Capital Safety previously identified a reported inadvertent disconnection during use of the locking snaphook used in a series of “Y-shaped” Protecta lanyards with twin lanyard legs that both attach directly to the eye of the snaphook (part number 9502573) where it attaches to a harness d-ring. Click to see REVISED PROTECTA RECALL NOTICE (Jan 20 2012) sent out by Capital Safety.
The agency has released its Top 10 Violations for fiscal year 2011*. The Deputy Director for OSHA’s Directorate of Environmental Programs, Patrick Kapust, provided the new list at the National Safety Council’s Annual Congress. The list includes a mix of general industry and construction standards:
(1) Fall Protection in Construction (1926.501): 7,139 violations; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says 260 workers died in fiscal year 2010 due to violations of this standard.
2012 Safety Expo-related Fall Protection Sessions:
Cal/OSHA Fall Protection, John Ford Cal/OSHA
Introduction to Fall Protection, Andy Bull, CH Bull Company
Fall Rescue, Kent Freeman, Western Safety Institute
Fatalities in Construction Due to Falls, David Harrington and Cierpich, Cal.Dept Public Health
(2) Scaffolding in Construction (1926.451): 7,069 violations; BLS says in FY 2010, 37 workers died because of incidents involving faulty scaffolding.
2012 Safety Expo-related Scaffolding Sessions:
Frame Type Scaffolding Competent Person, David Johnson, Skyline Scaffold
Commercial Scaffold Safety & Hazard Awareness, David Johnson, Skyline Scaffold, and Expo Safety Advisory Council.
(3) Hazard Communication (1910.1200): 6,538 violations; Kapust says in one fatal incident involving hazard communication, an employee lit a lighter to see the level of material inside a barrel, and the substance ignited. Proper labeling should have indicated how full the barrel was and that the material inside was combustible.
2012 Safety Expo-related Hazard Communication Session:
What You Wanted to Know About Hazard Communication, Marty Tamayo, Cal/OSHA
(4) Respiratory protection (1910.134): 3,944 violations; five million workers in the U.S. are covered under this standard and are required to wear respirators at their jobs.
2012 Safety Expo-related Respiratory session:
To Be Announced
(5) Lock-out/Tag-out (1910.147): 3,639 violations; the average days away from work for employees injured in incidents connected to this standard is 24.
2012 Safety Expo-related Lock-out/Tag-out Session:
Lock-out/Tag-out, Tim Thrift, TNT Consulting
(6) Electrical Wiring Methods (1910.305); 3,584 violations; employees affected by this standard range from engineers, electricians, and other professionals who work with electricity directly, to office workers and administrative staff who use any type of electrical equipment.
(7) Powered Industrial Trucks (1910.178); 3,432 violations; BLS says in FY 2010, there were 8,410 injuries connected to use of powered industrial trucks, such as forklifts.
2012 Safety Expo-related Powered Industrial Trucks sessions:Warehouse Forklift Training Class 4 & 5 and 7, Aerial Boom and Scissor Lift, Ken Howarth, Sunbelt Rentals
(8) Ladders in construction (1926.1053): 3,244 violations; falls are consistently one of the top three causes of worker fatalities.
2012 Safety Expo-related Ladder Safety Sessions:
Introduction to Ladder Safety, Andy Bull, CH Bull Company
New Ladder Regulations, Jennifer Martin, State Fund
(9) Electrical General Requirements (1910.303): 2,863 violations; this standard seeks to prevent injuries and deaths from electric shock, fires and explosions.
2012 Safety Expo-related Electrical Safety Session:
NFPA 701 – 2012 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Work Place, Tom Burke, Schetter Electric, and Expo Safety Advisory Council member.
(10) Machine Guarding (1910.212): 2,748 violations; this standard also covers anchoring of equipment.
2012 Safety Expo-related Machine Guarding session:
Machine Guarding—You Didn’t Really Remove that Did You? – Rich Heberlein, R&L and Associates.
For information on additional sessions, dates, times and registration (registration is available on January 17, 2012), please click the following link: http://www.regonline.com/eventinfo.asp?EventId=994822
*This list covers the period from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011.
For compliance assistance on these standards, you can go to OSHA’s Safety and Health Topics pages.
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Industry partners have been invited to present key note sessions for the first time for 2012, that will include Don Bradway, Independent Safety Consultant; Kevin Thompson, Editor, Cal/OSHA Reporter; Fred Walter and Lisa Prince, Walter & Prince, LLP.
