OSHA – General Industry

Adrian Estes, PhD, RN, RSP.

IBOEHS * Tucson, AZ
 OSHA – General Industry 10hr
• Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
– Establishment of OSHA
– OSHA’s Mission
– OSHAct of 1970
– Code of Federal Regulations
– 29 CFR Part 1910
 Establishment of OSHA
• Williams-Steiger Act signed into Law by
President Nixon in 1970 – Public Law 91-
596.
– To provide a standard means under Federal
control to provide for the safety of the worker.
 OSHA’s Mission
• OSHA was created for this purpose and placed
under Department of Labor with the mission of:
“To assure as far as possible every working man and
woman in the nation safe and healthful working
conditions.”

• In order to accomplish their mission OSHA was

granted the authority under the OSHAct of 1970
to:
– Set workplace safety standards.
– Enforcement of set standards.
– Impose a penalty on employers for failure to comply
with set standards.
 OSHAct of 1970
OSHAct of 1970 – 33 Sections
1. An Act
2. Congressional Findings & Purpose
3. Definations
4. Applicability of This Act
5. Duties – General Duty Clause
6. Occupational Health & Safety Standards
7. Advisory Committees
8. Inspections, Investigations & Records
9. Citations
10. Procedure for Enforcement
11. Judicial Review
 OSHAct of 1970
OSHAct of 1970 – 33 Sections
12. Safety & Review Commission
13. Counteract Imminent Danger
14. Representation in Civil Litigation
15. Confidentiality of Trade Secrets
16. Variations, Tolerances, & Exceptions
17. Penalties
18. State Jurisdiction and State Plans
19. Federal Agency Safety Program
20. Research and Related Activities
21. Training and Employee Education
22. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
 OSHAct of 1970
OSHAct of 1970 – 33 Sections
23. Grants to States
24. Statistics
25. Audits
26. Annual Report
27. National Commission – State Workers Compensation
28. Economic Assistance to Small Business
29. Additional Assistant to Secretary of Labor
30. Additional Positions
31. Rescinded
32. Separability
33. Appropriations
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 1 – An Act
To assure safe and healthful working conditions
for working men and women; by authorizing
enforcement of the standards developed under
the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States
in their efforts to assure safe and healthful
working conditions; by providing for research,
information, education, and training in the field
of occupational safety and health; and for other
purposes.
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 5 – General Duty Clause
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 5 – General Duty Clause
a) Each Employer shall –
1) Furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment which are free from recognized
hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to his employees.
2) Comply with occupational safety and health standards
promulgated under this Act.
b) Each Employee shall -
Comply with occupational safety and health standards
and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to this
act which are applicable to his own actions and conduct.
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 8 – Inspections, Investigations, and
Recordkeeping.
1) To enter without delay and at reasonable times any
factory, plant, establishment, construction site, or other
area, workplace or environment where work is
performed by an employee of an employer; and

2) To inspect and investigate during regular working hours

in a reasonable manner, any such space of employment
and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines,
apparatus, devices, equipment, and materials therein,
and to question privately any such employer owner,
operator, agent or employee.
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 9 - Citations
If violation of OSHA Standards Noted:
 Citation shall be in writing and describe the
violation.
(specific standard shall be referenced in citation)
 Citation shall affix a reasonable time for
abatement.
 Copies of citation shall be posted in workplace.
 No citation may be issued under this section
after the expiration of six months.
 OSHAct of 1970
• Section 17 - Penalties
 Willful = up to $70,000.00
 Serious = up to $7,000.00
 Non-Serious = up to $7,000.00
 Failure to Correct Prior Violation = up to
$7,000.00/day
 Willful w/fatality = $10,000 and/or 6 months
imprisonment
(civil law, this is in addition to willful penalty)
Advance Notice of Inspection = $1,000.00
False Statements = $10,000 and/or 6 months
 Code of Federal Regulations
• Codification of the general and permanent
rules published in the Federal Register by
the Executive departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.
• Code of Federal Regulations are divided into
Fifty (50) Titles – each title is divided into
chapters which usually bear the name of
the issuing agency.
• OSHA – Title 29 CFR – Labor, Chapter XVII.
 Code of Federal Regulations
• Title 29 CFR is divided into Parts:
 Part 1903 Inspections
 Part 1904 Recordkeeping
 Part 1910 General Industry
 Part 1926 Construction

