Public Sector
Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Serious
Hazards in FY 2009
Objectives
Reveal the Top Ten most-frequently cited
serious standards violations in the public sector
for federal fiscal year 2009.
The Top Ten List includes data about the
citations/violations issued from October 1,
2008, through September 30, 2009.
N.C. Department of Labor
OSH
Division
Education, Planning,
Agricultural
East and Training Statistics
Safety Consultative
West and and
and Services
Compliance Technical Information
Health Bureau
Bureaus Assistance Management
Bureau
Bureau Bureau
Occupational Fatality Investigation Review
Medical and First aid 1910.151(c)
Number 1: Eyewash and safety shower
Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of
the eyes and body shall be provided within the work
area for immediate emergency use where exposed
to injurious corrosive materials.
Emergency Eye Wash/Safety Shower
N.C. General Duty Clause NCGS 95-129(1)
Number 2: North Carolina General Duty Clause
These conditions are:
» There must be a hazard.
» The hazard must be recognized.
» The hazard causes or is likely to cause
serious injury, harm or death.
» The hazard must be correctable.
N.C. General Duty Clause NCGS 95-129(1)
Personal Protective Equipment 1910.133(a)(1)
Number 3: Eye and face protection
General requirements
» The employer shall ensure that each affected employee
uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to
eye or face hazards from:
• Flying particles
• Molten metal
• Liquid chemicals
• Acids
• Caustic liquids
• Chemical gases or vapors
• Potentially injurious light radiation
Electrical 1910.304(g)(5)
Number 4: Wiring design and protection
Grounding path
»The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and
enclosures shall be permanent, continuous and
effective.
Electrical Path to Ground 1910.304(g)(5)
Electrical 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)
Number 5: Cabinets, boxes, and fittings
Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings
» Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and
fittings shall be effectively closed.
Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)
Cabinets, Boxes, and Fittings 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)
Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(1)
Number 6: General requirements
Missing machine guard
Machine Guarding 1910.212(a)(1)
Electrical 1910.303(b)(1)(ii)
Number 7: General requirements
Examination, installation, and use of equipment
» Mechanical strength and durability
• Parts designed to enclose and protect other
equipment
• The adequacy of the
protection provided
Walking and Working Surfaces 1910.23(c)(1)
Number 8: Protection of open-sided floor,
platform or runway
Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more
above adjacent floor or ground level must be
guarded by a standard railing.
Toe-boards required wherever, beneath the open
sides:
» Persons can pass
» There is moving machinery, or
» There is equipment where falling materials could create a
hazard
Walking and Working Surfaces 1910.23(c)(1)
Railing and toeboard
Personal Protective Equipment 1910.132(d)(1)
Number 9: Hazard assessment
The employer shall assess the workplace to
determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be
present, which necessitate the use of personal
protective equipment.
Respiratory Protection 1910.134(c)(1)
Number 10: Respiratory protection program
Requires the employer to develop a written
respiratory protection program
Must include worksite-specific procedures and
elements for trained required respiratory use
Summary
You should now understand and be able to identify
hazards associated with the Top Ten most cited
serious violations in “The Public Sector.”
Number 1: 1910.151(c) – Medical and first aid; provide
suitable facility (i.e., eye wash/emergency shower) for quick
drenching or flushing where exposed to injurious corrosive
materials
Number 2: NCGS 95-129(1) – North Carolina
General Duty Clause
Number 3: 1910.133(a)(1) – Eye and face protection; lack of
proper eye and face protective equipment where exposed to
hazard
Summary
Number 4: 1910.304(g)(5) – Electrical: grounding path must
be permanent, continuous and effective
Number 5: 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) – Electrical: cabinets, boxes
and fittings; unused openings shall be effectively closed
Number 6: 1910.212(a)(1) – Machine guarding: general
requirements; missing machine guard
Number 7: 1910.303(b)(1)(ii) – Electrical: general
requirements; mechanical strength and durability
of equipment
Summary
Number 8: 1910.23(c)(1) – Walking and working surfaces;
standard railing is required for open - sided floors/platforms 4
feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level
Number 9: 1910.132(d)(1) – Personal protective equipment;
conducting a hazard assessment of the workplace
Number 10: 1910.134(c)(1) – Respiratory protection;
employer must develop and implement a written
respiratory protection program
Thank You For Attending!
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