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Last month, MIOSHA and the Michigan Manufacturers Association (MMA) teamed up to host an interactive discussion about the Michigan Voluntary Protection Program (MVPP) — MIOSHA's highest recognition for workplace safety that acknowledges "the best of the best."
If you weren't able to join, you can watch the recording any time to hear from fellow companies who've participated in the program and learn how your workplace can achieve an exemplary safety and health management system with below-average injury and illness incidence rates.
MIOSHA and the Upper Peninsula Construction Council invite employers and employees to share a cup of coffee and learn about the importance of workplace safety and health.
The Coffee With MIOSHA events provide an informal opportunity for employers and employees to meet with MIOSHA representatives (Consultative and Enforcement) to ask questions, obtain information on program services and resources, learn about the MIOSHA Training Institute (MTI) opportunities and establish rapport.
WHO: All Michigan employers and employees (Note: this event has a construction focus)
WHAT: Coffee With MIOSHA
WHEN: Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Holiday Inn in Marquette
1951 US 41 West
Marquette, MI 49855
COST: Free
RSVP: Email Jessica Johnson at jessica@upconstruction.com by January 18
What if you could work with MIOSHA to improve your workplace’s safety and health before something bad happens? And what if we told you that you could get assistance for free with no citations or penalties?
If you’re thinking this is too good to be true, you’re likely one of many employers who are surprised to find they can work with the agency in a non-enforcement capacity. In fact, smaller, high-hazard businesses can take advantage of MIOSHA’s on-site consultation services to get expert help in identifying workplace hazards, improving safety and health programs and more.
A little history: the Federal OSHA Compliance Assistance Authorization Act of 1998 authorizes OSHA to provide funding to states to assist employers in maintaining safe and healthful places of employment. This funding allows state agencies or universities to staff onsite consultation programs that provide services separate from enforcement.
In Michigan, MIOSHA’s Consultation Education and Training (CET) Division has maintained a long-standing agreement with Federal OSHA to administer the state’s Onsite Consultation Program — which is operated completely independent of the agency’s enforcement program. This enables on-site consultants to work with employers to identify workplace hazards, provide advice for compliance with MIOSHA standards and assist in establishing and improving safety and health programs.
Knowledge of workplace hazards and ways to eliminate them can improve your company’s operations, leading to fewer accidents, lower injury and illness rates, decreased workers’ compensation costs and improved compliance with MIOSHA standards.
CET on-site consultants offer valuable services through various types of visits:
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Initial Visit: Conducts a hazard assessment, which includes an opening conference, an examination of all aspects of the safety and health management system (SHMS) relating to the scope of the visit, a walkthrough of the workplace and a closing conference.
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Training and Education (T&E) Visits: Provides information or training to employers and their employees in hazard identification and correction, or in safety and health program development in relationship to the initial visit.
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Follow-up Visit: Verifies the correction of previously identified hazards and/or the implementation of a SHMS; provides industrial hygiene sampling for health hazards that were evaluated during an initial consultation visit; or verifies the employer’s progress in meeting SHMS goals. All aspects of the follow-up visit are in relationship to the original initial visit.
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Compliance Assistance: Provides consultation assistance away from an employer's worksite. This includes technical advice provided through telephone conversations, written correspondence (including email), presentations to stakeholders, off-site technical training, and marketing of services to employers.
We are here to help you make the right and safe decision for your business and workers. Request a CET onsite hazard survey today by calling 517-284-7720 or visiting our website.
To date, there have been 40 work-related fatalities reported to MIOSHA in 2021. The information below shares preliminary details about the most recent fatalities reported to MIOSHA which are believed to be covered by the MIOSH Act. The description reflects information provided to MIOSHA at the initial report of the incident and is not the result of the official MIOSHA investigation.
Preliminary summaries of the most recent 2021 incidents:
On Dec. 30, 2020, a 45-year-old corrections officer tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing routine testing. The employee, who was asymptomatic, immediately began an in-home quarantine and on Jan. 9, 2021, was discovered dead in his residence. An autopsy subsequently determined the cause of death to be acute pneumonia with infection to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) as one of several underlying causes.
The 61-year-old sales branch manager tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 28, was admitted to hospital on Sept. 5, and succumbed to complications from COVID-19 on Sept. 14, 2021.
A 39-year-old lead operator began to experience COVID symptoms on Sept. 30 and began self-quarantining. He notified the employer regarding his positive COVID test on Oct. 6. He was hospitalized on Oct. 9 and passed away on Oct. 11, 2021, from respiratory failure due to COVID-19 infection.
Every life is precious. Our mutual goal must be that every employee goes home at the end of every shift unharmed.
If you need help or assistance in ensuring your workplace is safe, MIOSHA is here to assist you. The CET Division provides workplace safety and health training and consultations to employers and employees throughout Michigan, free of charge. Contact CET today at 800-866-4674 or request CET services online.
Dec. 14, 2021 — Excavation, Trenching and Shoring - Inspection Procedures
Dec. 8, 2021 — Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standards
Variances from MIOSHA standards must be made available to the public in accordance with Part 12, Variances (R408.22201 to 408.22251). MIOSHA variances are published online at michigan.gov/mioshavariances.
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