• Each Part is divided into Subparts

 Code of Federal Regulations
• Title 29 CFR Part 1910 – Subparts
Subpart A – General
Subpart B – Adoption & Extension of Standards
Subpart C – General Safety and Health Provisions
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
Subpart E – Routes of Exit
Subpart F – Powered Platforms, Manlifts, & Vehicle Lifts
Subpart G – Occupational Health & Environmental Control
Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
Subpart I – Personal Protective Equipment
Subpart J – General Environmental Controls
 Code of Federal Regulations
• Title 29 CFR Part 1910 – Subparts
Subpart K – Medical and First Aid
Subpart L – Fire Protection
Subpart M – Compressed Gas and Compressed Air Equipment
Subpart N – Materials Handling and Storage
Subpart O – Machinery and Machine Guarding
Subpart P – Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Other Hand-
Held
Subpart Q – Welding, Cutting and Brazing
Subpart R – Special Industries
Subpart S – Electrical
Subpart T – Commercial Diving
Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Definitions (1910.21)
– Floor Hole: 12” or less, but 1” or more.
– Floor Opening: 12” or more.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Definitions (1910.21)
– Handrail: single bar or pipe supported by
brackets from wall.
– Stair Railing: vertical barrier along exposed
sides of stairway.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Definitions (1910.21)
– Platform: working space, elevated.
– Wall Hole: 30” or less, but 1” or more
– Wall Opening: at least 30” high & 18” wide
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22) C-1
– Housekeeping:
 All places of employment, passageways,
storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept
clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Housekeeping:
 The floor of every workroom shall be
maintained in a clean and so far as possible, a
dry condition.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Housekeeping:
 To facilitate cleaning, every floor, working place,
and passageway shall be kept free from
protruding nails, splinters, holes, or loose
boards.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Aisles and Passageways:
 Where mechanical handling equipment is used,
sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Aisles and Passageways:
 Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in
good repairs, with no obstruction across or in
aisles that could create a hazard.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Aisles and Passageways:
 Permanent aisles and passageways shall be
appropriately marked.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements
(1910.22)
– Covers and Guardrails:
 Covers and/or guardrails
shall be provided to
protect personnel from
the hazards of open
pits, tanks, vats, ditches,
etc.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• General Requirements (1910.22)
– Floor Loading Protection:
 In every building or other structure, or part
thereof, used for mercantile, business,
industrial, or storage purposes, the loads
approved by the building official shall be
marked on plates of approved design
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and
Holes (1910.23)
– Protection for Floor Openings:
• Every stairway floor opening
shall be guarded by a standard
railing, with standard toeboard
on all exposed sides.
• Every hatchway & chute floor
opening shall be guarded.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes (1910.23)
– Protection for Floor Openings:
• Every hatchway & chute floor opening shall be
guarded.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and
Holes (1910.23)
– Protection for Floor Openings:
• Every skylight floor opening &
hole shall be guarded.
• Every floor hole into which a
person can accidentally walk
shall be guarded.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes
(1910.23)
– Protection for Wall Openings & Holes:
• Every wall opening from which there is a
drop of more than 4’ shall be guarded.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes
(1910.23)
– Protection for Open-Sided Floors, Platforms
and Runways:
• Every open sided floor or platform 4’ or
more above adjacent floor shall be guarded
by a standard railing on all open sides,
except entrances (ramps, ladder, etc.)
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes
(1910.23)
– Protection for Open-Sided Floors, Platforms
and Runways:
• Every runway shall be guarded by a standard
railing on all open sides 4’ or more above the
floor or ground.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes
(1910.23)
– Stairway Railings and Guards:
• Every flight of stairs having 4 or more risers
shall be equipped with standard stair railings
or standard handrails.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes (1910.23)
