mca of kansas city safety excellence initiative - update

MCA of Kansas City

Safety Excellence Initiative - Update

Presenter: Pete Chaney

MCAA

2014

Update Topics • Third Party Services• MCAA Safety Resources• Safety Directors’ Conference• Current Regulatory Issues

AEDs

Automated External Defibrillators

On the Jobsites???

NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training Webinars

Webinars for 2014

May 20 September 24 June 24 October 22 July 29 November 20 August 19 December 18

OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Construction Safety Standards

Courses

Online

MCAA Safety Resources

MCAA Safety Video Access

MCAA Safety Video App; and/or Download to a Hard Drive

MCAA Safety Video App

Go to Apple’s App Store or the Android Play Store and search for “MCAA Video.” Then use your MCAA Members-Only password to view, for free, more than 35 valuable safety training videos.

Safety Video Download 

When use of the MCAA Safety Video App is inconvenient go to the website below and download any or all of the safety videos to a hard drive.

http://www.mcaa.org/private/videos

MCAA Safety Resources- 2014 -

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VideosElectric Arc Welding SafetyFall ProtectionConfined Spaces in Construction

Other ResourcesToolbox Safety Talks for Pre-Fab ShopsGuide to Project Crisis Management

MCAA’s Annual Safety Directors’ Conference

OSHA’s Confined Spaces In Construction Standard

1926.1200

OSHA’s Confined Spaces In General Industry Standard

Permit Required

Non-Permit Required

OSHA’s Confined Spaces In Construction Standard

Originally Proposed Categories

Permit RequiredContinuous SystemControlled AtmosphereIsolated Hazard

OSHA’s Confined Spaces In Construction Standard

Likely Requirements - Rescue

HarnessesWristletsTripodCrash CartsRescue Team

OSHA’s Confined Spaces In Construction StandardOther Likely Requirements

All Spaces Permit RequiredSupplied AirRetrainingEntry SupervisorCommunicationIlluminationAnnual Audit of Permit System

OSHA’s Silica Standard

Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)

Current PEL - 10mg/m3 divided by % of Silica = (Approximately 250ug/m3)

Proposed PEL - 50ug/m3 (AL - 25ug/m3)

Is there a Mechanical Construction Worker Silica Exposure Problem

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OSHA’s Silica StandardFour Major Issues

PEL/AL - 50ug/m3 - 25ug/m3

Initial Exposure Determination Air Monitoring

Objective Data

29 CFR 1926.1053 Operation Engineering/ Respiratory Prot.

Work Practices < 4 hr/day OR > 4 hr/day

Rotary Hammers Drill equipped with None None& Drills (except hood or cowl & HEPAoverhead) dust collector

From Table 1

Proposed OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Changes

29 CFR 1904 & 1952

• 250 Workers or More• 20 to 249 Workers

Forthcoming OSHA I2P2 Standard

Injury Illness Prevention Program

• California• Much More Prescriptive

Questions ???