Expo is also introducing the Contractor Tool & Equipment Liquidation Sale – plenty of new and used tools and equipment sold at drastically reduced prices. Attendees with badges qualify for additional discounts. The Partnership Marketplace vendors will be strategically placed throughout the campus in close proximity to classes and sessions in lieu of being placed inside an enclosed facility. Expo is also introducing a new OSHA Regulatory Track that will include specific sessions on IIPP, Heat Standard, New Crane Regulations and other important OSHA updates.
Mario Bermudez with Maxim Crane Works is returning to the Expo with an expanded version of his popular presentation on “Crane Operations.” The topic will be offered on each of the three days of the conference, April 3-5, 2012, to ensure that those of you who work in the crane environment will get the most benefit from the information and subject matter applicable to you. Crane operations carry the greatest potential for disaster than any other activity on the project. Crane accidents in construction are often the most costly when measured in either lives or dollars. The significant number of fatalities associated with the use of cranes in construction and the considerable technological advances in equipment have prompted OSHA to revise the Crane Standard. Learn about the new crane standard and how it will affect operations in your job site. More importantly, learn how you can conduct safe and efficient operations without injuries, property damage, delays or cost overruns. 
Additionally, this course will cover: Planning―including site preparation, crane erection/dismantling considerations, critical lift identification and other risks that may affect operations such as weather, power lines, rigging and communications. Maintenance/Site set up―hands on inspection of a crane. Inspect the overall condition of the crane (leaks, functioning lights, horns) and all required paperwork, load charts, crane manuals and all critical parts of the crane such as the load line, drums, safety aids (anti two block devices load moment indicators). Inspect the crane’s set up (outrigger set up, cribbing, barricades, tires off ground). Personnel―are your operators qualified? Certified? What kind of experience does the operator have on that specific crane model? Find out what OSHA requirements are on riggers and signal persons. If your livelihood is in this segment of the industry, this session is for you.
The 2012 Safety Expo cannot provide your employees or your company with a cloaking devise to make you invisible to regulation or penalties; however, it can provide the next best thing—three full days of OSHA regulatory-focused training topics to help you avoid those very costly serious and willful violation citations.
Seven years of success is the background for the 2012 Safety Expo’s new Regulatory Track representing more than fourteen topics and seventy hours of training, which key-in on the Top 10 Safety Violations from 2011. This year, special attention has been taken in the programming of topics and sessions avoiding time conflicts and overlapping schedules, which allows your employees to participate in the classes they want and need making better use of their time and more training for your three-day registration dollars.
Based on the 2011 Safety Expo registrations it is anticipated that the 2012 Expo will have half its attendees from construction and half from associations, city, county and municipalities. As in years past employers know that with our sign-in/sign-out accountability their people will be verified as class participants. Every validated class participant will receive a Certificate of Attendance listing the sessions they completed—certificates are made available electronically for training or employee files, post Expo.
Typically the OSHA-10, Cal/OSHA-10, accident investigation, scaffold and equipment certifications sessions fill-up the earliest. History has shown us that more than half of the Expo attendees register the last couple of weeks prior to the Expo. The best lesson learned over the past seven years is plan your training needs and register early to make sure you get the sessions and times you want.
Cosumnes River College welcomes this event to their campus again this year. We expect an excellent group of exhibitors and vendors for you to explore. For the first time we are introducing the Contractor Tool and Equipment Liquidation Sale, April 3 and 4, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. For more information, contact Heidi Hughes directly at: 916-442-8991 or email: Heidi@SBXchange.net.
The 2012 Safety Expo will also continue to offer group discounts as it has in past years. If your organization registers ten or more people as a group, which simplifies processing, a significant savings are realized. Members of the Sacramento Regional Builders Exchange will again receive the benefit of a major registration savings. The Attendee Registration Brochure will be mailed to more than five-thousand past and potential attendees in January—on-line registration will open January 17. For the most current information regarding the 2012 Safety Expo, please visit: www.sacsafetyexpo.com
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The date for the 2012 Safety Expo has been set! The conference is scheduled for April 3-5 – at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento! Registration materials will be mailed in January – on-line registration opens on January 17. The Save-the-date card is scheduled to be distributed in October.
Presenter and Topic RFP materials will be distributed to past Expo presenters at the end of September and will also be posted on the website. If you are a presenter who would like to participate at this annual event, please contact Jim Neely at 916-442-8991 for specific information and criteria.
2012 Safety Innovation Awards application will be distributed and posted on-line by September 23!
The exhibitor portion of the program has been revised for 2012. There will be outdoor exhibits only for 2012 – additional information regarding vendor opportunities will be posted soon!