– Railing, Toe Boards, and Cover Specifications:
• Rail consist of top rail, intermediate rail and
posts.
– Top rail shall be smooth & vertical height 42”
– Intermediate rail approximately halfway
between top & floor
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Guarding Floor & Wall Openings and Holes (1910.23)
– Railing, Toe Boards, and Cover Specifications:
• Ends of rails shall not overhang the terminal
posts, except where such overhang does not
constitute a projection hazard.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Industrial Stairs (1910.24)
– Where Fixed Stairs are Required:
• Shall be provided when access from one level
to another level is required.
• Stair strength shall be designed & constructed
to carry a load of 5X the normal live load.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Industrial Stairs (1910.24)
– Where Fixed Stairs are Required:
• Stair width 22” minimum, 30” platform in
direction of travel.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Industrial Stairs (1910.24)
– Where Fixed Stairs are Required:
• Stair treads (slip-resistant), angle of rise
between 30° - 50°
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Industrial Stairs (1910.24)
– Where Fixed Stairs are Required:
• Railings & handrails shall be provided on the
open sides.
• Vertical clearance shall be at least 7’
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders (1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Care: Precautions to be observed
– Shall be maintained in good
condition at all times:
Joint between steps & side rails
tight,
Hardware & fittings secure,
Movable parts operate freely.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders (1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Care: Precautions to be observed
– Safety feet shall be kept in good condition to
insure proper performance; and
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders (1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Care: Precautions to be observed
– Rungs shall be kept free of grease; and
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders (1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Care: Precautions to be observed
– Ladders shall be inspected frequently
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Care: Precautions to be
observed
– Defective ladders shall
be withdrawn from
service for repair or
destruction and tagged
or marked as
“Dangerous, Do Not
Use.”
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Use: Safety Precautions
– Shall be placed that the
side rails have a secure
footing, and shall not be
placed in front of door
openings toward the
ladder unless door
locked, blocked or
guarded;
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Use: Safety Precautions
– Shall not be placed on
boxes, barrels or other
unstable bases to
obtain additional
height;
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Use: Safety Precautions
– No ladder shall be
used to gain access to
a roof unless the top
of the ladder shall
extend at least 3’
above the point of
support.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Use
– User shall equip
with nonslip
bases when there
is a hazard of
slipping; and
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Wood Ladders
(1910.25)
– Care and Use
• Use
– Bracing on the
back legs of step
ladders is
designed solely
for increasing
stability and not
for climbing.
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Metal Ladders
(1910.26)
– Requirements
• Single length ladder
shall not exceed 30’
• Two section ladder shall
not exceed48’
• Two section plus ladder
shall not exceed 60’
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Metal Ladders
(1910.26)
– Care and Maintenance of
Ladders
• Good safe practices in the
use & care of ladders
– Maintain in good usable
condition;
– Place base a distance
from the vertical wall
equal to ¼ the working
 Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Portable Metal Ladders
(1910.26)
– Care and Maintenance
of Ladders
• Good safe practices in
the use & care of
ladders
– When ascending or
descending, always
face the ladder.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Ladders (1910.27)
– Design Requirements
• Shall be designed for a
minimum live load
with a single
concentration of 200
pounds
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Fixed Ladders (1910.27)
– Special Features:
• Rung diameter metal -3/4”;
wood-1 1/8”
minimum
– Clearances:
• Climbing side- 36” for 76°
pitch
30” for 90° pitch
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements
• Furnished & erected for persons engaged in
work that cannot be done safely from the
ground
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements

