Workplace Safety and Health Consultation Services
Consultation Program providing workplace hazard assessments, recommendations to control safety & health hazards, OSHA compliance, safety & health training, and employee sampling for workplace exposures. Also, addressing OSHA and COVID-19 regulations including revised guidance, enforcement processes, and education/outreach efforts to reduce worker exposure and protect against COVID-19 related risks in high-frequency and close-contact industries.
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Consultation Program Eight Consultants Eight Consultants Safety Industrial Hygiene Free visits are requested by the agency/company Free visits are requested by the agency/company http://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety-health/onsite-consultation Phone 406.494.0324 Agency/company determines the scope of the visit Agency/company determines the scope of the visit
Consultation Program Workplace hazard assessments Workplace hazard assessments Recommendations to control and eliminate safety & health hazards Comply with OSHA Regulations Full (IH/Safety) Limited (IH/Safety) Safety & Health Training Safety & Health Training Offer training related to hazards found during a workplace hazard assessment HAZCOM PPE OSHA 10 GI/Construction Virtual limited visits Virtual limited visits program review, record keeping, exposure program review, record keeping, exposure control plans control plans Free employee sampling to determine workplace exposures Free employee sampling to determine workplace exposures VOC, Silica, Noise, Metals, Dust etc.
OSHA & COVID 19 Executive Order (1/21/2021) Executive Order (1/21/2021) Issue revised guidance for COVID Issue revised guidance for COVID- -19 19 Consider ETS Consider ETS Evaluate Enforcement Process Evaluate Enforcement Process Education/outreach Education/outreach Multilingual Multilingual
COVID NEP Goal Goal Focus Focus Substantially reduce or eliminate worker exposure to COVID Substantially reduce or eliminate worker exposure to COVID- -19 Target high frequency, close contact industries & worksites Target high frequency, close contact industries & worksites Protect workers from retaliation for COVID Protect workers from retaliation for COVID- -19 related complaints 19 19 related complaints Establishments that put the largest number of workers at serious risk Establishments that put the largest number of workers at serious risk of contracting the coronavirus of contracting the coronavirus Inspection Criteria Inspection Criteria 5% goals 5% goals compliance investigation compliance investigation Unprogrammed inspections Unprogrammed inspections Fatalities Complaints Follow Follow- -up up COVID related where a citation was issued COVID related where a citation was issued
COVID NEP Programmed Inspections Programmed Inspections Companies selected from OSHA generated list Companies selected from OSHA generated list Inspection will include review of 300 logs and interviews to determine what Inspection will include review of 300 logs and interviews to determine what potential COVID exposures exist potential COVID exposures exist OSHA will backout of inspection if after interviews no issues related to COVID exists Programmed list Programmed list Appendix A High risk (health care, meat packing, restaurants, etc.) Appendix B Process that increases risk Master list 1 Master list 1 Appendix A Master list 2 Master list 2 Appendix B OSHA 300 logs for calendar year 2020
COVID NEP Interim Enforcement Guidance Interim Enforcement Guidance Updated plan replaces May 26, 2020 guidance Updated plan replaces May 26, 2020 guidance Focus on onsite activities Focus on onsite activities Active for one year Active for one year NEP COVID Outreach and Compliance Assistance NEP COVID Outreach and Compliance Assistance Typically NEPs include a 90 day education & outreach period Typically NEPs include a 90 day education & outreach period OSHA enforcement discretion memos still effective OSHA enforcement discretion memos still effective Most are related to respiratory protection Face coverings are controls they are not respiratory protection
COVID Recordkeeping COVID 19 can be a recordable illness COVID 19 can be a recordable illness Confirmed COVID Illness Missed work/medical treatment Case is work related (29 CFR 1904.5) Conduct a reasonable investigation to determine work related memo was issued on process (case by case) Reportable Incident Reportable Incident Any hospitalization must be reported to OSHA within 24 hrs. Only if hospitalization occurs within 24 hrs. of COVID -19 exposure Hospitalization occurs after the 24 hrs. must recorded but are not report OSHA Fatality Fatality Fatality occurs within 30 days of exposure to COVID-19 must report within 8 hours of knowing both the employee has died and cause was work related COVID exposure
Questions Contact Info: Contact Info: Tiffany Ott Tiffany Ott Consultation Supervisor Consultation Supervisor 406 406- -494 494- -0324 0324 Tott@mt.gov Tott@mt.gov http://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety http://erd.dli.mt.gov/safety- -health/onsite health/onsite- -consultation consultation Watch our video to learn what customers have to say! Watch our video to learn what customers have to say! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kuQf985FZI&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kuQf985FZI&feature=youtu.be Thank you! Thank you!
