Chapter 3 Flashcards
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What is OSHA
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- Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- USA Department (Ministry)of labour
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OSHA Act (law)
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•To assure as far as possible every working man and woman in the nation:
- safe and,
- healthful working conditions,
- and to preserve (prevent, protect) human resources.
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OSHA Mission and Purpose
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- Encourage employers and employees to reduce workplace hazards
- Apply existing safety and health programs
- Improve existing safety and health programs
- encourage research that will lead to innovative ways of dealing with workplace safety and health problems
- innovation
- implement new safety and health programs
- Enstablish the rights of the emplowers and employees regarding the improvement of workplace safety and health
- monitor job related injuried and record keeping (increase the experience and avoid future injuries)
- Establish training programs to increase the number of safety and health professionals and to improve their competence continually
- Establish mandatory workplace safety and health standards and enforce those standards
- provide for the development and approval of state-level workplace safety and health programs
- monitor, analyze and evaluate state level safety and heatlh programs
4
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The following are exempted(not included) by OSHA
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- Organizations with 10 or fewwe employees
- exempted frrom inspections and the requirements to maintain injury and illness records
- persons who are self employed
- Family farms that emply only immediate members of the family
- Federal agencies that are covered by other federal states
- state and local governments
- coal mines
5
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OSHA Standards address
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specific hazards such as
- working in confined (limited, closed)spaces ,
- handling hazardous waste, or
- working with dangerous chemicals
6
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OSHA’s Records
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- Employers are required to keep injury and illness records for each location where they do business
- records must be maintained on an ANNUAL basis using special forms prescribed by OSHA
- Computer or electronic copies can replace paper copies
- Records are not sent to OSHA
- maintained locally for a minimum of three years
- must be available for inspection by OSHA at any time
7
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All occupational injuries and illnesses must be reported to OSHA if they result in one of the following:
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- Death of one or more workers.
- One or more days away from work.
- Restricted(limited) motion or restrictions to the work that an employee can do.
- Loss of consciousness of one or more workers.
- Transfer of an employee to another job.
- Medical treatment beyond in-house first aid.
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Employers and informing employees
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- Employers are required to
- keep employees informed about safety and health issues that concern them.
- post the OSHA material needed where employee information is normally displayed.
- provide employees with copies of any OSHA rules that concern them.
- give employees access to records of exposure (risk) to hazardous materials and medical surveillance (examination) that has been conducted.
9
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Citation
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request to come to court
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Other than serious violation
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- A violation that has a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm.
- A proposed penalty of up to $7000 for each violation is discretionary(optional).
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Serious violation
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- A violation in which there is a high probability that death or serious physical injury may result and that the employer knewor shouldhave known of the hazard.
- OSHA proposes a mandatory (copmpulsry) penalty for each serious violation.
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Willful violation
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A violation that the employer intentionally and knowingly commits. Minimum penalty of $5000 for each violation
13
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VPPs stands for
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Voluntary protection programs
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Voluntary Protection Programs (VPPs)
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- OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs recognize and partner with businesses and worksites that show excellence in occupational safety and health.
- Sites are committed to effective employee protection beyond the requirements of OSHA standards.
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Star Program:
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- Injury rates below national average.
- Company must demonstrate management commitment, employee participation, excellent work siteanalysis program, hazard prevention and control program, and comprehensive health and safety training program.