–Footing or anchorage
shall be sound, rigid, and
capable of carrying the
maximum intended load
without settling or
displacement
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements
• Damaged scaffold shall be removed from
service.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements
• Shall not be moved while occupied with
workers/equip.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements
• Entry & exit shall only be made by access
ladder or equivalent.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements
• Workers not permitted during high winds or
when snow & ice cover platform.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Safety Requirements for Scaffolding (1910.28)
– General Requirements

–Work levels 10’

or higher above
the ground or
floor shall have a
standard toeboard
& guardrail.
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Manually Propelled Mobile Ladder Stands and
Scaffolds (1910.29)
– General Requirements
• Capable of carrying design load for
circumstances of use
Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty
Subpart D – Walking, Working Surfaces
• Manually Propelled Mobile Ladder Stands and
Scaffolds (1910.29)
– General Requirements
• Maximum work level height shall not exceed
four times the minimum or least base
dimensions.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Definitions (1910.35)
Exit Routes: continuous & unobstructed way of
exit travel form any point in a building.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Definitions (1910.35)
Exit Routes: 3 parts
Exit Access Exit Exit
Discharge
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Definitions (1910.35)
Exit Routes: 3 parts
– Exit Access: portion which leads
to an exit.
– Exit: portion which is separated
from all other spaces of the
building.
– Exit Discharge: portion between
the termination of an exit & a
public way.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Definitions (1910.35)
– High Hazard: area inside a workplace in which
operations including high hazard materials,
processes, or contents.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Definitions (1910.35)
– Occupant Load: total number of person that may
occupy a workplace at any one time.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction
Requirements for Exit Routes
(1910.36)
– An exit must be permanent
– Exit must be separated by fire
resistant materials
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for Exit
Routes (1910.36)
– Openings into an exit must be limited and
protected by self-closing fire door.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for Exit
Routes (1910.36)
– Number of exit routes must be adequate –
minimum two.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for Exit
Routes (1910.36)
– Exit discharge must lead directly outside or to a
street, walkway, refuge area, public way or open
space.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for
Exit Routes (1910.36)
– Exit door must be unlocked. Except: mental,
penal or correctional facility if supervisor
present.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for
Exit Routes (1910.36)
– Side-hinged exit door must be used & swing
out in the direction of exit travel.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Design & Construction Requirements for
Exit Routes (1910.36)
– Capacity of an exit route must be adequate.
– Exit route minimum dimensions: 7’6” height;
28” width.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Maintenance, Safeguards & Operational
Features for Exit Routes (1910.37)
– Danger to employees minimized – exit routes free
of explosive or highly flammable furnishings or
decorations
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Maintenance, Safeguards & Operational
Features for Exit Routes (1910.37) C-6
– Free of obstruction and have adequate lighting,
along with a clear direction of travel.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Maintenance, Safeguards & Operational
Features for Exit Routes (1910.37)
– Fire retardant properties of paints must be
maintained.
– Exit routes must be maintained during construction
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Maintenance, Safeguards & Operational
Features for Exit Routes (1910.37)
– Employee alarm system must be operable.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Reporting fire or other emergency
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Emergency evacuation
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Employees who remain to operate critical
equipment
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Accounting of all employees
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Employees responsible to perform rescue or
medical duties
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Plan Elements: Procedures for
• Contacted for additional information
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Employee Alarm distinctive & audible above
ambulant noise.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Designate & train employees to assist in a safe and
orderly evacuation of other employees.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Employee Emergency Plan (1910.38)
– Review plan with employee upon initial assignment,
change in plan, or change in employee’s
responsibility.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Fire Prevention Plan (1910.39)
– Plan Elements
• List major fire hazards, procedures for hazardous
materials, potential ignition sources and their
control, and type of fire protection equipment
necessary.
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Fire Prevention Plan (1910.39)
