OSHA's TOP 10 VIOLATIONS FROM 2013
Here are the top 10, along with the OSHA standards and the number of violations inspectors issued last year:
1. 1926.501 – Fall Protection (8,241 violations)
2. 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication (6,156)
3. 1926.451 – Scaffolding (5,423)
4. 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection (3,879)
5. 1910.305 – Electrical, Wiring Methods (3,452)
6. 1910.178 – Powered Industrial Trucks (3,340)
7. 1926.1053 – Ladders (3,311)
8. 1910.147 – Lockout/Tagout (3,254)
9. 1910.303 – Electrical, General Requirements (2,745)
10. 1910.212 – Machine Guarding (2,701)
2013 vs. 2012
The top 10 violations aren’t much different in 2013 compared to 2012. However, OSHA issued more violations last year than 2012 for every single one of these 10 standards.
That skews the rankings a bit. For example, ladder violations dropped from the No. 5 spot in 2012 to the No. 7 spot in 2013. But inspectors still issued 1,001 more ladder violations in 2013. In fact, the agency issued at least 1,000 more violations for every standard in the top 10 in 2013, compared to 2012.
Let’s all be aware of our driving habits both at work in a company vehicle or on our way to and from work as well as with our families. Watch out for the other guy as well as make sure you are not part of the problem!
WHAT IS
DISTRACTED DRIVING?
Distracted driving is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver,
passenger, and bystander safety. These types of distractions include:
• Texting
• Using a cell phone or smartphone
• Eating and drinking
• Talking to passengers
• Grooming
• Reading, including maps
• Using a navigation system
• Watching a video
• Adjusting a radio, CD player, or
MP3 player
But, because text messaging requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention from the driver, it is by far the most alarming distraction.
KEY FACTS & STATS
• The number of people killed in distraction-affected crashes decreased slightly from 3,360 in 2011 to 3,328 in 2012. An estimated 421,000 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver; this was a nine percent increase from the estimated 387,000 people injured in 2011.
• 10% of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of the crash. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted.
• Drivers in their 20s make up 27 percent of the distracted drivers in fatal crashes. (NHTSA)
• At any given daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, a number that has held steady since 2010. (NOPUS)
• Engaging in visual-manual subtasks (such as reaching for a phone, dialing and texting) associated with the use of hand-held phones and other portable devices increased the risk of getting into a crash by three times. (VTTI)
• Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, that's enough time to cover the length of a football field blindfolded. (2009, VTTI)
CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
The Safety Department has taken on the responsibility for verifying that Summit Contractors provide all their qualifications to Summit. We started by hiring Janelle Underriner as our new Safety Administrator. Janelle has created a database for compiling contractors’ and their employees’ required information.
Contractors will now submit all required information per their executed contract to QualificationsSNG or CNG for verification. Once we have received Insurance documentation, Drug testing program, OQ program and subcontractors list, we can then move to their employees. Contractors will supply an employee list that will be verified for their OQ status, DOT drug testing, Fusion certification, OSHA training, employees will be issued a Summit contractor ID card. The database will allow storage of all information in one location for ease of adding contract employees and updating contractor information.
Having the ID cards for Contractors’ employees, will enable our employees and inspectors in field to verify that personnel in the field are qualified to perform the tasks they are performing as well as enabling State regulatory personnel to verify in the field that Summit is compliant with regulations.