Introduction to OSHA
Occupational Safety
and
Health Administration
American Workplace Facts
•6.9 Million Workplaces
•>105 Million Workers
Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Injuries and Deaths
•>6, 000 workers die each year
•5,700,000 workers are injured on the
job each year(1999)
•1,700,000 workers are disabled each
year(1999)
Permanent or temporary
•1,000,000 restricted work (1999)
Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Accident Triangle
Deaths (6,000)
(Approximate
Numbers)
Lost workdays (3,000,000)
1000 x Recordables (6,000,000)
500 x
?x
?x
?x
First aid
Not reported
Near misses
Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Workplace Injuries
•All industry-6.3 per 100 workers
•Health services-7.7 per 100 workers
•Hospitals-8.4 per 100 workers
•Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
13.8 per 100 workers
Note: Based on Bureau of Labor and Statistics
PROVIDE A SAFE
WORKPLACE
•OSH ACT 1970
GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(a)
GENERAL DUTY CLAUSE 5(b)
•Michigan Act 154
SECTION 11
SECTION 12
General Duty Clause 5(a)
•5(a) Employer Responsibility “(1) shall furnish to each of his employees
employment and a place of employment
which are free from recognized hazards
that are causing or are likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his
employees”.
General Duty Clause 5(b)
•5(b) Employee Responsibility“(b) Each employee shall comply with
occupational safety and health standards
and all rules, regulations, and orders
issued pursuant to this Act which are
applicable to his own actions and conduct.”
Michigan Act 154
•R408.1011 Section 11:
 An employer shall:...Furnish to each
employee, employment and a place of
employment which is free from recognized
hazards that are... likely to cause…death
or serious harm...
Michigan Act 154
•408.1012 Section 12
 An employee shall: Comply with (safety)
rules and standards...
OSH ACT 1970
• OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
• NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health
• OSHRC
The Occupational Safety and Health Review
Commission
OSH ACT 1970
•OSHA
Compliance (enforcement and education)
•NIOSH
Research
A division of the Center for Disease
Control (CDC)
•OSHRC
Appeals division
INSPECTONS
•Imminent danger
•Catastrophes and fatal accidents
•Employee complaints
•Programmed high hazard inspections
•Unprogrammed
•Follow-up
Imminent Danger
•IDLH (“A REASONABLE PERSON”)
IMMEDIATLY DANGEROUS TO LIFE
and HEALTH
Catastrophes and Fatal
Accidents
•Must Report in 8 Hours
3 EMPLOYEES HOSPITALIZED FROM
SAME ACCIDENT
1 FATALITY
Employee Complaints
•Make sure employee is still there
•Order of severity
Employee Complaints
Michigan
•General Industry (Healthcare)
General Industry Safety Division
(MIOSHA)
517-322-1831
•Construction
Construction Safety Division (MIOSHA)
517-322-1856
Employee Complaints
OSHA
•Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA)
http://www.osha.gov
The Workers’ Page
or
http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index
.html
Whistleblower Protection
•Section 11( c ) of the OSH Act of 1970
•“Workers have the right to complain to
OSHA and seek an OSHA inspection...”
(without discrimination)
What are programmed high
hazard inspections?
•Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Insurance companies (not so any more)
Good data bases
What are follow-up
inspections?
•Usually IDLH
•Failure to abate
OSHA 200 Log
•OSHA form to record injuries and
illnesses
•Must be kept up-to-date
•Must be posted in your work area for
the month of February
MIOSHA 300 Log (Michigan)
•The OSHA 200 log will be in effect to
12/31/2001.
•The OSHA 300 log will go into effect
01/01/2002.
•However, for the next year statistics
from the 200 log will be used.
OSHA 200/300 Log
•Helps identify types of accidents
•Helps identify departments that are
having accidents
•Helps identify employees that are
having accidents
•By knowing this information, accidents
can be reduced in numbers
Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)
•Each day that regulations are passed by
Congress, they are published in the
Federal Register.
•Each rule is then placed in one of 50
Titles. Title 29 in LABOR
Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)
•29 CFR is all the rules for the
“Department of Labor”
•Title 29 CFR 1910 contains all the rules
for Labor in General Industry
•Healthcare is "General Industry"
•Healthcare must follow all federal and
state rules and standards
MIOSHA
Michigan Occupational Safety and
Health Act
MIOSHA
•Act 154 of 1974
•“state plan state” “state program”
•Usually referred to as OSHA
State Plans
•The OSH Act of 1970 allowed states “to
assume responsibility for…occupational
safety and health standards…”
•The stipulation was that they must “…
be at least as effective...” as the federal
government’s standards.
•There are (26) states or territories with
state plans.
MIOSHA-OSHA
•Question
Why would workers not want them to visit?
Michigan
• Michigan Department of Consumer and
Industry Services has several sets of
standards.
• Call MIOSHA Standards Division
517 322 1845
• General Industry Standards
• Occupational Health Standards
• Construction Safety Standards
• ASK and they will help!
Contact Information
•Michigan contact information
Included with the handout information is a
contact card with all of Michigan's
"Department of Labor" information.
If you have a question about safety rules
or standards, call!
The operator will transfer you to the
correct Department.
Contact Information
•MIOSHA
http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr/home.htm
•MIOSHA Standards
http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bsr/divisions/std/
std_rule.htm