– Plan Elements
• Procedures to control accumulations of
flammable & combustible waste materials;
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Fire Prevention Plan (1910.39)
– Plan Elements
• Name of employees responsible for maintaining
equipment to prevent or control sources of
ignition; and
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Fire Prevention Plan (1910.39)
– Plan Elements
• Name of employees responsible for the control
of fuel source hazards
 Subpart E - Exit Routes
• Fire Prevention Plan (1910.39)
– Employee Information
• Upon initial assignment
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
(1910.66)
– General Requirements
• Equipment installation shall be designed by
professional registered engineer.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building
Maintenance (1910.66)
– General Maintenance
• Shall be maintained in safe
operation for which intended
at all times.
• Equipment shall be taken out
of service when it is not in
proper working order.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
(1910.66)
– Operations
• Training – shall be provided by competent
person.
– Recognition of, & preventative measures for,
the safety hazards associated with their
individual work tasks.
– Operation & inspection of equipment
– Certificate of training shall be maintained by
employer.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
(1910.66)
– Operations
• Use
– Shall not be loaded in excess of load limits
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
(1910.66)
– Operations
• Use
– Employees shall be prohibited from working
on snow, ice, or other slippery material
covering platform, except for the removal of
such materials.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance
(1910.66)
– Operations
• Use
– Employees on working
platform shall be protected
by a personal fall arrest
system.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms (1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Aerial ladders shall be secured before moving
on highway
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms (1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Extensible & articulating boom platforms,
tested each day prior to use.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms
(1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Only trained person shall
operate an aerial lift.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms (1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Body belts shall be worn & lanyard attached to
the boom or basket.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms
(1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Stand firmly on floor of
basket.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms (1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Boom & basket load limits shall not be
exceeded.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Vehicle Mounted Platforms
(1910.67)
– Specific Requirements
• Brakes & outriggers set
before using boom
• Truck may not be moved
with boom extended or
man in basket
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Manlifts (1910.68)
– General Requirements:
• Instructional signs at each
landing
• Top floor warning sign & light
• Visitor warning –
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
ONLY
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Manlifts (1910.68)
– Operating Rules:
• No materials shall be handled on any
manlift.
 Subpart F – Powered Platforms
• Manlifts (1910.68)
– Periodic Inspections:
• Shall be inspected by competent person at
intervals not less than 30 days.
• Limited switches shall be checked weekly.
• Certification record of inspections shall be
maintained:
– Date of inspection
– Inspector
– Serial Number of Manlift
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Ventilation (1910.94)
– Abrasive Blasting
• Forcible application of an abrasive
– Item being blasted shall be evaluated to
determine respirable hazard from its coating.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Ventilation (1910.94)
– Abrasive Blasting
• Forcible application of an abrasive
– Only approved respirators shall be used.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Ventilation (1910.94)
– Abrasive Blasting
• Forcible application of an abrasive
– Dust accumulation shall not be permitted on
floors or ledges outside of abrasive-blasting
enclosure.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Ventilation (1910.94)
– Grinding, Polishing & Buffing
Operations
• Dry operations, PELs as set
forth in Air Contaminants
standard exceeded a local
exhaust ventilation shall be
provided (regardless of
respirator usage).
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Ventilation (1910.94)
– Spray Finishing Operations
• Organic or inorganic materials utilized to
dispersed from for deposit on surfaces to be
coated, treated, or cleaned.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Application
Duration Sound Level
8 hr 90 dba
6 hr 92 dba
4 hr 95 dba
3 hr 97 dba
2 hr 100 dba
1 ½ hr 102 dba
1 hr 105 dba
½ hr 110 dba
¼ or less 115 dba
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Hearing Conservation Program
• Program shall be administered if employee
noise exposures equal or exceed 8hr (twa)
85dba.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Monitoring
• Monitoring program shall be implemented when
information indicates employee noise exposure
may exceed 8hr-85dba+
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Employee Notification
• All affected employees shall be notified of
noise monitoring results (8hr-85dba+)

