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August 2019  •  Vol. 200, No. 2

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Editor’s Note

A sense of community

I ATTENDED my first National Safety Council Congress & The four days I spent in Atlanta also gave me my first true
Expo in 2001, when I had been on the job at Safety+Health for experience with the occupational safety and health com-
less than a year.  munity. I know that many of you safety pros operate as one-
person departments for your employer, and I also know from
Before that, I was assistant editor at a health care publish- commenters to one of S+H’s recent online polls – in which
ing company, working on a magazine about we asked, “When people ask what you do for a living and you
long-term care facilities. Although the trade say you’re a safety pro, how many people know what that
shows I’d attended as part of that job had means?” – that some people still think of you as the “safety
taught me valuable lessons (for one, don’t cop” out to interfere in workers’ lives. 
buy new shoes and try to break them in dur-
ing the event), they didn’t prepare me for the I’m sure it’s disheartening. Happily, a number of the poll
size and scale of Congress & Expo. I remem- comments also show that you know what you do is impor-
tant. I hope you can attend this year’s Congress & Expo, and
Melissa J. Ruminski ber leaving the packed Opening Session in a that your time at the event provides both a feeling of belong-
flowing crowd of people, passing rows and rows of classrooms ing and a strengthened sense of pride in what you do – that
where Technical Sessions were about to take place, and walk- you’re part of a noble endeavor. Because you are. As always, I
ing through the doors of the Expo Floor and coming to a halt – tip my hat to all of you. Hope to see you in San Diego.
my head turning one way and then the other as I took it all in.

The opinions expressed in “Editor’s Note” do not necessarily reflect those of the National Safety Council or affiliated local Chapters.

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In the News

OSHA slated for big budget boost
under newly passed House ‘minibus’ bill

Washington — The House on June 19 proposal for OSHA was $300,000 more $10.5 million for the program in FY
passed a “minibus” appropriations bill than its $557.2 million FY 2019 budget. 2019.
that includes fiscal year 2020 funding
for OSHA, NIOSH, and the Mine Safety However, the minibus likely won’t The Department of Labor wanted to
and Health Administration. pass the Republican-controlled Sen- “maximize flexibility and use alterna-
ate as is. It includes a large number tive methods to develop and distribute
The bill allocates more than $660.9 of amendments, including one from training materials to reach the broad-
million for OSHA – around $103 mil- Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) that would est possible audience” in lieu of the
lion more than the Trump administra- prohibit OSHA from finalizing or grants, the department’s budget sum-
tion’s proposed budget for the agency, implementing a proposed rule to mary states.
released March 11. The administration’s “weaken” the beryllium standard for
the construction or maritime indus- MSHA would receive almost $417.3
tries. Another from Reps. Chris Collins million – around $41.3 million more
(R-NY) and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) would than the administration’s proposal.
give $900,000 to NIOSH’s Firefighter The agency had a $373.8 million bud-
Cancer Registry while deducting that get in FY 2019.
same amount from the Department of
Health and Human Services’ General NIOSH would get a relatively modest
Departmental Management account. $10 million boost in its FY 2020 bud-
get with the House’s proposal of $346.3
The bill also includes $12.7 million million, or $156 million more than the
for the Susan Harwood Training Grant administration’s request.
Program, which the administration is
seeking to eliminate for the third con- The Senate may craft its own fund-
secutive fiscal year. Even with Repub- ing bill or try to resolve any differences
licans controlling both chambers the with the House bill in a conference
past two fiscal years, Congress hasn’t committee.
complied, allocating a little more than
To read the bill, go to congress.gov/
b i l l /116 t h - c o n g r e s s/ h o u s e - b i l l /274 0/
text.

