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Vol 12, Issue 4
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April 2012
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Greetings!
Points to Ponder by Bob Lapidus, CSMS, is back this month! He will look at serious injuries and reporting.
This month's safety meeting topic is Fall Protection. We will explore what fall protection is, who needs to use it and how to make sure your employees are properly trained in the use of fall protection equipment. Take this month's Test Your Knowledge quiz to see how much you know about fall protection.
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Points to Ponder
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Reporting a Serious Injury to Cal-OSHA
By Bob Lapidus, CSP, CSMS
In accordance with Cal-OSHA Serious Injury/Illness Reporting Requirements the employer is required to comply with Title 8, Section 342:
- Every employer shall report immediately by telephone or telegraph to the nearest District office of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health any serious injury or illness, and the death of an employee occurring in a place of employment or in connection with any employment.
- Immediately means as soon as practically possible, but not longer than 8 hours after the employer knows or with diligent inquiry, would have known of the death or serious injury or illness. The 8 hours is for 24/7, night and day including weekends.
Definition of a serious injury from Cal-OSHA Title 8, Section 330(h):
Serious injury or illness means any injury or illness occurring in a place of employment or in connection with any employment which requires inpatient hospitalization for a period of 24 hours for other than medical observation or in which an employee suffers a loss of any member of the body or suffers any serious degree of permanent disfigurement, but does not include any injury or death caused by the commission of a Penal Code violation, except the violation of Section 385 of the Penal Code, or an accident on a public street or highway.
The nearest offices of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) in California and their contact number are listed here, http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/DistrictOffices.htm.
What to report:
- Time and date of accident.
- Employer's name, address and telephone number.
- Name and job title, or badge number of person reporting the accident.
- Address of site of accident or event.
- Name of person to contact at site of accident.
- Name and address of injured employee(s).
- Nature of injury.
- Location where injured employee(s) was (were) moved.
- List and identity other law enforcement agencies present at the site of accident.
- Description of accident and whether the accident scene has been instrumentality altered.
- Failure to report results is an initial fine of $5,000.
Action:
Report. If after hours, leave a message with the above required information. If unsure, it is better to report rather than risk receiving the fine.
Obtain information on this subject and lots more in Safety Center's Safety Management Specialist Certificate. Get up-to-date on Cal-OSHA compliance plus how to establish a successful safety program in your organization.
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Fall Protection
| |  Why is Fall Protection Important?
Falls are among the most common causes of serious work related injuries and deaths. Employers must set up the work place to prevent employees from falling off overhead platforms, elevated workstations or into holes in the floor and walls.
What can be done to reduce falls?
OSHA requires that fall protection be provided at elevations of four feet in general industry workplaces, five feet in shipyards, six feet in the construction industry and eight feet in long-shoring operations. In addition, OSHA requires that fall protection be provided when working over dangerous equipment and machinery, regardless of the fall distance.
To prevent employees from being injured from falls, employers must:
- Guard every floor hole into which a worker can accidentally walk (using a railing and toe-board or a floor hole cover).
- Provide a guard rail and toe-board around every elevated open sided platform, floor or runway.
- Regardless of height, if a worker can fall into or onto dangerous machines or equipment (such as a vat or acid or a conveyor belt) employers must provide guardrails and toe-boards to prevent workers from falling and getting injured.
- Other means of fall protection that may be required on certain jobs include safety and harness and line, safety nets, stair railings and hand rails.
OSHA requires employers to:
- Provide working conditions that are free of known dangers.
- Keep floors in work areas in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition.
- Select and provide required personal protective equipment at no cost to workers.
- Train workers about job hazards in a language that they can understand.
Where To Go for Help
Safety Center's Workplace Safety & Health Program offers Competent Person Fall Protection training.
To contact the Sacramento office, call (916) 366-7233 x 219 or email workplacesafety@safetycenter.org.
To contact the Claremont/Inland Empire office, call (909) 625-9650 or email workplacesafetysc@safetycenter.org.
The safety toolbox below contains more fall protection resources.
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Video of the Month
F48 Fall Protection
Highlights different types of fall protection systems, fall distances, rescue, and training. Also covers general requirements construction and general industry applications.
DVD. 23 minutes. 2009
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CalOSHA Sources
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