Introducing TOSHA Tribal Occupational Safety Health Administration Establishment

Introducing T-OSHA Tribal Occupational Safety Health Administration.

Establishment of TOSHA established by the Worker Protection Ordinance was approved by Shoshone. Bannock Tribes on September 7, 2010.

Scope of TOSHA The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Worker Protection Ordinance Section 105 states: This Ordinance applies to all persons engaging, operating, employed or participating in work within the Reservation and shall apply to all persons, whether Tribal or non-Tribal employment, private or public, including all employees of the Tribes and its departments, subdivisions, enterprises, and gaming operations.

T-OSHA’s Overall Mission! • To promote the protection and wellbeing of workers through Tribal regulation. Through OSHA 10 and 30 Hr. Minimum training Requirement to work on Fort Hall Indian Reservation.

Achieving TOSHA’s Mission • Assuring a safe workplace – Mandating that employers provide a place and condition of employment that is free from recognized hazards that may cause physical harm or death. This is accomplished by ensuring employers comply with occupational safety and health rules promulgated or adopted by the tribes.

T-OSHA’s Guidance • For guidance the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes TERO Commission will look to the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 CRF. • However, the tribes will only use OSHA’s standards for guidance and will self regulate all rules and enforcement with regards to violations. The Shoshone Bannock Tribes TERO Commissioners enforce: At 5 feet, duty to have fall protection. All regulatory Safety training to be with in a 3 year period. A 20’ Minimum clearance from all power lines.

T-OSHA Oversight • T-OSHA has been providing over-site for all construction and general industries located on the reservation by monitoring worksite hazards and conditions. • Monitoring safety by conducting safety audits, reviewing “crane erection plans, critical lift plans, scaffold plans”, toolbox/safety meetings, safety orientation, and comprehensive review of sub contractor safety plans. Our purpose is to ensure compliance. • Accident and Incident investigations are also conducted by TOSHA for the various projects.

T-OSHA also offers safety Training! • Due to the construction and safety needs of all workers, T-OSHA has a T-OSHA (CSP) Certified Safety Professional – OSHA (outreach trainer). And a Tribal member who is a OSHA trainer to provide safety training to our native workforce and help qualify them to do work on all projects and jobs on the reservation.

TOSHA - Looking Forward • TOSHA may develop additional regulations that will meet or exceed OSHA minimum standards and may provide additional regulations that are not covered by OSHA. • Provide continual education to our native workforce. • Possibly establish training opportunities to other TERO offices to help develop their native workforce. • Develop working relationships with other state and federal agencies through MOU or MOA’s, with regards to safety.

Contact US • If you have any questions with regards to the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes T-OSHA program or would like to discuss ways we could possibly help your organization. Please don’t hesitate to contact T-OSHA’s compliance officer. Daniel Lamczyk dlamczyk@sbtribes. com 208 -478 -3849 or cell 208 -380 -6030 Rick Edmo redmo@sbtribes. com 208 -478 -3788 or Cell 208 -220 -5788