Safety agencies seemingly •   The agency determines the commit- Safety and Health were established by Photo: uschools/iStockphoto
spared from Executive Order tee’s cost is “excessive” in relation to law and cannot be terminated by an
on reducing advisory groups its benefits. Executive Order.
Washington — President Donald
Trump’s Executive Order calling for a •   The committee’s primary functions OSHA renewed the charter for the
significant cut in advisory committees have been assumed by another Maritime Advisory Committee for Occu-
appears to have little, if any, effect on entity. pational Safety and Health on Dec. 14
workplace safety agencies. Agencies can count eligible commit- and selected new members April 11,
meaning its work is ongoing.
The Executive Order, issued June 14, tees that have been terminated since Jan.
mandates that each agency or execu- 20, 2017. OSHA eliminated two of its five Nearly all of NIOSH’s committees are
tive department terminate at least one- committees during that time: the Fed- mandated by law, including the Mine
third of its current committees by Sept. eral Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Research Advisory
30 if: Safety and Health and the Whistleblower Committee. The NIOSH Board of Scien-
•   The committee has accomplished its Protection Advisory Committee. tific Counselors is the agency’s only dis-
cretionary board, but the group’s work
stated objectives. The National Advisory Committee on is ongoing, a NIOSH spokesperson con-
•   The committee’s work or subject Occupational Safety and Health and the firmed in an email to Safety+Health.
Advisory Committee on Construction
matter has become obsolete. Read the order at t.

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In the News

CSB says policies will be As little as 16 minutes of lost sleep can hinder
reexamined after recent reports job performance: study
omit names of workers who died
Washington — The Chemical Safety Tampa, FL — A relatively small dis- up 19 minutes earlier than usual, they
Board will look into its recent decision ruption in sleep routines could leave reported more “cognitive interference”
to not include in its reports the names workers distracted during the next such as distraction or subpar judg-
of workers who died in chemical inci- workday, according to the results of ment. That same association wasn’t as
dents, interim Executive Authority a recent study from the University of significant on non-work days.
Kristen Kulinowski said during a June South Florida.
25 public business meeting. “Findings from this study provide
For eight straight days, researchers empirical evidence for why work-
Kulinowski’s statement was made surveyed 130 middle-aged informa- places need to make more efforts
in response to two letters: One signed tion technology workers who had at to promote their employees’ sleep,”
by a group of more than 50 advocates, least one school-aged child. Partici- Soomi Lee, lead author and an assis-
including the executive directors of pants were asked about multiple sleep tant professor in the School of Aging
the National Council for Occupational characteristics (e.g., bedtimes, wake- Studies at USF, said in an April 23
Safety and Health, and another from up times, sleep duration, sleep qual- press release. “Good sleepers may
United Support and Memorial for ity and the amount of time it takes be better performers at work due to
Workplace Fatalities. to fall asleep) and the frequency of greater ability to stay focused and on-
experiencing off-task and distracting task with fewer errors and interper-
“I understand the concerns expressed thoughts during the workday. sonal conflicts.”
by these organizations,” Kulinowski
said. “I have directed our general coun- Results showed that when respon- The study was published online
sel to come back to the board with a rec- dents slept 16 fewer minutes or woke March 22 in the journal Sleep Health.
ommended course of action informed
Photo: Moyo Studio/iStockphoto by laws, regulations, other federal CSB Board Member Rick Engler Published May 20, the “Safeguard-
government agencies’ policies where expressed his disagreement with the ing Summer” report is a collaboration
there’s an investigative component and exclusion of the names in the DuPont spearheaded by the coalition, a group
public reporting, and other relevant report, in a statement released June 18 of more than 160 unions and nonprofit
information.” and read at the June 25 meeting. organizations, with 11 advocacy groups,
including Public Citizen. The report pro-
The letter from the group including “The board should establish a for- vides summary and background infor-
National COSH claims CSB has listed mal policy to include the names and mation on each standard – or potential
the names of deceased workers in its ages of individuals who perished in all standard – and identifies opponents of
reports since 2014. That was not the future investigation reports,” Engler the protections.
case in the agency’s recent final report said.
on the 2018 blowout of the Pryor Trust For instance, with grilling season in
gas well in Oklahoma that killed five ‘Safeguarding Summer’: full swing, pork inspection and safety
workers. A June 25 report on a 2014 Advocacy coalition issues report standards are at risk, the coalition
methyl mercaptan release at a DuPont Washington — Calling for stronger contends, based on a forthcoming U.S.
plant in La Porte, TX, also didn’t include public protections to help make sum- Department of Agriculture rule that
the names of four workers who died. mertime activities “safe, healthy and would increase line speeds in pork-
affordable,” the Coalition for Sensible processing plants and reduce by 40%
“A dedication page with the names Safeguards is highlighting 11 worker, the number of federal inspectors at the
of victims of fatal chemical safety inci- health, safety and transportation stan- facilities. Faster line speeds, according
dents is a simple, but powerful fact that dards it says are needed.
these individuals are not statistics. – “In the News” continues on p. 14
They were husbands, sons, fathers and
co-workers whose deaths were prevent-
able,” the June 17 letter states.

