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j�rf �.�►�.�. ��C��' � ,�'� �Vlemo To: From: Da�e: Re: Mayor and Cou�cil BiII Malinan, City Manager � Chris Millcr, Finance Directo C Septerrzber 17, 20�7 Repor� on Recent OSHA �nspectinn Date: 9/171�7 ��em: 5.c USHA Update Backgraund �az�lier tl�is year, the City was inspected by the Occupa�innal Safe�y and Healt� Admiraistratzan (OSHA). T�is was the first tiz�a �he City �aas been insp�ctec� in �he iast 10 years, �awever �'�zt�zre inspections co�1d canne at any ti�r�e. Regret�ably, the inspectinn resuIled in a tntaI of $1�,Q00 in �'i�es for vario�ts workplace violations. Howev�r, we are eo��fide�t that tlle fi�ae r�vill be r�duced ta $7,000 --. $,000 with sorz�e aninitnal pracedural-t�pe £allov�r-up. Many of the violations were for safety-type de�vices that were lackir�g nn various pieces of �quaprnent. In some ins�ances tl�ese safety devices r�ere not available frorxa #he marzufacturer, and OSHA typically does�'t allow us ta crea.te ou� own sa�eguarc�s as it inig�t result in nther ha�ards. In these iz�s�ances, we ha�e li�tle chnice b�tt to replace ihe eq�ipment wzth new tnod�ls to ensure the safet� of o�r emplayees and avoid fut�r� fir�es. W�ite the �io�atio��s themselv�s are consideree� zninor, w� nonetheless �Zave takerz t�Ze %llo�ing correcii�e ac�ions: d� S�leeted a new Loss-Control Advisory Cons�ltani •;• Initiated ar� effart to re-assess ihe role af tl�e City's internal Safeiy Co�nsnittee ❖ Reques�ed $50,000 in the Cit� Mar�ager Reco�a�mended $udget ta replace nan OSI-iA- apparoved equip�ent It s�o�ld be acl�nowledged tha� 1:he City's loss-prevention and safety effor�s az•e subsiantially greater tha� t�ose t�at were in place as recently as 5 years ago. It is li�ely thai wit�ZOUt this at�ded err�phasis, �he resulti�g £'ines wauld have bee�� m�ch grea�er. With the added fnancial resourc�s noted above along wit� sorne int�rnal changes, tl�e City wilt be better posztioned ta avoid worl�piace vialatians of this magnitude in the ftzhtre. However, it is r�cognized that OSH.� requiremertts c�ange aver iirrie anc� it arziay not always be practical to res��r�d in the sarr�e timeframe as OSHA sug�ests. For exart�ple, OSHA znay issue a new rcquirement that a certain piece nf equi�ment carry added safeguards. �-Iowever, we may �nd that the man��ac�urer af �ha� sazne equipmer�� won'� have the new safeguar� immediatel� available.