H. Berrien Zettler Deputy Director Directorate of Construction Occupational Safety and Health...

H. Berrien ZettlerDeputy DirectorDirectorate of ConstructionOccupational Safety and Health Administration

Independent Electrical Contractors46th Annual National Convention & Expo

The OSHA-IEC AllianceThe OSHA-IEC Alliance

Signed: August 30, 2002Signed: August 30, 2002

Focus of the AllianceFocus of the Alliance

Reducing and preventing Reducing and preventing exposure to:exposure to:

•FallsFalls

•Rear-end collisionsRear-end collisions

•Ergonomic (material-handling) Ergonomic (material-handling) hazardshazards

Outreach & Outreach & Communication GoalsCommunication Goals

•Jointly develop & disseminate Jointly develop & disseminate informationinformation

•Speak, exhibit, or appear at Speak, exhibit, or appear at conferences and other eventsconferences and other events

•Promote IEC members’ Promote IEC members’ awareness of and participation awareness of and participation in OSHA’s cooperative in OSHA’s cooperative programsprograms

Some Products of the Some Products of the AllianceAlliance• Ergonomics eTool for Electrical Ergonomics eTool for Electrical

ContractorsContractors

• OSHA Assistance for the Electrical OSHA Assistance for the Electrical Industry Web pageIndustry Web page

• Articles in Articles in IEC InsightsIEC Insights and “Safety and “Safety Newsletter”Newsletter”

• Speakers, including a Consultation Speakers, including a Consultation speaker at a Chesapeake Chapter speaker at a Chesapeake Chapter meeting and the Director of meeting and the Director of Cooperative & State Programs Cooperative & State Programs addressed annual meeting of addressed annual meeting of Integrated Electrical ServicesIntegrated Electrical Services

Participation at Participation at ConferencesConferences

•Joint exhibit at the 2003 Joint exhibit at the 2003 Electric ShowElectric Show

•IEC exhibit at the Second IEC exhibit at the Second Annual OSHA Compliance Annual OSHA Compliance Assistance Conference, 2003Assistance Conference, 2003

•IEC Electric Expo 03IEC Electric Expo 03•Alliance presentation on Vehicle Alliance presentation on Vehicle SafetySafety•OSHA boothOSHA booth

Safety and Health Add ValueSafety and Health Add Value

To Your BusinessTo Your Business

To Your WorkplaceTo Your Workplace

To Your LifeTo Your Life

OSHA UpdateOSHA Update

OSHA’s Intervention OSHA’s Intervention StrategiesStrategies

•Expanded outreach, education, Expanded outreach, education, and compliance assistance and compliance assistance effortsefforts

•Improved voluntary and Improved voluntary and partnership effortspartnership efforts

•Strong, effective, and fair Strong, effective, and fair enforcementenforcement

Strategic Management Strategic Management PlanPlan

Reduce fatality rates by 15% and Reduce fatality rates by 15% and injury/illness rates by 20% injury/illness rates by 20% through:through:

•Direct intervention (inspections)Direct intervention (inspections)

•Compliance assistance, cooperative Compliance assistance, cooperative programs, and strong leadershipprograms, and strong leadership

•Strengthen agency capabilities and Strengthen agency capabilities and infrastructureinfrastructure

Targeting Non-traditional Targeting Non-traditional IssuesIssues

•Workplace motor vehicle Workplace motor vehicle accidentsaccidents

•Workplace violenceWorkplace violence

•Emergency preparedness & Emergency preparedness & responseresponse

•YouthYouth

Strong, Fair & Effective Strong, Fair & Effective EnforcementEnforcement

Year Inspections Violations Average Penalties

Percent Serious,

Willful, Repeat

Number of Significant

Cases

2002 21,421 33,595 $986 82% 29

2003 28,484 29,373 $1,075 83% 48

Construction InspectionsConstruction Inspections

Enhanced Enforcement Enhanced Enforcement PolicyPolicyDirected at employers who expose workers to serious safety and health hazards and who continue to defy worker safety and health regulations. Focused on:

• Follow-up inspectionsollow-up inspections• Programmed InspectionsProgrammed Inspections• Increased Public AwarenessIncreased Public Awareness• Tougher SettlementsTougher Settlements• Federal Court Summary Federal Court Summary EnforcementEnforcement

Outreach, Education & Outreach, Education & AssistanceAssistance

201201 Partnerships (137 in Partnerships (137 in Construction)Construction)

90 90 Alliances (42 in Alliances (42 in Construction)Construction)

982 982 VPP Sites (33 in VPP Sites (33 in Construction)Construction)

Outreach to Hispanic Outreach to Hispanic WorkersWorkers

•Help lineHelp line

•Web siteWeb site

•PublicationsPublications

•Hispanic ContractorsHispanic Contractors

•AlliancesAlliances

•Public Service Public Service AnnouncementsAnnouncements

QuickTakes on the Web

Sign up at www.osha.gov

OSHAOSHADirectorate of Directorate of ConstructionConstruction

Balancing the needs of the Balancing the needs of the construction industry with the construction industry with the

demands of governmental demands of governmental regulation , while adapting to regulation , while adapting to the ongoing demographic and the ongoing demographic and

social changes within the social changes within the today’s construction today’s construction

workforceworkforce

DOC OfficesDOC Offices

•EngineeringEngineering

•Standards and GuidanceStandards and Guidance

•Construction ServicesConstruction Services

Current Construction Current Construction Standards ActivitiesStandards Activities

•Cranes and Derricks Cranes and Derricks [Negotiated Rulemaking [Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee]Advisory Committee]

•Confined Spaces in Confined Spaces in ConstructionConstruction

•Electric Power Electric Power Transmission and Transmission and DistributionDistribution

Planning for Planning for ConstructionConstruction

• Costs

• Production

• Scheduling

• Quality

Where Is Safety?

Where Is Safety?

Is your business keeping up with changing times?

Is safety planning a part of your organization?

Quality Scheduling

Costs Productivity

Safety

Safety Planning—At the Core of Business

We agree on this principle:We agree on this principle:

Safety and Health Add ValueSafety and Health Add Value

To Your BusinessTo Your Business

To Your WorkplaceTo Your Workplace

To Your LifeTo Your Life

OSHA – IEC AllianceOSHA – IEC Alliance

OSHA + IECOSHA + IEC

More good things to More good things to comecome