That letter also noted that the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
includes names in its fatality reports,
as did the 2011 report from the National
Commission on the 2010 Deepwater
Horizon oil rig explosion, which killed
11 workers.

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In the News

MSDs rank second worldwide in curbing ‘productive life’: study

Strasbourg, France — Musculo- In 2015, heart disease and stroke were second in DALYs and early death, Photo: kali9/iStockphoto
skeletal disorders rank No. 2 world- ranked first in “years of life lost” (YLL, or but MSDs accounted for more produc-
wide in shortening people’s working early death) and in “disability-adjusted tive years lost to disability, according
years, according to a recent analysis life years,” or DALYs, a sum of YLDs and to the release. MSDs ranked ninth in
of data compiled by the World Health YLLs. Infectious and parasitic diseases DALYs and 19th in YLL.
Organization.
Early deaths from MSDs increased
Researchers from the National Ref- to nearly 4.1 million in 2015 from
erence Center for Rare Autoimmune about 2.8 million in 2000. Musculo-
Diseases at University Hospitals of skeletal DALYs increased to approxi-
Strasbourg looked at 2000 and 2015 mately 107.9 million in 2015 from 80.2
data from 183 countries in WHO’s million in 2000.
Global Health Estimates database.
“National health care systems have
They found that the number of tended to underestimate the impor-
“years of productive life lost due to dis- tance of [musculoskeletal] condi-
ability,” or YLDs, for people with MSDs tions, relative to other serious disease,
increased to 103.8 million in 2015 from because they are rarely fatal and are
77.4 million in 2000. Mental illness and largely irreversible,” the release states.
substance abuse accounted for the
most YLDs, an April 30 press release The analysis was published online
states. April 15 in the Annals of the Rheumatic
Diseases.

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In the News

– continued from p. 11 broadband providers fail our nation’s Other topics in the report include Photo: Jeremy_Hogan/iStockphoto
first responders.” the Federal Aviation Administration’s
to consumer groups, would increase oversight of airline safety, a petition
the risk of worker injury and make food Additionally, the coalition, noting submitted to the National Highway
less safe to eat. that 18 of the past 19 years have been Traffic Safety Administration about
the hottest on record, is calling for more the need for rear seat belt reminders,
Meanwhile, first responders are facing protections for workers who toil in dan- as well as design improvements and
hurdles as a result of the Trump admin- gerous temperatures. Last year, 130 safety standards for duck boats.
istration’s 2018 repeal of Federal Com- labor, environmental and public health
munications Commission net neutrality groups petitioned OSHA to establish Read the report at sensiblesafeguards.
rules, the coalition argues. It points to outdoor and indoor heat standards. org/summer.
the case of California firefighters who,
while responding to the largest wildfire “In the News” is written by Associate Editors
in the state’s history this past summer, Barry Bottino, Kevin Druley and Alan Ferguson.
experienced limited internet service
and connectivity with communication Access S+H content from your
devices “because they had exceeded computer or smartphone. Visit
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“Congress is trying to help with
the Save the Internet Act,” the report
states. “This bill would reinstate the
2015 Open Internet Order and restore
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In the News

