{"id":938,"date":"2017-02-01T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T02:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mtmic.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2017-03-09T22:39:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T22:39:55","slug":"when-miosha-compliance-comes-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtmic.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/when-miosha-compliance-comes-to-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"When MIOSHA Compliance Comes to Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By\u00a0Ruth Kiefer, Loss Control Manager, MSc, ARM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As you know one of the nerve-racking issues of keeping up with the MIOSHA safety standards is when a compliance officer comes to visit and puts your safety efforts to the test. Their visits can be spurred by an employee complaint, your industry code being on their strategic plan, or a visit that results from a severe injury. A recent visit in December of 2016, to a manufacturing plant in Ypsilanti, resulted in $265,600 in fines. The MIOSHA inspector found eight serious, six repeat serious, and three other-than-serious safety violations that were noted during the visit. The safety standards that were in violation were the same things that were on our April\u2019s edition of MIOSHA\u2019s top 10 safety violations. The list of standards found in violation included:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>General Provisions \u2013 Part 1<\/li>\n<li>Abrasive Wheels \u2013 Part 1A<\/li>\n<li>Floor and Wall Openings \u2013 Part 2<\/li>\n<li>Fire Exits \u2013 Part 6<\/li>\n<li>Cutting &amp; Welding \u2013 Part 12<\/li>\n<li>Refuse Packer Units \u2013 Part 17<\/li>\n<li>Powered Industrial Trucks \u2013 Part 21<\/li>\n<li>Metalworking Machinery \u2013 Part 26<\/li>\n<li>Safety\u2013Related Work Practices \u2013 Part 40<\/li>\n<li>LOTO \u2013 Part 85<\/li>\n<li>Hazard Communication \u2013 Part 92<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The manufacturing industries that are currently on MIOSHA\u2019s strategic plan with a goal of reducing worker injuries in high-hazard industries by 15% include, wood products manufacturing (321), primary metal mfg. (331), fabricated metal product mfg. (332), machinery mfg. (333), transportation equipment mfg. (336), support activities for transportation (488), and warehousing and storage (493).<\/p>\n<p>As many of you know, our loss control team is highly trained and well versed regarding the MIOSHA standards. One of our loss control services includes performing a safety walkthrough of your facility to help to identify the most frequently sited and serious violations along with recommendations on how to abate the violation. With the new increases in MIOSHA fines that began January 1, 2017, I would highly suggest that you take advantage of this safety survey service that is provided by MTMIC to all policyholders. If you would like to coordinate a safety survey for your facility, please contact your loss control consultant, so that he or she may assist you in complying with the MIOSHA safety standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Ruth Kiefer, Loss Control Manager, MSc, ARM As you know one of the nerve-racking issues of keeping up with the MIOSHA safety standards is when a compliance officer comes to visit and puts your safety efforts to the test. 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