CONN-OSHA
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group Meeting
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The safety and health of any company can sometimes be an overlooked priority. The Labor
Department’s CONN-OSHA division has taken steps to help your business keep up to date on the
latest information and resources. On the third Tuesday of every month, CONN-OSHA offers Breakfast
Roundtable Meetings that cover subjects ranging from evacuation plans and fire extinguishers to air
quality and ergonomics. The intent of these free 90-minute workshops is to discuss safety and health
issues in a supportive and informal environment. The roundtable meetings are held from 8:15 am to
9:45 on the third Tuesday of the month at the Connecticut Department of Labor:
CT Dept. of Labor
200 Folly Brook Boulevard
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone (860) 263-6900
Directions
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Route I-91 (North or South) to Exit 28 (Route 5/15 South)
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Take first exit, Exit 85 (Route 99 South, Silas Deane Highway)
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At first traffic light, take Right onto Jordan Lane
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At Stop sign, go straight
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At traffic light, turn left onto Folly Brook Boulevard, Labor Department is on your left
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Enter front door, sign in with Security Guard, proceed to second floor conference room A
Pre-registration is required. Those interested in attending should reply to this e-mail or send
an email to able.john@dol.gov.
The focus subject for the February 17, 2015 meeting is:
“Safety Management”
“Safety Management” discusses ways to meld some modern management practices
into the safety program. We’ll touch on the work of Edwards Deming, and the effects of
losses on the bottom line. A fault tree analysis will show the value of “adding an
‘and’.” If there’s time, we’ll investigate an accident comparing root cause analysis to
multiple causation theory.
Walt Tucker has 32 years’ experience in occupational safety and health, currently as
director of safety at Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors, Inc., previously at Petra
Construction Corp., and earlier in general industry: specialty chemicals, non-ferrous
metals, and others. He is a certified safety professional and construction safety and
health technician, with an A.S. in occupational safety and health and B.S. in personnel
management.
CONN-OSHA
Breakfast Roundtable Discussion Group
Agenda
February 17, 2015

Welcome and Introduction
o John Able, CSP
Occupational Safety Training Specialist
CONN-OSHA
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“Safety Management”
o Walt Tucker, Jr., CSP, CHST
Director of Safety
Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors, Inc.
121 Turnpike Drive
Middlebury, CT 06762
203-575-9473
wtucker@pauldintoelec.com
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Low/No-Cost Training/Certification/Educational Opportunities
o The CT Valley Chapter American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the
CT River Valley Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
are having a joint meeting on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. The meeting subject
will be “Airborne Transmission and Emerging Infectious Diseases,” presented by
Mark Russi, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale
University and the Medical Director for Wellness and Employee Population
Health for the Yale-New Haven Health System. The Meeting will be held in
Shelton. Click here for additional information.
o The CT Business & Industry Association (CBIA) is offering the OSHA 10-Hour
General Industry Outreach class on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 10 and
11, 2015 in Hartford. Go here for information:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/osha-10-hour-general-industry-outreach-registration13306113945?aff=eorg&_cldee=YWJsZS5qb2huQGRvbC5nb3Y%3d&utm_sour
ce=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CD_SHENEWS
o American Ladders & Scaffolds is holding a “Competent Person Training” for
scaffolding on Thursday, February 19, 2015 from 9 am – 4 pm. Click here for
additional information.
o CONN-OSHA is offering a no-cost Powered Industrial Truck safety training class
on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 10 am – 12 noon at the CT Dept. Of
Labor. To register send an e-mail to able.john@dol.gov.
o CONN-OSHA is offering a no-cost Construction Site Safety training class on
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 10 am – 12 noon at the CT Dept. Of Labor. To
register send an e-mail to able.john@dol.gov.
o The CT Safety Society Symposium is Friday, March 13, 2015 at Zandri’s
Stillwood Inn, Wallingford, from 8:15 am – 3:20 pm. Click here for additional
information.
o Save the date! BLR Safety Summit in San Antonio April 13-15, 2015. Join your
colleagues and other safety professionals in April at BLR’s Safety Summit 2015!