STATE NEWS

Photo: LaylaBird/iStocckphoto ILLINOIS Sims said in the release. Department of Industrial
“For far too long, employ- Relations.
New law amends ees have suffered from • Develop effective train-
statute of limitations bad workplace conditions ing programs for workers
on civil suits over with no source of relief.” that include deescalation
workplace exposure training for all employees
to toxic substances NEVADA who have contact with
Law aims to protect patients.
Springfield, IL — A health care workers • I nclude methods for
new Illinois law from on-the-job reporting incidents of
permits workers violence workplace violence with-
who have developed latent out fear of retaliation.
injuries or illnesses from Carson City, NV
on-the-job exposure to — Nevada has The law applies to hos-
toxic substances to pursue become the lat- pitals, psychiatric hospi-
legal judgments against est state to require hospi- tals and at-home nursing
employers beyond the pre- tals and other health care employers with at least
vious statute of limitations. facilities to create and 50 employees, as well as
Signed into law May 17 implement workplace vio- immediate care, skilled
by Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) lence prevention programs nursing, community tri-
and effective immedi- and report incidents. age and modified medical
ately, S.B. 1596 makes Signed into law June detoxification facilities.
exceptions to the 25-year 12 by Gov. Steve Sisolak
statute of limitations (D), A.B. 348 mandates Laws similar to the
imposed by the Illinois that prevention programs Nevada bill are in place in
Workers’ Compensation
Act and the Workers’ be “unit specific” and eight states, while Wash-
Occupational Diseases created in collaboration ington state mandates
Act for cases of workplace with employees. The law reporting of all incidents,
exposure to toxic sub- defines workplace vio- according to the Ameri-
stances such as asbestos, lence as any acts of vio- can Nurses Association.
radiation and beryllium, lence or threats, even
allowing affected work- if the employee isn’t A number of states have
ers to seek civil damages injured. laws that carry higher
beyond that time frame. penalties for assaults on
Sen. Elgie R. Sims Jr. In addition, plans must: health care workers, who
(D-Chicago), a co-sponsor • Show how employers will are up to 12 times more
of the legislation along likely to face workplace
with Rep. Jay Hoffman implement prevention violence than any other
(D-Belleville), said in a May measures, such as alarms profession, a study from
20 press release that many and security response. the Government Account-
workers who suffer injuries • P rovide methods for ability Office concluded in
and illnesses from expo- reporting certain inci- 2016.
sures to toxic substances dents to the state’s
don’t experience symp-
toms for 30 to 50 years.
“The past law was a
death sentence for people
diagnosed with serious ill-
nesses who aren’t given
the proper time to take
care of their poor health,”

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NSC Congress & Expo: We’ve got it covered years of

Every month during 2019, Safety+Health will be sharing bits of the magazine’s history from its first 100 years.
The first National Safety Congress, as it was
called at its inception, took place in 1912 – years
before the first issue of National Safety News was
published. But since its launch in 1919, this pub-
lication has kept the safety community informed
on what is now known as the National Safety
Council Congress & Expo.

Safety+Health – the name we’ve had since
1987 – is proud to be the official magazine of the
event, which has grown from about 200 attend-
ees at the initial Congress (exhibitors made
their first appearance in 1916) to approximately
15,000 attendees yearly. The booth pictured in
the photograph is from 1969.

If you’re attending the NSC 2019 Congress &
Expo, stop by Booth #4335 to meet members of
the S+H team as we celebrate 100 years in print.

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Spotlight on HEALTH CARE

Bill to protect health care, social services
workers from violence advances out
of House committee

Washington — Legislation that would direct OSHA to “Today’s vote is a big step forward in passing legislation Photo: Wavebreak Media LTD/iStockphoto
issue a standard requiring employers in the health care and that would hold our employers accountable, through fed-
social services industries to develop and implement work- eral OSHA, for having a prevention plan in place to stop
place violence prevention plans was voted out of the House workplace violence before it occurs,” NNU President Jean
Education and Labor Committee on June 11 and, at press Ross said in the release. “We urge House leadership to
time, had advanced to the full House. schedule a vote on the floor … as soon as possible, because
every moment we lose puts lives in jeopardy.”
The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and
Social Services Workers Act (H.R. 1309) seeks an enforce- The bill has 173 co-sponsors, including three Republican
able federal standard to disrupt the growing level of vio- lawmakers.
lence against nurses, physicians, social workers, emergency
responders and other caregivers, bill sponsor Rep. Joe However, two Republicans on the committee were
Courtney (D-CT) said during a markup hearing before the among the bill’s dissenters. They expressed concern about
committee voted on the bill. circumventing OSHA’s normal rulemaking process.

