OSHA Top 10 Willful Violations

OSHA Willful Violation Law & Legal Definition

A willful violation, in the context of workplace safety, is the most serious violation under the laws administered by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  It occurs when an employer knows that a hazardous situation exists and makes no reasonable attempt to eliminate it, commits such a violation intentionally and knowingly.  It may also be found in flagrant situations when an employer representative was not aware of the OSHA requirements or standards, but was aware of a comparable legal requirement (e.g. state or  local  law) and was also aware of a condition or practice in violation of that requirement, and did not abate the hazard.

Repeated issuance of citations addressing the same or similar conditions may be used as evidence of a willful violation.  It is not necessary that the3 violation be committed with a bad purpose or an evil intent to be deemed “willful”.  It is sufficient that the violation was deliberate, voluntary or intentional as distinguished from inadvertent accidental or ordinarily negligent.

Source: definitions.uslegal.com/w/willful-violation

OSHA Top Ten – Willful Violations

1.   Excavation, Protective Systems
2.   Fall Protection
3.   Scaffolding
4.   Excavation, Specific Requirements
5.   PRCS (Permit Required Confined Space)
6.   Lockout/Tagout
7.   PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
8.   PSM (Program Safety Management)
9.   Machine Guarding
10. Asbestos

Source: Ken Atha, Regional Administrator OSHA Region IX

How does the 2010 Safety Expo address these “Top 10 Willful Violations”?

The 2010 Safety Expo is scheduled for March 30^th – April 1^st, at Cosumnes Community College is offering the following session options:

Two specific Excavation Hazard workshops and two OSHA 10s: Tim Thrift-TNT Enterprises, Competent Person Excavation; Ken Lane—OTI, OSHA #7410 Managing Excavation Hazards; Mark Aniello-ECR, OSHA 10-Hour and Bob Downey-RED Safety Consulting, Cal/OSHA 10-Hour Hazard Awareness For Construction.

Four Fall Protection workshops: Andy Bull, CH Bull and Company: Fall Protection; John Ford, Cal/OSHA Consultation: Fall Protection; Chuck Perry, 3M Corp.: Fall Protection; and “Can Your Harness Kill You?” Fall Rescue, Mike Thorpe, California Service Tool, Nick Cloud, McCarthy, and Dave Strickler, Cal/OSHA Consultation.

Three scaffolding workshops: Residential Scaffolding with Residential Wall Systems equipment; Commercial Scaffolding with Skyline Scaffolding equipment; Rolling Scaffold Training (Scaffold Surfing CSO Section 1646(j) and Scaffolds CSO Section  1637 (b)(4) Bruce Anderson, Safety Center and Skyline Scaffold equipment.

Two Confined Space workshops: Bob Downey, RED Safety Consulting: Confined Space; Mark Aniello, ECR: Confined Space

One workshop on Lockout/Tagout: Bob Downey-RED Safety Consulting, Lock Out/Tag Out

Two Personal Protective Equipment workshops: Chuck Perry, 3M Corp.:  PPE Respirator, Hearing, Eye Head, and Face Protection Regulations and Selections; John Doyle, 3M Corp.:  Hearing Conservation.

A variety of Construction Management workshops: Bonnie Berger and Ellen Lersch, State Compensation Insurarance Fund; Saving Money with a Modified Work Program; Deanna Mouser, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, Workplace Investigations; Bonnie Berger and Ellen Lersch, State Compensation Insurance Fund, Workman’s Comp Cost Containment; John McCoy, Eliseo Garcia, Lake View Professional, Tom Buke-Schetter Electric, Inc. and Jack Connors, Trans Field Services Group, Site Safety Basics Residential Construction; Ed Yarbrough, CalTrans, Emergencies and Major Incidents: Is Your Company Prepared to Respond?; Mark Stewart—Getting That Old Clunker Tuned Up: How to Get Your Safety Programming Up to Speed; Kendon Dressel, Nibbi Bros., General Contractors, Beyond OSHA: Practical Ways to Prevent Injury & Protecting the Bottom Line; Don Bradway, Monarch-Kneis Insurance Services, What the Heck is Selfish Safety?

Finally, there is a workshop specific to the Willful Violation Top Ten: How to Manage Serious * Willful Injuries at the Workplace – Presented by: Charles Mitchell- McGriff Seibels & Williams, Inc. and Liza Prince Esq.- Walter & Prince, LL,

To Register: https://www.regonline.com/63378_738373M

Many sessions have registration limits go on-line and register early for the best workshop selection.

140 Sessions, 80 Topics,  44 NEW sessions: Three Days – Still Only $50.