Read
the background information and scenario description in sections I and II, then
answer the questions in section III. Be sure you read the complete directions
for preparing your case study.
I.
Background: OSHA Standards and Bubba’s Materials Handling Equipment, Inc.
Bubba’s
Materials Handling Equipment is a small corporation that employs between 38 and
55 employees throughout any given year. This firm manufactures materials
handling equipment that includes small cantilever racks; hand trucks, some
specially designed for moving 55-gallon drums; and various dollies commonly
used in the manufacturing sector. The facility was built in 1958 and is roughly
80,000 square feet. The firm receives raw materials in the form of round metal
tubing, sheet metal, square tubing, and cold and hot rolled metal rods.
Raw
materials are removed from flatbed trailers using a large LP-gas-powered
forklift with the assistance of smaller LP-gas-powered forklifts. These
materials are stored in racks in the receiving department. From there, raw
materials are moved via forklift and various heavy duty carts to the
fabrication department. This department cuts, punches, bends, copes, and shears
the various materials into parts used to make the final product.
The
metal fabrication equipment includes two iron workers, two 70-ton part
revolution mechanical power punch presses, three 250-ton part revolution press
brakes, a 300-ton hydraulic press, two pipe benders, a 12-foot shear, a 10-foot
shear, a mill for milling a bevel on hand truck toe plates, several off-hand
grinders, and two large drill presses. The fabrication department can get quite
noisy for days at a time (>85dBa), especially when making cantilever racks.
Two maintenance employees keep these machines running. After being cut,
punched, bent, and formed, fabricated parts go to the welding department or the
Work in Process (WIP) crib. WIP includes a mezzanine and an area populated with
pallet racks for storage.
In
the welding department, there are 12 MIG welding machines that are used by
welders to assemble the parts into the pre-finished items manufactured by the
firm. The welders also use an assortment of hand-held grinders and an
oxyacetylene torch. Once welded, items either go in their pre-finished
condition into inventory or are further processed by the painting department.
Pre-finished items that are inventoried are taken to one of two mezzanines or
placed in storage racks. In the painting department, items are wiped down with
various solvents and hung on an overhead hook conveyor. Items go into the paint
booth where they are painted using various enamels. Xylenes and toluene are
common solvents used in this operation. The paints also contain these solvents.
After
painting, axles and wheels are applied, and the completed products are boxed
or, depending on their size, loaded directly on trucks without packaging.
Larger items, such as racks, are loaded onto flatbeds using an unmanned
overhead crane controlled by a pendant control. Smaller items are typically
loaded onto standard semi-trailers using battery-powered forklifts or pallet
jacks.
II.
The Scenario:
You
have been hired by Bubba himself to put together a safety program for the
company. Essentially, the company has no safety programs and has never really
conducted any kind of hazard assessment.
III.
Questions:
1. Identify 15 of what you consider the highest
priority standards that are likely to apply to this operation. Include the code
number for the standard, and describe a hazard demonstrating why the standard
applies (e.g., Industrial Ventilation, 1910.94. The company has a paint booth
that controls paint and solvent vapors).
2. Identify four important written programs this
company is required to have (keep in mind that not all standards require that
you develop a written program or SOP of some sort; although, many companies
develop such SOPs regardless). Explain why you believe they are required to
have these written programs.
3.
Identify five standards that this company is required to provide training for,
and briefly describe why this training is required.
Prepare
your response to the questions listed in a properly formatted APA document. The
completed paper should be arranged in the appropriate questions/sections
identified above. Single-spacing may be used. Please make sure that you have
addressed all questions in a full and detailed manner. Include a correctly
formatted APA title and reference page. Remember to cite all sources used.
Information
about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided
below. BOS 4025, OSHA Standards 4