“Every person who has worked in a hospital as a psychi- Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), who is a physician, shared an Amer-
atric aide, a social worker or emergency responder knows ican Hospital Association statement opposing H.R. 1309,
how serious and pervasive this problem is and how it affects citing concerns about the legislation creating duplicate
their ability to do their jobs,” Courtney said. “These events anti-workplace violence measures for health care facilities
shouldn’t be part of the job.” that already have them in place and allowing only a limited
opportunity for the public and stakeholders to review and
Courtney cited data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics comment on the bill.
that showed intentional injuries sustained by health and
social assistance workers occurred at a rate of 9.1 per 10,000 “No one is more interested in having a safe workplace
workers in 2017. For all private industry, that rate was 1.9. more than the hospitals,” Roe said. “What’s the hurry? Why
don’t we do this in a bipartisan way? We could have the
The bill would offer protections to public-sector work- American Hospital Association in to testify and see what
ers in the states not under OSHA oversight while calling on their issues are. That’s what I would recommend.”
employers to identify risks; specify solutions; and require
training, reporting and incident investigations. The legis- Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) added, “Health care workers
lation also would require an interim final OSHA standard are familiar with the Hippocratic Oath: ‘First do no harm.’
one year after enactment and the completion of a final In its rush to judgment, H.R. 1309 does great harm by
standard within 42 months. short-circuiting the public input process and prescribing a
specific end result from the beginning.”
“These are not radical, impractical, infeasible or unaf-
fordable requirements,” Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) said dur-
ing the hearing. “The least we can do is ensure that [these
workers] come home safe at the end of their workday.”

Courtney quoted Cleveland Clinic CEO Tom Mihaljevic
from the health system’s Feb. 28 State of the Clinic address,
during which Mihaljevic revealed that 30,000 weapons
were confiscated from patients and visitors in 2018 at its
northeast Ohio facilities.

National Nurses United, the nation’s largest union of reg-
istered nurses with more than 150,000 members, applauded
the bill’s advancement in a June 11 press release.

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INDUSTRY INDEX assembly/disassembly director – defined MANUFACTURING
as “one who is competent and a qualified
CONSTRUCTION........................ p. 23 person, or a competent person assisted EPA OIG report pinpoints CSB’s
HEALTH CARE............................ p. 20 by one or more qualified people.” top management challenges
MANUFACTURING...................... p. 23 Washington — Chemical Safety
MINING, OIL AND GAS............... p. 25 OSHA standard 1926.32(m) states Board vacancies, expiring member
SERVICES................................... p. 29 that a “qualified” person is “one who, terms and unclear responsibilities
TRANSPORTATION..................... p. 30 by possession of a recognized degree, are among the challenges “that, if not
certificate, or professional standing, or addressed, may impede [CSB’s] ability
CONSTRUCTION who by extensive knowledge, training, to efficiently and effectively achieve its
and experience, has successfully dem- mission or meet its goals,” the Envi-
New hazard alert from onstrated his ability to solve or resolve ronmental Protection Agency Office
Washington L&I: tower cranes problems relating to the subject matter, of Inspector General states in a report
Tumwater, WA — A new hazard alert the work, or the project.” issued May 20.
from the Washington State Depart-
ment of Labor & Industries outlines the View the alert at sh-m.ag/2ZX62EO. At press time, the agency was oper-
roles, responsibilities and procedures of Access S+H content from your ating with only three of its five board
erecting and dismantling tower cranes. computer or smartphone. Visit seats filled – and without a perma-
safetyandhealthmagazine.com nent chairperson – since Vanessa A.
The alert is intended for tower crane for news, features and more. Sutherland resigned from the top post in
owners and contractors who use, erect June 2018. The terms of the sitting board
and dismantle tower cranes. The publi- members, including interim Executive
cation goes over planning and commu- Authority Kristen Kulinowski, are set
nication, as well as who can serve as an

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to expire in December, February and nominate new members and the Sen- board reported to us that there have
August 2020, respectively. New mem- ate must confirm the members prior to been no new incidents.”
bers are appointed by the president February 2020.”
and confirmed by the Senate. Several CSB personnel interviewed
President Donald Trump on June attributed the progress to “better com-
“It is clear,” the report states, “that 13 announced his intention to nomi- munication among staff and board
allowing the board to reduce to one or nate Katherine Lemos as a member of members,” according to EPA OIG.
zero members will deeply impair the CSB.
ability of the board to conduct such crit- Congress has continued to fund CSB
ical business as deciding which investi- CSB’s other challenge, EPA OIG con- despite financial and existential uncer-
gations to open and the finalization of tends, is a lack of guidance on board tainty. Trump’s FY 2019 budget proposed
reports. The actions necessary are out- member responsibilities. The report eliminating the agency, and the EPA OIG
side the control of the CSB. If the CSB is listed this concern as a continuing Annual Plan for FY 2019 reasoned that
to complete its mission and goals, under challenge despite observing improve- such suspicion has hindered CSB’s abil-
its current authority, the president must ment, noting that CSB hasn’t com- ity to attract, hire and retain staff.
pleted interim actions it agreed to take
as a follow-up to a previous report. The most recent report did not include
that concern as a challenge, however,
“In FY 2018, we reported that there citing recent bipartisan support for the
were multiple instances when a board agency from congressional commit-
member acted inconsistently with estab- tees as well as CSB reporting that it can
lished practices or inappropriately pro- attract, hire and retain staff.
vided information to outside entities,”
the report states. “In December 2018, the Read the May 20 report at sh-m.
ag/323jOrJ.

