Introduction to OSHA

(22 min.) Today's workers go to their jobs confident that theywill return safely, and in good health. While hazards still may be encountered on the job, for the most partthese risks are controlled. Prior to the OSHA Act more than 14,000 workers died and more than 50 million workers suffered disabling injuries every year simply by doing their jobs. Since OSHA was created, work-related deaths have decreased by more than 62% and work-related injuries decreased by more than 42%.

Topics covered in this safety video include: the two agencies established including OSHA and NIOSH, the major changes in safety regulations including new standards for machine guarding, permissible exposure levels for chemicals, lockout/tagout standard, "Right to Know" regulation, new specific requirements for confined space entry, Process Safety Management or PSM standard, new standard for bloodborne pathogens, OSHA's authority, responsibilities of the employer, recordkeeping if the employer has 11 or more employees, documentation related to the company safety program, supervisor safety activities, safety committees, what gets inspected, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1926, inspections and violations, violation categories, Notice of Contest, Administrative Law Judge, OSHA penalties, Voluntary Protection Program, three programs that are associated with the OSHA VPP including Star, Star Demonstration, and Merit.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.