drinking
water available 4. Having made provisions for
prompt medical attention in case a heat related
illness occurs.
Inspection Process
• On heat advisory days, CSHOs will be alert for
job sites where employees are working outdoors
for extended periods of time.
• When such jobs are found, the CSHOs will
contact their management to determine whether
the jobsite has been inspected within the last 30
days or whether the employer has been
inspected three or more times under this REP
within the last 90 days. If so, the inspection will
not take place.
Scope of Inspections
• If an inspection is to take place, it will be limited
in scope and it will ensure employees have been
trained on the hazards of a hot environment,
drinking water and first aid are available, and
there are provisions for receiving prompt
medical attention.
• If other “plain view” hazards are observed on the
job site, the CSHO will include them in the
limited scope inspection.
Size of Employer
• Establishments with ten or fewer
employees will be included in this program
because of the insidious nature of the high
environment temperatures.
Regulations
• 1926.21 (b) (2) – Training
• 1926.23 – Providing first aid services and
provisions for medical care.
• 1926.51 – Providing an adequate supply of
potable water in all places of employment.
• 1910.151(b) – In absence of close medical care
facilities, a person or persons trained to render
first aid and adequate supplies on hand.
• 1910.141.(b)(1) – Potable water shall be
provided in all places of employment.
FRC
• Memo dtd March 19, 2010
– Nothing new
– Outlines enforcement for field
• Region VI
– Common Sense approach
– Hazard assessment
– Case by case basis
Arkansas Blitz
• 16 inspections
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No proper eye wash where corrosives used
Inadequate Geronimo lines
Missing guard rails
Fall protection employees on derrick
Unguarded machinery
• FRC reviewed
– No violations
New Penalty Policy
• Gravity based penalty increase
• New structure for size Reduction
• Quick fix
• Area directors limited on reduction
CSB Statement
• Hanging out at oil and gas production sites
• Hattiesburg, Mississippi 16 year old
• New London, Texas two 24 year olds
• Weeletka, Oklahoma 21 year old
• Please note: OSHA is offering the materials developed by the
state regions, state agencies and the consultation projects as
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information. However, these materials have not been reviewed
or approved according to formal Agency clearance procedures.
Thus, they are not official OSHA statements and cannot be
used to ascertain rights or obligations under the OSH Act. In
addition, while the materials contain valuable information for
enhancing occupational safety and health, the Agency is not
representing that all of the information in these materials is
accurate or complete.
Questions?
Sheila Schulmeyer
Lubbock Area Office
(806) 472-7681
sheila.schulmeyer@dol.gov
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