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MINING, OIL AND GAS

Union leaders call for new
MSHA silica standard
Washington — Alarmed by a recent
spike in cases of coal workers’ pneu-
moconiosis, a deadly but preventable
condition commonly known as black
lung, union presidents Cecil Roberts of
the United Mine Workers of America
and Leo Gerard of United Steelworkers
have sent a letter to Mine Safety and
Health Administration leader David
Zatezalo requesting stricter regulation
of respirable silica dust.

In the letter, dated June 19, Roberts
and Gerard cite extensive research
documenting the impact of silica dust
exposure on the resurgence of black
lung. One study, released by the Uni-
versity of Illinois at Chicago in May
2018, found that more than 4,600 coal
miners have developed the most severe
form of black lung disease since 1970,
with almost half the cases emerging
after 2000.

Writing that MSHA’s current silica
standards haven’t been updated since
1985 and are “in desperate need of revi-
sion,” Roberts and Gerard are calling
for a new standard to protect miners
from silica dust. The pair recommend
MSHA follow the example of recent
OSHA silica standards for construction
and general industry and maritime,
respectively, both of which lowered the
permissible exposure limit by half to 50
micrograms per cubic meter of air over
an 8-hour period.

A carcinogen found in sand, stone
and artificial stone, crystalline silica
can cause other conditions such as sili-
cosis – a chronic disease that involves
scarring of the lungs – and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease. OSHA
estimates that 2.3 million workers are
exposed to silica dust annually.

“MSHA should consider the OSHA
silica rule and then promulgate a new
rule that is as, if not more, protective
of miners,” the letter states. “Currently,
our nation provides less protection from
silica to miners than to any other group
of workers. That is unacceptable.”

