CAL-OSHA

1. CAL-OSHA They are the government and they are here to help us!

2. CAL-OSHA? • FED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1970 • CAL-OSHA 1973 • AB 1127 County of Kern, Risk Management

3. DOSH • DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETYAND HEALTH • Enforcer of safety and Health Standards and Regulations • Bureau of Investigations- Criminal Investigations County of Kern, Risk Management

4. CAL-OSHA CONSULTING • Offers these services: • INSPECTONS • CONSULTING • TRAINING • NO FINES …... County of Kern, Risk Management

5. OCC. SAFETY AND HEALTH STDS. BOARD • ADOPTS • AMENDS • REPEALS • California Code of Regulations, Title 8 County of Kern, Risk Management

6. OCC.SAFETY AND HEALTH APPEALS BOARD • HEARS APPEALS REGUARDING CAL/OSHA ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS County of Kern, Risk Management

7. WHO’S COVERED ?? • NO-- MARITIME • NO-- DOMESTIC SERVICE WORKERS • NO-- FEDS • YES EVERYBODY THAT’S LEFT County of Kern, Risk Management

8. INSPECTIONS • PROGRAM PLAN--- RANDOM -- RELATED • UNPROGRAMED (after an) ACCIDENT---- COMPLAINT---REFERRAL---- FOLLOW-UP County of Kern, Risk Management

9. WHAT TO EXPECT FROM AN INSPECTION • PERMISSION • CREDENTIALS • CONFERENCE • WALKAROUND • CITATION • CLOSING CONFERENCE County of Kern, Risk Management

10. PERMISSION • MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE • EMPLOYER REP WITH AUTHORITY • INSPECTION WARRANT • CREDENTIALS W/PHOTO County of Kern, Risk Management

11. OPENING CONFERENCE • REVIEW OF RECORDS • IPP • WORK/COMP • INSPECTIONS • COMMUNICATION • ACCIDENTS • REASON FOR VISIT County of Kern, Risk Management

12. WALKAROUND • WITH EMPLOYER REP. AND EMPLOYEE REP. • INTERVIEWS • PHOTOS • TESTING AND SAMPLING • YELOW TAG • PRESERVE ORDER County of Kern, Risk Management

13. CITATIONS • ANY VIOLATION OF CODE • POSTING (THREE DAYS) • ABATEMENT County of Kern, Risk Management

14. PENALTIES • SIZE • 100 EMPLOYEES • GOOD FAITH • NEXT SLIDE • HISTORY • PREVIOUS CITATIONS County of Kern, Risk Management

15. GOOD FAITH • SAFETY PROGRAM EVALUATION • COOPERATION • EFFORT TO COMPLY • COMMUNICATION W/EMPLOYEES • RESOLVE TO CORRECT HAZARD • PPE County of Kern, Risk Management

16. ABATEMENT • ABATEMENT CREDIT • 50% presumption of correction • credit revoked without proof • Failure to abate • not to exceed $15,000 per day County of Kern, Risk Management

17. CLOSING CONFERENCE • ALLEGED VIOLATIONS • ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS • ABATEMENT • FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION County of Kern, Risk Management

18. SETTING ABATEMENT DATE • DEGREE OF HAZARD • TIME NEEDED • INTERIM SAFETY MEASURES • WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS • RECEIPT OF CITATION County of Kern, Risk Management

19. TYPES OF ISSUES • NOTICE • SPECIAL ORDER • INFORMAL MEMORANDUM • FAILURE TO ABATE • CITATION County of Kern, Risk Management

20. CITATIONS • WILLFUL • SERIOUS • DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY • GENERAL • REPEATED County of Kern, Risk Management

21. PENALTIES • VIOLATIONS • FAILURE TO ABATE • DAILY PENALTY • REPEAT VIOLATIONS • FALSE STATEMENTS AND/OR RECORDS • KNOWLEDGE OF HAZARD County of Kern, Risk Management

22. INFORMAL CONFERENCE • WHEN • EMPLOYEE MAY REQUEST • WITHIN 10 DAYS • WHY • EXTENTION OF ABATEMENT • EVIDENCE • PENALTIES INAPPROPRIATE County of Kern, Risk Management

23. APPEALS • 15 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT • TELEPHONE PREHEARING • LOCAL DOSH OFFICE • ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE • PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION WITHIN 30 DAYS • APPEAL TO SUPERIOR COURT County of Kern, Risk Management