You will learn safety best practices and ultimately - how to be a better safety
manager and instill an improved safety culture at your company. Make the most
of your time and effort by learning from others who have successful safety
programs and can share the most effective ways to manage safety in the
workplace. For additional information go to http://safetysummit.blr.com/.
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Ongoing Educational Opportunities
o The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Keene State College has just
updated their course schedule for classes scheduled in CT through April 2015.
Click here for additional information.
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)
post-baccalaureate 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 The (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program Participants’ Assoc. (VPPPA) Region
1 has announced their 2015 scholarships. Applications are due March 1, 2015.
Click here for additional information or go to www.vppregion1.com.
o 2015 North American Occupational Safety & Health Week (NAOSH) Poster and
Video Contests. ASSE invites children worldwide to enter the 2015 NAOSH
Safety Awareness Poster and Video Contests which asks participants to show
the importance of workplace safety. For more information on either of these
contests, including rules, deadlines, and contact info, please go to the following
links:
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh/poster-contest/
http://www.asse.org/newsroom/naosh/naosh-video-contest/
o Save the Date! The 2nd Annual Summer Summit is scheduled for June 23, 2015
at UMASS Amherst. The first event was an outstanding success with
approximately 370 attendees, sponsors and presenters. There were 28 vender
tables providing a wide range of products and services. So Save the Date, plan
on attending, and if you want to get involved contact Maryanne Steele,
msteele@ehs.umass.edu. For a Save the Date Post Card, click here.
o The State of Massachusetts Dept. of Public Safety (MA DPS) as of November
14th, 2014, has suspended the need to get a hoisting license and / or in-house
training program approved by MA DPS for most private companies without a
public exposure. They now state if you do not have a public exposure such as a
lumber yard for example, then you only have to comply with OSHA regulations
for forklifts, 29CFR1910.178. For additional information, go to:
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/consumer-prot-and-bus-lic/license-type/hoisting/inservice-training-and-company-property-exemption.html
o New OSHA web resource for residential construction employers to protect
workers from falls. To assist employers in selecting effective fall protection
methods to protect workers in residential construction, a new website
(http://www.ot.wustl.edu/fptech/index.htm) provides details about equipment
highlighted
in
OSHA's
Guidance
Document
for
Residential
Construction (https://www.osha.gov/doc/guidance.pdf).
A description or purpose of each fall protection device is listed, as well as the
stage of construction where the device could be used, pictures of the device in
use, installation instructions, and information about the manufacturer, vendors,
and cost. The site, which incorporates input from residential construction
workers, safety personnel, trainers, and contractors, was developed by Dr. Vicki
Kaskutas, a researcher from Washington University School of Medicine, with
support from the Center for Construction Research and Training through a
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health cooperative agreement.
o OSHA's updated recordkeeping rule expands the list of severe injuries that
employers must report to OSHA. As of January 1, 2015, all employers must
report:
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All work-related fatalities within 8 hours.
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All work-related inpatient hospitalizations, all amputations and all losses of
an eye within 24 hours.
You can report to OSHA by:
 Calling OSHA’s free and confidential number at 1-800-321-OSHA
(6742).
 Calling your closest Area Office during normal business hours.
 Using the new online form that will soon be available.
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Only fatalities occurring within 30 days of the work-related incident must
be reported to OSHA. Further, for an in-patient hospitalization, amputation
or loss of an eye, these incidents must be reported to OSHA only if they
occur within 24 hours of the work-related incident.
o Attention Safety Colleagues! Rebuild Hartford Annual Event. Saturday, April 25,
2015, the last Saturday in April is the annual Rebuild Hartford event in which
volunteers help 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 that the safety of the volunteers remains a
priority. Contact Dick Pfeiffer at r_pfeiffer@sbcglobal.net to register or for
additional information.
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Announcements from the floor
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Adjourn