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Spotlight on SERVICES To download the full letter, go to
sh-m.ag/2JkedEQ.
‘A Crisis of Disrupted Learning’: Oregon teachers’ union
report details hazards in the classroom According to the Department of
Labor’s Spring 2019 regulatory agenda,
Portland, OR — Episodes of agitated to wearing protective gear such as bite which was released May 22, MSHA in
student behavior – including verbal sleeves or Kevlar equipment to prevent July intended to issue a Request for
abuse of fellow students and teachers, injury.” Information on respirable crystalline
as well as physical acts such as hitting, silica.
weaponizing school supplies, and Prolonged exposure to violent stu-
destroying school or student prop- dent behavior also has triggered emo- Meanwhile, Roberts and Zatezalo
erty – can foster a “disrupted learn- tional stress among some teachers. testified during a June 20 hearing before
ing environment” that puts teachers’ “Educators expressed feelings of futil- the House Workforce Protections Sub-
safety and health at risk, according to ity and defeat, saying, ‘I wish we knew committee on MSHA’s measures to
a recent report from the Oregon Edu- what to do,’” the report states, adding protect miners from black lung.
cation Association. that various educators have consid-
ered leaving the profession amid a During his testimony, Zatezalo said
Researchers surveyed more than statewide teacher shortage. MSHA’s RFI will focus on personal pro-
2,000 Oregon public school educators tective equipment – primarily helmets
and gathered insight from about 700 The researchers offer recommenda- with respirators, which provide “clear
educators, parents and community tions designed to prevent disrupted air” to miners.
leaders during a series of statewide learning environments and mitigate
public forums in 2018. Among survey hazards to teachers. Among them: Roberts, however, said certain mine
respondents, 1 in 4 reported they were •   Increase onsite student supports work makes it virtually impossible to
fearful for their own safety, noting that wear that kind of PPE, as well as oth-
instances of escalated student behav- with a focus on mental health. ers. Zatezalo expressed optimism that
ior often forced them to “sacrifice” Provide time for counselors, teach- MSHA could find a way to make the PPE
their well-being by either clearing a ers, education assistants and other less cumbersome, noting that OSHA’s
classroom or physically restraining a appropriate school staff to co-plan silica rule allows compliance achieve-
student. and co-teach lessons and strategies ment through PPE while MSHA’s cur-
on social and emotional learning, rent standard doesn’t.
“Educators spoke of an atmosphere of anti-bullying, inclusivity, self-
‘violence’ that was ‘palpable,’ of ‘attacks’ regulation, mindfulness, and other OSHA should extend PSM
that came regularly,” the report states. productive approaches. standard to onshore drilling,
Some suffered serious injuries that •   Reduce class sizes and caseloads. CSB says in new report
necessitated taking short- or long-term “Overcrowding … creates an Washington — OSHA should apply its
medical leave. Others “have resorted atmosphere that can feel chaotic, Process Safety Management standard
overwhelming or unsupportive, and to the drilling of onshore oil and gas
could potentially contribute to dis- wells, or – if not – customize it to oil
ruptive events,” the report states. and gas drilling operations or develop
•   Fully fund targeted professional a new standard, the Chemical Safety
development and ongoing sup- Board recommends in its final report
ports. Recommended areas include on a deadly January 2018 gas well blow-
positive behavior programs such as out and rig fire in Oklahoma.
deescalation skills and strategies.
•  Ensure schools and districts adopt The recommendation is among 19
clear policies, including safety plans. made by CSB in the 158-page report,
Download the full report at sh-m. released June 12 and directed at OSHA,
ag/2WpaVbM. the American Petroleum Institute, the
state of Oklahoma, the International
Additionally, the letter recommends •   Focus “special attention” on cutting Association of Drilling Contractors, Photo: simarik/iStockphoto
MSHA: activities that involve high concen- two drilling companies involved in
•   Require the use of a recently devel- trations of silica. overseeing the site and drilling product
designers.
oped NIOSH tool designed to provide •   Work closely with NIOSH, the
post-shift assessments of mine work- National Black Lung Association CSB called the deaths of five work-
ers’ exposure to silica. and similar organizations to share ers at the Pryor Trust well in Pittsburg
•   Require more miners to be sampled. information and monitor trends. County a “needless catastrophe” and
determined that the site suffered from

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“a lack of regulations governing onshore minus five barrels. CSB said in its SERVICES
drilling safety as well as shortcomings report that the “entire alarm system
in safety management systems as well had been turned off … so no audio ‘Dangerous for workers’: Study
as industry standards.” or visual alarm activated” despite a looks at air quality in nail salons
14-barrel gain. Boulder, CO — The amount of air pol-
Agency investigators found that two lutants in nail salons can make work-
recommended protective barriers in “Our investigation found significant ing in one comparable to working at an
place as an industry standard – hydro- lapses in good safety practices at this oil refinery or in an auto repair garage,
static pressure in the well, produced by site,” CSB interim Executive Authority according to a study from the Univer-
drilling mud, and human detection of Kristen Kulinowski said in a June 12 sity of Colorado Boulder.
gas flowing into or expanding in the press release. “For over 14 hours, there
well and activation of the rig’s blowout was a dangerous condition building at Researchers from the university’s
preventer – both failed. The barriers this well.” department of civil, environmental and
are in place, according to CSB, to stop architectural engineering monitored
a blowout. CSB called on the American Petro- levels of volatile organic compounds
leum Institute to make five safety-related in six nail salons in the state. Workers
CSB also concluded that the drilling adjustments to its guidelines – includ- studied averaged 52.5 hours a week,
contractor failed to maintain an effec- ing a recommended practice on alarm and some worked as many as 80 hours.
tive alarm system. The data system is management and convening an indus-
equipped with a gain/loss measure- trywide group to establish widespread The most common chemicals salon
ment to alert the driller of gas influx implementation of automatic safety workers were exposed to were formal-
or mud loss. A gain/loss alarm on the instrumented systems to circumvent dehyde, toluene, benzene, xylenes and
system should have been set at plus- the failure of operational barriers. ethylbenzene. All six salons had higher-
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Spotlight on TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION

