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What does osh act cover |
Most private sectors |
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Worker responsibilities |
•read osha poster •follow safety/health rules of employer •report hazardous conditions to supervisor and osha •cooperate with inspectors |
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Workers rights |
Identify and correct problems Complain to osha Seek safe conditions without punishment |
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Employers rights and responsibilities |
Safe workplace Training, medical exams, recordkeeping |
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Prior to inspection, csho will |
•research inspection history •review operations and choose standards to apply •gather appropriate ppe and testing equipment |
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Criteria for focused inspection |
Falls Struck by Caught in between/crushed Electrical |
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Priorities for osha visit, highest to lowest |
Imminent danger Fatalities or catastrophes(1+ hospital) Complaints or referrals Planned or programmed investigations Abatement followup inspections to make sure you fix problems |
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Inspection process |
Csho displays credentials Opening conference Walk around inspection Closing conference |
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Opening conference consists of |
Why being inspected Scope of inspection Employer selects employee rep who has the right to go on on the inspection |
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Walk around inspection consists of |
Csho and employee rep and employer rep walk through workplace Review injury/illness records and posting of osha poster Review required documents for competent workers |
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Closing conference consists of |
Csho discusses findings May review apparent violations Discuss possible courses of action Discuss consultation and employee rights |
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After an inspection |
Csho writes report Csho confers with area or regional director Area director determines whether a citation will be issued based on evidence Area director determines whether a penalty will be levied and the level of the penalty The employer must post a copy of each citation at it near place where violation occurred, for 3 days or until violation is corrected, whichever is longer |
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Osha appeals process |
Appeal to oshrc through the osha area director |
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What is oshrc |
Osh review commission |
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How soon after must you appeal if you want to |
15 working days from receipt of citations |
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What is an ALJ |
Administrative law judge |
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Appeals length |
Short 2.5 years Long 5 years Your choice |
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Priority of controls for safety |
1 engineering controls 2 work practice controls 3 ppe |
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How many employers can be cited for a hazardous condition |
Multiple |
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Two step process |
1 determine employer responsibilities 2 |
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Who is the creating employer |
Employer who created hazard |
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Who is exposing employer |
Employer whose employees are exposed to hazard |
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Who is correcting employer |
Engaged in a common undertaking with other employers, corrects the hazard |
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Who is controlling employer |
Responsible for safety and health actions on job site, has authority to insure hazard is corrected |
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Max for serious, ots, or other serious violations |
12675 |
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Max for willful or repeated |
126750 |
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Min for willful |
10000 |
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Max for failure to abate for each calendar day |
12675, max 60 days |
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High gravity/severity of violation |
death, perm disability, chronic irreversible illness chronic irreversible illness |
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Med gravity |
Injuries or temp reversible illness resulting in hospitalization for a variable but limited amount of time |
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Low gravity |
Injuries or temp reversible illness and hospital for period of time |
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Min gravity |
Ots violations that probably won't cause death or serious injury |
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Injury/violation evaluation |
1 brief description of possible injuries 2 gravity assessment 3 probability assessment |
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What is a GBP |
Gravity based penalty |
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Origin of standards |
Consensus standards Proprietary standards Pre existing federal law Horizontal standards Vertical standards |
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What are consensus standards |
Agreed upon through consensus in industry |
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What are proprietary standards |
Developed by members in associations, professional societies, and specific industries |
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What is pre existing federal law |
Construction safety act of 1969 Federal supply contracts act |
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What are horizontal standards |
General stabdarss for all industries |
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What are vertical standards |
Specific to particular part of industry More specific subparts |
