Section 1910.37 osha general industry standards

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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the ability to locate and interpret the OSHA standards in Subparts D-F.

2. Define key terms common to the standards covered in this module. 3. Apply the OSHA standards in Subparts D-F to real-word situations.

Unit Lesson The OSHA General Industry Standards can be found at 29 CFR Part 1910. Part 1910 is organized into Subparts A though Z, with each subpart comprised of related standards. The standards are numbered sequentially, starting with 1910.1 in Subpart A and ending with 1910.1450 in Subpart Z; so, while it is helpful to be able to identify Subparts, only the standard number is really needed to locate a specific requirement. Parts A, B, and C are primarily administrative guidelines, explanations, and definitions. We begin this unit with Subpart D, Walking-Working Surfaces. According to OSHA, Slips, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents. They cause 15% of all accidental deaths, and are second only to motor vehicles as a cause of fatalities. The OSHA standards for walking/working surfaces apply to all permanent places of employment, except where only domestic, mining, or

agricultural work is performed. (OSHA, n.d para 1) The walking and working surfaces standards encompass 1910.22 through 1910.30. They provide specifications for safe aisles, floors, walkways, stairs, ladders, and platforms that employees utilize during their workday. In other words, these standards require a workplace free from tripping and slipping hazards and from hazards that might result in falling from one level to another. Structurally sound ladders, stairs, and platforms with proper railings and similar systems are required to prevent employees from falling when moving from one level to another.

(NARA, 2011)

Reading Assignment See below to access the required reading material for this unit.

Supplemental Reading See information below.

Learning Activities (Non-Graded) See information below.

Key Terms 1. Exit discharge

2. Floor hole

3. High hazard area

4. Life Safety Code

5. Nose, nosing

6. Occupant load

7. Riser

8. Single ladder

9. Stair railing

10. Stairs, stairway

11. Standard railing

12. Toeboard

13. Tread

14. Wall hole

15. Wall opening

UNIT II STUDY GUIDE Subparts D-F: Walking/Working Surfaces, Life Safety, and Personnel Lifting Devices

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Subpart E includes 1910.33 through 1910.39. These standards were put in place to assure safe and orderly egress during emergency situations, particularly emergencies related to fire. They apply to all workplaces in general industry except mobile workplaces, such as vehicles or vessels. The egress standards are based primarily on various iterations of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Life Safety Code, although they do not include the same coverage and level of detail as the NFPA standard. The NFPA standards include many types of occupancies, such as private dwellings, apartment buildings, schools, and places of assembly, that are not regulated by OSHA. 1910.36 and 1910.37 deal primarily with egress and exit issues related to the physical facilities of a given workplace. They include specifications and regulations for exits, exit routes, doorways, and emergency lighting. 1910.38 outlines the requirements for an effective emergency action plan to ensure safe and orderly evacuations from the facility in the case of an emergency. 1910.39 is the fire prevention plan standard and provides requirements for facilities with operations that increase the likelihood of fire. In Subpart F, 1910.66, and 1910.67 deal primarily with powered platforms in tall facilities such as grain elevators and high-rise structures. Many safety professionals will never have to deal with these issues, but it is still important to be familiar with the requirements. 1910.67, Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Work

(Aboutmovies, 2010)

(Alza, 2009)

OSHA’s walking and working surfaces standards (1910.22- 1910.30) provide specifications for safe aisles, floors, walkways, stairs, ladders, and platforms (from lecture)

(INCOSV, 2009)

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Platforms, has broad application in many industries. These platforms are often used to elevate workers to perform tasks ranging from changing light bulbs in warehouses to working on outdoor utility lines. Think of the “cherry pickers” you see utility workers using in your neighborhood. Most of the standards covered in this unit are “specification” standards, that is, they are explicit guidelines, such as the height of guardrails or the width of exits. As we continue in the course, we will see more specification standards, but we will also begin to see more “performance” standards, which describe the desired outcome, but are not as explicit on how to achieve it.

References Aboutmovies. (2010). Oregon Supreme Court Stairs

[Photograph].Retrieved from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oregon_Supreme_Court_stairs .JPG

Alza. (2009). Sklady alza cz2 [Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sklady_alza_cz2.jpg INCOSV. (2009). Inco Ladder [Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inco_Ladder.jpg National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). 2011. We ask, is this a

good scaffold^ Attention^ Mr. Supervisor. Good supervision and planning make safety. - NARA - 535273 [Poster]. Retrieved from Wikimedia.org at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:We_ask,_is_this_a_good_ scaffold%5E_Attention%5E_Mr._Supervisor._Good_supervision_ and_planning_make_safety._-_NARA_-_535273.jpg

Nyttend. (2012). Goodland grain elevator [Photograph]. Retrieved from

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goodland_grain_elevator.jpg Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA] (n.d.). Walking/Working

Surfaces. Retrieved from http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/walkingworkingsurfaces/index.html

Reading Assignments This course does not have a specific textbook. Instead, you will be using actual OSHA standards from the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA website, as well

Grain elevator in Goodland, Indiana (Nyttend, 2012)

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as other relevant materials. To access the required reading material for this unit, copy and paste each URL below into your Internet browser. OSHA Standards: 1910.21 through 1910.68: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDA RDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1910

Suggested Further Reading Learn more about this week’s topic at the following websites. To access the supplemental reading material for this unit, copy and paste each URL below into your Internet browser. Egress/Fire Protection Presentation: Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, Fire Prevention Plans, and Fire Protection: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/Emergency_Service s/BOS/BOS4025/12C/UnitII_EgressFireProtectionPresentation.pdf Fall Protection Presentation: Fall Protection: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/Emergency_Service s/BOS/BOS4025/12C/UnitII_FallProtectionPresentation.pdf Scaffolds Presentation: Scaffolds: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/Emergency_Service s/BOS/BOS4025/12C/UnitII_ScaffoldsPresentation.pdf Stairs/Ladders Presentation: Stairways and Ladders: http://online.columbiasouthern.edu/CSU_Content/courses/Emergency_Service s/BOS/BOS4025/12C/UnitII_StairLaddersPresentation.pdf OSHA Fact Sheet: Emergency Exit Routes: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/emergency-exit-routes- factsheet.pdf Do I Need an Emergency Action Plan?: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/need.html Fire Prevention Plan (FPP): http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/fire.html OSHA Fact Sheet: Using Aerial Lifts: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/aerial_lifts.pdf Hazard Alert: Student Worker Killed While Filming Football Practice from a Scissor Lift: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/scaffolding/hazard_alert.html

Learning Activities (Non-Graded) Practice Using the Standards! Conduct an inspection of your workplace for compliance with 1910.36 and 1910.37. If you find any violations, cite the full paragraph from the standards that applies. For each violation, propose a corrective action that would result in compliance.