Safety in the Underground Construction and Operation of the Exploratory Studies Facility at Yucca Mountain (1995) / Chapter Skim
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OSHA Today and Tomorrow
OSHA Today and Tomorrow
Pages 77-84
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Particular areas that are likely to receive OSHA attention include record keeping, especially regarding training and material safety; lockout/tag-out requirements; and electrical standards. DOE should establish a sound safety and health program that emphasizes employee involvement.
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However, the Clinton administration can be expected to double the penalties again, nearly realizing the sevenfold increase originally intended by Congress. In addition to higher penalties for violations, OSHA is known to use what is called the egregious multiplier.
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As noted earlier, the federal OSHA has not often pursued criminal enforcement, but many states have. For examples several criminal actions have been brought by the state of California, where a particular department within that state's attorney general's office investigates all work-related deaths as potential criminal violations.
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Looking at one contractor's logs will not tell the OSHA inspectors what is happening elsewhere at the site. OSHA is concerned about multicontract work sites, because there have been cases In which companies used contractors or subcontractors to perform hazardous work, often at a lower cost than a company's own employees would require.
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Additionally, the OSHA Reform Bill singles out DOE as the sole agency not to be allowed jurisdiction over its own safety program. This combination of congressional sentiment and Secretary O'Peary's stated desire all but guarantees that jurisdiction over DOE safety will be returned to OSHA.
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Employees must be thoroughly trained and all training must be documented, because frequently employees do not remember that they have been trained in hazard communication and may tell OSHA inspectors that they have not been trained. Second, DOE must ensure that all material safety data sheets are available.
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Keeping adequate safety records, particularly of employee training and material safety, establishing a hazard communication program that meets OSHA standards, meeting lock-out/tag-out requirements, and complying with electrical standards are all important actions DOE should take to ensure a safe work place that satisfies OSHA requirements. Perhaps even more importantly, DOE should establish programs that actively involve employees in safety arid health in the ESF work place.
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A final question concerned the conflict between the OSHA Reform Bill and a law that formed the basis of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) actions against two companies, DuPont and Electromation, that had set up safety committees including employee representatives.
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