– Observation of Monitoring
• Affected employees (or representative) may
observe noise monitoring measurements.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Audiometric Testing Program
• Establish for all affected employees (8hr-
85dba+)
• No cost to employee
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure
(1910.95)
– Hearing Protectors
• Shall be provided to all
affected employees
• No cost to employee
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Hearing Protectors Attenuation
• Shall be evaluated for the noise environment
intended.
Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Training Program
• All affected employees shall be trained (8hr-
85dba+)
• Annual training required.
– Effects of noise on hearing
– Purpose of hearing protectors
– Purpose of audiometric testing.

– Access to Information & Training Materials

• Shall be made available at all times.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Occupational Noise Exposure (1910.95)
– Recordkeeping
• Employer shall maintain an accurate record
of all employee exposure measurements.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Nonionizing Radiation (1910.97)
– Electromagnetic radiation term restricted to
that portion of the spectrum commonly
defined as the radio frequency region, which
for the purpose of this standard shall include
the microwave frequency region.
 Subpart G – Health & Environment
• Nonionizing Radiation (1910.97)
– Warning symbol for radio frequency: red isosceles
triangle above inverted black isosceles triangle,
separated and outlined by an aluminum color
border. The words “Warning – Radio-Frequency
Radiation Hazard” shall appear in the upper
triangle.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Compressed Gases (1910.101)
– Inspections of Compressed Gas Cylinders
• Visual inspection of cylinders in accordance
with CGA Pamphlet C-6-1968 & C-8-1962.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Compressed Gases (1910.101)
– Compressed Gases
• Handling, storage & utilization of cylinders shall
be in accordance with CGA Pamphlet P-1-1965.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Compressed Gases (1910.101)
– Safety Relief Devices for Compressed Gas
Containers
• Shall be installed & maintained,
CGA S-1.1-1963 & 1965.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Flammable & Combustible Liquids
(1910.106)
– Flammable: flashpoint below 100° F.
– Combustible: flashpoint at or above
100° F.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Flammable & Combustible Liquids
(1910.106)
– Fire Control:
• At least one 12-B extinguisher located
outside of, but not more than 10’ from,
the door opening into any room used
for storage.
• At least one 12-B extinguisher not less
than 10’ or more than 25’ if storage
area located outside of storage room
but inside a building.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Explosives & Blasting Agents (1910.109)
– Blasting Agent
• Any material or mixture, consisting of a fuel
& oxidizer, intended for blasting.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Explosives & Blasting Agents
(1910.109)
– Explosive
• Any chemical compound,
mixture, or device the
primary or common
purpose of which is to
function by explosion.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Explosives & Blasting Agents (1910.109)
– General Hazard
• No person shall store, handle or transport
explosives or blasting agent when it would
constitute an undue hazard.
• All explosives shall be kept in magazines.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Explosives & Blasting Agents (1910.109)
– General Hazard
• Blasting caps, electric blasting caps,
detonation primers, and primed cartridges
shall not be stored in the same magazine
with other explosives.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Explosives & Blasting Agents (1910.109)
– General Hazard
• Ground around magazines shall slope away
for draining. Land shall be kept clear of
brush, dried grass, leaves for a distance of at
least 25’.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management of
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
(1910.119)
– Application:
• A process which involves a
chemical at or above the
specified threshold
quantities or flammable
liquid or gas on site in one
location in a quantity of
10,000 lbs or more.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous
Chemicals (1910.119)
– Employee Participation:
• Written Plan;
• Consult with employees on conduct &
development of process hazards analyses.
• Provide access to process hazard analyses
and to all other information required to be
develop under this standard.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management of Highly
Hazardous Chemicals (1910.119)
– Process Safety Information:
• Employer shall complete a compilation
of written process safety information
before conducting a process hazard
analysis:
– Toxicity information;
– Permissible exposure limits;
– Physical data;
– Reactivity data;
– Corrosive data;
– Thermal & chemical stability data;
and
– Hazardous effects of mixing
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management of
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
(1910.119)
– Process Hazard Analysis:
• Employer shall perform an initial
process hazard analysis on
processes covered by this standard.

– Operating Procedure
• Employer shall develop &
implement written operating
procedures that provide clear
instructions for safely conducting
activities involved in each covered
process.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management
of Highly Hazardous
Chemicals (1910.119)
– Training:
• Initial: before being
involved in operating a
newly assigned process
– overview of process
& operating
procedures.
• Refresher: at least
every 3 years.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Process Safety Management of
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
(1910.119)
– Emergency Planning & Response
• Employer shall establish
and implement an
emergency action plan.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency
Response (1910.120)
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency
Response (1910.120)
– Required for:
• Clean-up operations required by Gov’t, involving
hazardous substances at uncontrolled site.
• Corrective action involving clean-up at sites covered
by RCRA.
• Voluntary clean-up at sites recognized by Federal,
state, & local gov’t at uncontrolled sites.
• Operations involving hazards waste at TSDs.
• Emergency response operations for releases of, or
substantial threats of release of, hazardous
substances without regard to the location of the
hazard.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations &
Emergency Response (1910.120)
– Safety & Health Program:
• Written program
– Organizational structure;
– Comprehensive work plan;
– Training program;
– Medical surveillance;
– SOPs for Safety & Health; and
– Any necessary interface between
general program and site specific
activities.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency
Response (1910.120)
– Site Characterization & Analysis:
• Sites shall be evaluated to determine
appropriate controls.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations
& Emergency Response
(1910.120)
– Site Control:
• Procedures to control
employee exposure.
 Subpart H – Hazardous Materials
• Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency
Response (1910.120)
– Training:
• Names of personnel and alternate
responsible for site safety and health;
• Safety, health and other hazards present on
the site;
• PPE, work practices, and engineering
controls;
• Medical surveillance; and
• OSHA’s 1910.120 standard.
 Day One Quiz
• Which OSHA standard defines the dimensions of a
floor hole?
• What is the maximum length of a metal single
section ladder?
• 1910.25(c)(2)(i)(b)
• Which OSHA standard requires employers to have
an Employee Action Plan?
• 1910.95(c)(1)
 Day One Quiz
• Which OSHA standard defines the dimensions of a
floor hole? 1910.2(a)(1)
• What is the maximum length of a metal single
section ladder? 30 feet 1910.26(a)(2)(ii)
• 1910.25(c)(2)(i)(b) steps uniform 12 inches
• Which OSHA standard requires employers to have
an Employee Action Plan? 1910.38
• 1910.95(c)(1) twa 85 dbA hearing conservation
program