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This update highlights new workplace safety and health resources issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), OSHA’s Alliance Program participants, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and others.
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Table of Contents
OSHA issued the following new
or updated compliance assistance resources from January 1 to March 31,
2018. For a listing of all new compliance assistance products issued by
OSHA, see OSHA’s New Compliance
Assistance Products webpage.
Silica
in General Industry and Maritime Fact Sheet
OSHA has issued a revised fact sheet that provides an overview of
its respirable crystalline silica standard for general industry and maritime.
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Safety
and Health Programs
Two new fact sheets are
available in support of OSHA's Safe + Sound Campaign. "That Was No
Accident! Using Your OSHA 300 Log to Improve Safety and Health"
reviews how employers can use their OSHA 300 injury/illness
recordkeeping logs to identify and correct workplace hazards. "Safety
Walk-Around for Managers" helps managers and business owners
conduct safety walk-around to identify workplace hazards.
OSHA's Safe + Sound Week will be held August 13-19,
2018. The week is a nationwide event to raise awareness and understanding
of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership,
worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing workplace
hazards.
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Top
10 Most Frequently Cited Standards
An OSHA webpage lists the top 10 most frequently cited standards
following worksite inspections by federal OSHA in fiscal year 2017. OSHA
publishes this list to alert employers about these commonly cited standards so
they can take steps to find and fix the hazards addressed in these and other
standards.
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Tree
Care Hazards
OSHA's new Solutions for Tree Care Hazards publication
provides risk factors and prevention tips for equipment and hazards in the
tree care industry.
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 Emergency Exit Routes
A new fact sheet reviews OSHA's requirements for emergency exit routes, such as the number of required exit routes, and design and construction requirements.
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Preventing
Hearing Loss from Chemical Exposure
OSHA and NIOSH have issued
a Safety and Health Information Bulletin that
reviews how to prevent hearing loss caused by chemical (ototoxicity) and noise
exposure.
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Confined
Space Entry on Farms
OSHA has issued a fatal fact sheet on confined space entry on
farms. The fact sheet describes an incident in which a farm maintenance
worker died after entering an 8,000-gallon polyethylene storage tank. It
highlights the importance of identifying confined spaces in agricultural
workplaces to prevent fatalities.
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 The
following products were issued by OSHA’s Alliance Program participants as part
of the Alliance Program from January 1 to March 31, 2018. These
products do not necessarily reflect the official views of OSHA. For a
complete listing of Alliance products, see the Alliance Program
Participants Developed Products page.
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Automotive
Refinishing Applications: PPE Recommendations
Through its Alliance with
OSHA, the American Chemistry Council developed an infographic
that provides recommendations for personal protective equipment use during
automotive refinishing applications.
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Nanomaterials
NIOSH has issued several publications on
working safely with nanomaterials:
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Fatigued
Driving in Oil and Gas Industry
NIOSH has issued two fact
sheets on preventing fatigued driving in the oil and gas extraction industry:
one for employers
and one for workers. Motor
vehicle crashes cause over 40% of work-related deaths in the oil and gas
extraction industry. Driver fatigue is a factor in some of these crashes.
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NIOSH
FACE Reports and Products
The
NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program conducts
investigations on workplace fatalities to identify the factors that contributed
to these fatal injuries. This information is used to develop comprehensive
recommendations for preventing similar deaths. The NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
Program issued the following reports and products from
January 1 to March 31, 2018.
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Trenching
Falls
Motor Vehicles
Other FACE Reports
 The
following materials developed by grantees under OSHA’s Susan Harwood Training
Grant Program were posted on the OSHA website from January 1 to
March 31, 2018. See the OSHA website for
a complete list of a materials developed by Harwood grantees. These materials
do not necessarily reflect the official views of OSHA.
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Grain Handling
Oklahoma State University developed training materials in English and Spanish on grain bin emergency awareness. Kansas State University developed training materials on advanced methods of grain dust control. Iowa State University developed training materials on prevention of grain bin explosions.
 NUCA Trench Safety Stand Down
The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) has updated the webpage for its 2018 Trench Safety Stand Down, scheduled for June 18-23, 2018. The page includes guidance on how to hold a stand down, promotional material, and trench safety resources.
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CPWR
Construction Chart Book
CPWR – The Center for
Construction Research and Training, has revised its free Construction Chart Book.
Produced with support from NIOSH, the book provides extensive statistical
information covering economic, demographic, employment/income,
education/training, and safety and health issues in construction
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Washington
State SHARP Stats
Washington State’s Safety
and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) program has
issued a new SHARP Stats publication on construction
falls from elevation. SHARP Stats are one-page
publications to communicate quick facts about workplace safety and health in a
visual format. Previous topics included injuries and illnesses in the cannabis industry, injury rates among
janitors, temporary worker injury claims, suicide by occupation, and
construction falls claims and costs.
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