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February Newsletter
- Meeting Updates
- Safety Tip
- OSHA Update
- Upcoming Events
- Career Opportunites
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MEETING UPDATE
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Greetings Everyone!
Hope 2024 is treating you well. Thank you to all that attended the January Chapter meeting.
Please remember that suggestions for topics are always welcome. We want to now what you may find as a topic that can help your fellow safety professionals.
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SAFETY TIP
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Winter has arrived…see the safety tips below:
Construction doesn’t stop when winter weather strikes, so it’s important to know what steps to take to keep your workers warm and safe. Before the next major winter storm starts to impact your area with snow and ice accumulation, be prepared and review these winter weather safety tips for keeping your workers safe.
- Inspect and Clear the Jobsite
- Watch the Weather
- Provide Heated Break Area
- Provide Proper PPE
- Warm Up Equipment and Tools
- Layer on Clothing
- Have Emergency Kits in Company Vehicles
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OSHA UPDATE
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Enforcement is important and OSHA is handicapped by its small size. OSHA is a tiny agency with a paltry budget — and an enormous mandate: the safety and health of 158 million workers at more than 10.9 million workplaces.
2022 saw saw an increase over 2021 in fatalities and an increase in the workplace death rate. The AFL-CIO estimates that if OSHA were to inspect every workplace in the country just once, it would take 190 years. So the agency needs to make sure that its scarce resources are well targeted to make the maximum impact.
To that end, OSHA has hit new enforcement records this year
- OSHA has issued the most high-penalty inspections in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023: The agency issued 276 citations over $100,000 and 101 citations over $250,000. In FY 2022, the agency issued only 184 over $100,000 and 51 over $250,000.
- OSHA issued more willful violations in FY 2023 than in previous years: The agency issued 605 willful violations in FY 2023, compared with 510 last year. The previous high was 583 in 2015 and in 2016.
- OSHA conducted 287 Severe Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) Inspections in FY 2023. The previous high was 108 in FY 2016. SVEP concentrates resources on inspecting employers who have demonstrated indifference to their OSH Act obligations by committing willful, repeated, or failure-to-abate violations. Enforcement actions for severe violator cases include mandatory follow-up inspections.
Congressionally set OSHA penalties still remain very low compared with agencies like EPA, and have little chance of impact the bottom line of the largest companies. Nevertheless, large penalties, and especially willful violations, send an important message to employers large and small that cutting corners on worker safety and health will not be tolerated.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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February Chapter Meeting
- Friday,February 16th, 2024 @ 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
- Location: SafeX, 140 N Otterbein Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
- RSVP by Monday, February 12th
- RSVP to the event on the website or send an email to samantha.haning@vertiv.com
Networking will be from 7:30 a.m.- 8 a.m. Presentation will be from 8 a.m.- 9 a.m.
Speaker Bio:
Thom Kramer
Thom is a safety consultant and structural engineer with 29 years of experience. He is an internationally recognized expert in applying engineering and safety practices to reduce risk for workers at heights. As a dually registered professional engineer and certified safety professional, he specializes in the assessment and design of fall protection systems, as well as fall protection program development and training. Thom is the most recent past Chair of the ANSI/ASSP Z359 Full Committee and president of the International Society for Fall Protection. He is widely considered as a thought leader in the fall protection and work at height industry, having given more than 200 technical sessions and workshops on the topic.
Event Topic:
Suspension Trauma – Begin with the End in Mind
The importance of planning for a rescue in advance of a fall incident cannot be stressed enough. Creating a rescue plan for a workplace requires that many factors be considered, including the availability of nearby emergency response personnel, on-site rescue personnel, rescue equipment, proper training and responsibilities of each role involved in a rescue. When planning for a rescue, suspension trauma should be considered. The presenter will discuss the signs and symptoms of suspension trauma, the effects of suspension trauma on a workers body, what to do (and not do) to avoid further complications, and more.
March Chapter Meeting
- Friday, March 15th, 2024 @ 8 a.m.
- Location: Virtual Meeting (more details to come)
- John Foged will be discussing 2024 NFPA 70E Updates and LOTO
SAVE THE DATES:
2024 Golf Outing
- Friday, May 3rd, 2024 @ Golf Club of Dublin
- More details to come later ….
Ohio Safety Congress and Expo in 2024
- Wednesday, March 27th-Friday, March 29th
- Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio
- Registration begins in January 2024 @ https://www.ohiosafetycongress.com/attend.cfm
- Please considering signing up to help with manpower at the ASSP booth.
ASSP Safety Social
- Wednesday, March 27th – 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- Parlay Sporting Club + Kitchen, 570 N. High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
ASSP Safety Conference will be in Denver in 2024
Save the dates for this event August 7th-9th. Check out the website for more information on the upcoming event. Please join us for this event and stop by the ASSP booth.
https://safety.assp.org/
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
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Career Opportunity
Independent Contractor – Safety and Compliance Trainer
DiVal Safety Equipment is a premier distributor of Safety Equipment, Industrial and Contractor tools and equipment as well as providing Safety and Compliance Training and Services.
DiVal Safety Equipment seeks a Safety and Compliance Trainer to work as an Independent Contractor on a contract or freelance basis. This person will conduct training sessions on various safety and compliance topics to ensure compliance with OSHA standards.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience delivering classroom-based training.
- 5 years of experience in a safety-related field
- Working knowledge of General Industry and/or Construction Safety standards and regulations
- Current First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor a plus
- Individual must be reliable, punctual, and have strong communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
- Familiar with Audio/Visual equipment
- Able to articulate and is professional in appearance.
- Reliable transportation
- Hours: Variable (On a “Per Job” basis)
- Pay Rate: Variable (On a “Per Job” basis)
Interested? Please email your current resume and credentials to Judy Trent, Corporate Safety and Training Manager at Jtrent@Divalsafety.com
We are always looking to network and find out if there are job openings. The jobs must be in an Environment, Health and Safety function. For example: Fleet Safety Manager, Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, Risk Manager, etc.
Independent Contractor – Construction Safety Professional
Sheakley Construction is looking for 2 independent construction safety professionals for a large data center project in the New Albany area. These individuals will oversee the steel erection process.
- Position is $43.50/HR with a 50-hour work week required.
- Employee will receive a 1099 after project completion.
- Project duration is 4 months.
- Working knowledge of Construction Safety standards and regulations
Several other safety positions are available in the area. Visit Job Listings - Sheakley Group, Inc Jobs (isolvedhire.com).
We will post the jobs to our website at centralohio.assp.org. This is done currently at no charge, but the chapter is always accepting donations to help establish our scholarship fund. Your contribution is appreciated.
Visit the ASSP Central Ohio Chapter Jobs Website Page
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