L2 - OSHA Requirements and Liability

Question 1

OSHA Requirements

Answer 1

Depends on your location.
Difficult to enforce on short duration projects.
Excellent source of info.
Can be a powerful tool to drive compliance.
OSHA 200 Log vs OSHA 300 Log

Question 2

OSHA Incident rate averages

Answer 2

7. 1 for recordable injuries.

3. 2 for lost time injuries.

Question 3

OSHA guidelines for Contractors

Answer 3

Management commitment and employee involvement.
Labor and Management accountability.
Safety and health training.
Employee involvement.
Worksite analysis (JSA/JHA)
Incident/accident investigation.
Hazard prevention and control.
Periodic plan evaluation.

Question 4

Liability - OSHA

Answer 4

You can’t ignore your contract when you have substantial supervision over construction.

Question 5

Liability - 3rd party

Answer 5

• laws differ by location
• you will/ may be sued if there is a major incident.
• contract and employee actions determine your fate.

Question 6

Liability - Multi-employers work site policy

Answer 6

Citations issued to the employer of the xposed employee.
Possibly to the employer with contractual responsibility/authority.
Possibly to the employer who created hazard and/or has responsibility to correct