CONN-OSHA
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group
Agenda
February 18, 2014
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Welcome and Introduction
o John Able, CSP
Occupational Safety Training Specialist
CONN-OSHA
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“Arc Flash Compliance and Protection”
o Mark Haskins, CSP
Owner/Principal Consultant
Practical Safety Solutions, LLC
860-434-5092
mbhaskins@pss-llc.com
www.pss-llc.com
Scott Vandeweghe
TEGG Sales Representative
Electrical Contractors, Inc.
3510 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06120
860-549-2822
Cell 203-215-1195
scottv@ecincorporated.com
www.ecincorporated.com
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Low/No-Cost Training/Certification/Educational Opportunities
o The CT Safety Society (CSS) is holding a meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, February
19, 2014, the subject of the presentation is “Workplace Fire Safety – Plan, Prevent,
Protect!” The meeting will be held in Rocky Hill. See attached for additional
information.
o The Griffin Hospital Occupational Medicine Center, OSHA Alliance, and Serra &
DelVecchio Insurance are presenting an OSHA Seminar on “Training for Temp
Agencies & Employers Hiring Temp Employees” Tuesday, March 18 th from 9 am to 12
noon in Shelton, CT. Leona May, Compliance Assistance Specialist, U.S. Dept. of
Labor – OSHA, Bridgeport Area Office, will review OSHA’s safety regulations,
including the General Duty Clause which requires employers to provide a safe work
environment for all workers, regardless of their classification or status. See attached
information.
o The Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Central CT (HBRA) is offering the
OSHA 10-Hour Construction class in Rocky Hill on Thursday and Friday, March 20
and 21, 2014 for both HBRA members and non-members. See attached information.
o American Ladders & Scaffolds, Inc. in Glastonbury is offering a 3-hour “Ladder,
Scaffold & Fall Protection Awareness” Safety Class on Thursday, March 20, 2014 from
8 am – 11 am. See attached for additional information.
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Ongoing Educational Opportunities
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The subject of the March 18, 2014 Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group
Meeting will be “Operation Lifesaver.” Operation Lifesaver is a national program
dedicated to reducing the number of injuries and deaths that occur at highway/railroad
grade crossings or as a result of trespass on railroad rights of way.
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The subject of the April 17, 2014 Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group Meeting
will be “Respirators.” Leona May, Compliance Assistance Specialist, U.S. Dept. of
Labor – OSHA, Bridgeport Area Office, and Sue Roy, Safeware, Inc. will be the
presenters. Respiratory protection must be worn whenever you are working in a
hazardous atmosphere. The appropriate respirator will depend on the contaminant(s)
to which you are exposed and the protection factor (PF) required. Required respirators
must be NIOSH-approved and medical evaluation and training must be provided
before use.
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Keene State College has a
number of 10- and 30- Hour Authorized Outreach Train-the-Trainer courses scheduled
in New England through June 2014. See attached for more information.
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The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Keene State College now has
classes in Hamden CT! See attached for more information on the August 12-14, 2014
#3095 Electrical Standards Class and the May 2014 #502 Update for Construction
Trainers, and #503 Update Class for General Industry Trainers classes.
o The University of Connecticut (UCONN) offers a bachelor’s degree program with a
concentration in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS), and it
also offers a 5 course (15 credits) Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) postbaccalaureate certificate program. The OSH certificate program can be completed
entirely online. For more information on these programs, visit the following websites or
email or call Mr. Paul Bureau, UCONN OSH Academic Programs Director, at
paul.bureau@uconn.edu, or at 860-486-0040.
Bachelor in Allied Health Sciences with an OEHS Concentration:
http://www.alliedhealth.uconn.edu/majors/oshConcentration.php
Occupational Safety and Health Certificate: http://osh.uconn.edu/
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New Business/News
o Save the date(s)! The OSHA National Office, including the Secretary of Labor
Thomas Perez, many Directorates, the OSHA Training Institute (OTI), the Salt Lake
Technical Center, all ten OSHA Regional Offices and their Area Offices, OSHA State
Plan states, OSHA State Consultation Offices, Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
participants, labor organizations, Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program
(SHARP) facilities, Alliance partners, and local Building Inspectors will be working with
as many stakeholders as possible on a nationwide scale to promote the National
Preventing Falls in Construction Stand Down the week of June 2 – 6, 2014, part
of the continuing Falls Campaign.
Employers and stakeholders will download materials including PowerPoint
presentations from OSHA’s website using a dedicated webpage. Employers will
schedule a convenient time for their safety officer/instructor to conduct the training at
their worksites (remembering all shifts). After completing the training, they will return to
the website to provide answers to four questions:
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Employer name
State where it was conducted
Construction information (roofing, etc.)
Number of employees trained
After posting the data, employers will be able to print Certificates of Completion for
their employees.
Stay tuned, the webpage will be activated on Worker Memorial Day, Monday, April
28th.
o The New England Area Chapters of American Society Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Professional Development Conference (PDC) December 2 & 3, 2014, Crowne Plaza
Hotel, Warwick, RI Call for Speakers & Presenters!
The New England Area ASSE Chapters invite those interested in presenting at the
2014 Area Professional Development Conference to submit an application for review
by the Planning Committee. The objective is to give attendees the opportunity to:
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Build upon their professional skills and knowledge
Prepare for new challenges in the Safety, Health and Environmental fields
Provide practical solutions to the challenges in these fields
The Planning Committee is looking for advanced, technically oriented and practical
presentations that fulfill the needs of Safety, Health and Environmental Professionals.
See attached for additional information.
o Attention Safety Colleagues! Rebuild Hartford Annual Event. Saturday, April 26, 2014.
Rebuild Hartford is celebrating 20 years of helping people maintain their homes!
Volunteers are needed with Safety experience to provide direction to other Rebuild
Hartford volunteers. Your focus as a Safety professional is to ensure the safety of the
volunteers remains a priority. See attached for additional information and signup with
Dick Pfeiffer at 203-271-2690 today!
o The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated Guidance
for Evaluating Health-Care Personnel for Hepatitis B Virus Protection and for
Administering Postexposure Management. Specifically: The report contains CDC
guidance that augments the 2011 recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) for evaluating hepatitis B protection among health-care
personnel (HCP) and administering post-exposure prophylaxis. Explicit guidance is
provided for persons working, training, or volunteering in health-care settings who
have documented hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination years before hire or matriculation
(e.g., when HepB vaccination was received as part of routine infant [recommended
since 1991] or catch-up adolescent [recommended since 1995] vaccination). The
entire report can be found here:
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr6210a1.htm?s_cid=rr6210a1_e
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CONN-OSHA has rolled out a new “Hazard Communication/GHS Employer
Training Materials and Resources” Web Page to assist employers with the new
requirements. Go to http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/HazComm/default.htm and
check it out!
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CONN-OSHA also now has a Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group Web
Page with the current monthly Notice as well as archives of past meetings. To
check it out, go to:
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/Breakfast/index.htm
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Announcements from the floor
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Adjourn