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Fact:
All employers are responsible for
ensuring employee health and safety under VOSHA/OSHA standards and businesses with more
than 10 employees must post an OSHA 200 Log for work related injuries and illnesses
(avail. From VOSHA @ 800-464-4343) with monthly log summary posted and must maintain
training records (which is advisable for all businesses). Some of the OSHA required
employee trains you may be responsible for are listed on the back of this page.
Most Common OSHA Violation Citations:
Standards Cited for All SICs; 1 - 99 employees; Vermont:
Listed below is an excerpt of the most common
violation of standards which were cited by Vermont
OSHA during the period October 1997 through September
1998.
Standard #Cited #Insp
Penalty Description =Total= 956 184
1089580.00
19101200 79 41 118,125.00 Hazard Communication
19100157 67 43 64,650.00 Portable Fire Extinguishers
19100023 21 16 59,400.00 Guarding Floor & Wall Openings & Holes
19100132 14 12 57,200.00 Personal Protective Equipment,General Requirements
19101030 28 4 51,3700.00 Bloodborne Pathogens
19100305 75 35 9150.00 Electrical, Wiring Methods, Components & Equipment
19100147 23 16 7850.00 The Control of Hazardous Energy, Lockout/Tagou
19100304 42 30 6650.00 Electrical, Wiring Design & Protection
19100022 21 19 5080.00 Walking-Working Surfaces, General Requirements
19100151 24 24 5405.00 Medical Services & First Aid
You can reduce your health and safety liability
and find out more about your VOSHA responsibities
by obtaining the OSHA Small Business Handbook
from VOSHA at: 800-464-4343, or the SBDC at: 728-1423
OSHA/VOSHA Employee
Trainings Which May Be Required:
(Companies with 10 employees
must maintain training records, which is advisable for all businesses, annual trainings in
bold):
1. Building Evacuation &
Alarms (can include in Hazard Communication)
2. Hazard Communication & access to employee medical and exposure records
& MSDS's (for new
employees and if new hazard is added)
3. If you generate hazardous wastes and do your own emergency spill
response, then HAZWOPPER (Hazardous Waste Operations) training is required.- If you
have an Emergency Coordinator and/or Response Team, then they need this annually). Small
chemical spills can be covered in your Emergency Action Plan
4. Lockout/Tagout- Annual program review if applicable
5. Confined Space- Annual program review (+ annual training if entering
confined spaces)
6. Forklift - all new!
7. First Aid- Red Cross (CPR), 1st Aid = bi-annual (> 4 min. 1st
Response time)
8. Cranes
9. Portable power tools
10. Spray booths inspection
11. Welding (NFPA/OSHA)
12. Portable fire extinguishers (representatives from each shift need training)
13. Sprinkler systems inspections (weekly, if self-inspected)
14. Some electrical Safety training for plant maintenance personnel
15. Chemical specific exposure training (lead, cadmium, etc.) Ff
applicable
16. PPE/Respirator training (needs designated person for
maintenance program, 1X + review)
17. Hearing Protection (noise) if noise levels are above 70db.
18. Bloodborne Pathogens Rule (annual review) where applicable |
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