Osha Changes- And Updates In 2014

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What’s Coming in
2014 What To Look for
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OSHA Changes in 2014
In an ongoing effort to
keep up with the rapidly
changing occupational
hazards, OSHA focuses
their efforts on speciﬁc areas each year.
OSHA continues to improve
The following ten subjects are either currently
being reviewed, or are on the schedule for a
close review later within 2014.

Construction workers often have to
work in confined spaces in order to
complete the job.
An update was required because
previous OSHA rules regarding
work in confined spaces did not
apply to construction sites.
Confined Spaces in Construction
*The final OSHA ruling for confined
spaces in construction was put into
place in February, 2014.

Injury and illness recording and reporting
guidelines will be updated/improved in 2014.
Changes will utilize modern technologies
and allow digital reporting.
More stringent reporting requirements -
employers must report work related
hospitalizations, fatalities and
amputations within 24 hours.
Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting
*This ruling has not been ﬁnalized yet.

This change would require many
organizations to make signiﬁcant
changes to their reporting structure.
This initiative similar to the previous
initiative: Injury and Illness
Recording and Reporting
* Public meetings have been held and the passing
of this initiative looks favorable in 2014.
Electronic Submission of Injury and Illness Record-keeping Data

Current safety standards addressing electric power
transmission and distribution are nearly 40 years old.
If a new set of rules passes, it will specifically
address foot protection requirements for those
working with electrical power transmission, and
also include an update to aerial lift fall protection.
* No finalized rule date, although a decision is expected
sometime in the first half of 2014.
Electric Power Transmission and Distribution –
Electrical Protective Equipment

If proposed standards are implemented they will
incorporate personal fall protection systems
into 29 CFR 1910.23, which covers both
walking and working surfaces.
New technologies are now available to help
protect employees who work with ladders
or other equipment at heights.
* Final rule is expected to go through in June of 2014.
Slips & Falls – Personal Fall Protection Systems

Crystalline Silica is dangerous substance often found in
construction sites as it is found in every type of rock
formation, it is used ceramics, glass and many other
materials.
OSHA is proposing a reduction in the permissible
exposure limit to 8-hour time-weighted average
of 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air.
* Public hearings are still being held, a decision is
expected later in the year.
Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

The proposal will require employers to
develop a formalized injury and illness
prevention program (I2P2).
* Public hearings will begin after September 2014,
but it is doubtful that OSHA will be able to get
everything completed and approved within 2014.
Injury and Illness Prevention Programs

Need a new or updated rule regarding the
safety guidelines associated with
combustible dust.
Combustible dust has been a conﬁrmed
cause of many major explosions which
have resulted in fatalities in the past.
OHSA estimates it will cost over $100
million to implement a new rule.
Combustible Dust
*Still on the roster
for 2014, but no ofﬁcial
dates have been set.

Proposal would extend the enforcement date out for
crane operator certiﬁcation by three years.
* OSHA is pushing forward with crane operator
safety in 2014, however, the full completion is
a longer term goal.
Crane Operator Certiﬁcation

The new standard would update and
replace the 1999 guidelines, and
greatly reduce the permissible
exposure limits to Beryllium.
* OSHA is set to issue a proposed rule which will
regulate the occupational exposure to beryllium in
April of 2014.
Exposure to Beryllium

OSHA is always struggling to focus their
limited resources on the most important
workplace hazards.
When OSHA releases a list of the areas
where they will be focusing over the course
of a year, it helps to get things done
efﬁciently, and also helps businesses to
know what types of changes can be expected.
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