Sharing the road safely: New report details FRA seeks further delay of rule
trucker concerns amid new marijuana laws on passenger rail safety programs
Washington — Nearly two years after
Arlington, VA — Concerned many states,” Mike Card, president the Federal Railroad Administration
about truck drivers sharing the of the trucking company Combine first published a final rule requiring
roads with passenger vehicle Transport Inc., said in an ATRI press commuter and intercity passenger
drivers who are under the influ- release, “yet as the ATRI report docu- railroads to develop and implement
ence of marijuana in states where ments, a valid and widely accepted system safety programs, the process
recreational and medicinal use is breathalyzer-type test is not available has hit another hurdle.
legal, the American Transpor- to law enforcement.”
tation Research Institute has In the June 12 Federal Register, FRA
released a report detailing meth- The report recommends training published a notice of proposed rule-
ods to identify and deter impaired law enforcement officers to identify making in response to petitions for
driving. and collect evidence of impaired driv- reconsideration of the final rule. The
ing, as well as developing drug recog- agency has proposed a delegation pro-
“Marijuana Legalization and Impa- nition experts, who can incorporate vision “that would allow a railroad
ired Driving: Solutions for Protecting additional physiological roadside tests that contracts all activities related
Our Roadways” also addresses safety to enhance marijuana-impairment to its passenger service to another
issues related to marijuana-impaired detection. person to designate that person as
driving, a top study priority of ATRI’s responsible for compliance with the
Research Advisory Committee. “A key tool for combating drugged SSP final rule.”
drivers is deploying additional drug
Among the concerns identified by recognition experts,” Colorado State The amendments also include pro-
ATRI, which is the research arm of Patrol Deputy Chief Mark Savage said tection of information collected by
the American Trucking Associations, in the release. “A DRE can bring criti- railroads that implemented a Confi-
is a lack of field tests for active mari- cal evidence to prosecutors that other dential Close Call Reporting System –
juana impairment or intoxication tests simply cannot measure.” a recommended component of an SSP
(e.g., a breathalyzer test). Current that allows participating railroads and
testing involves blood and urine sam- employees to voluntarily and confiden-
ples that can identify past marijuana tially report close calls.
use, but these are inadequate for
identifying drivers operating under FRA is requesting to extend the stay
the influence because of the body’s of SSP’s final rule requirements to allow
mechanisms for processing THC, the the agency time to review and address
drug’s intoxicant agent. the comments it receives on the NPRM.
At press time, comments on the NPRM
“It is extremely concerning to were due Aug. 12.
motor carriers and our drivers that
recreational marijuana is legal in so The rule was originally published
Aug. 12, 2016. FRA stayed the final rule
has been linked to leukemia and other risk up to 100 times higher than base- requirements on four different occa- Left photo: Aneese/iStockphoto;
cancers of the blood, according to the line Environmental Protection Agency- sions in 2017, then for a full year in 2018. right photo: BeyondImages/iStockphoto
American Cancer Society. In one salon, issued levels. In the Dec. 7, 2018, Federal Register,
formaldehyde levels exceeded NIOSH FRA said it was delaying a final ruling
recommendations for exposure limit. “The study provides some of the first for nine months.
hard evidence that these environments “Industry Beat” is written by Associate Editors
The researchers found that 70% of the are dangerous for workers and that Barry Bottino, Kevin Druley and Alan Ferguson.
workers experienced at least one health better policies need to be enacted to
issue from the chemical exposures, protect them,” lead study author and
with headaches (22%), skin irritation research associate Lupita Montoya said
(16%) and eye irritation (14%) the most in a May 7 press release.
commonly reported.
The researchers noted that volatile
Chronic air pollution can cause health organic compounds can be removed
problems, including an increased risk with low-cost, absorbent materials
for cancers such as leukemia and Hodg- such as heat-treated coal and wood,
kin’s lymphoma. The researchers said along with jets that direct air toward
salon workers face a lifetime cancer the carbon materials.

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Safety amid
the swelter
BE VIGILANT TO PREVENT
HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES, INJURIES The agency oversees the Central Valley – a 20,000-square-
mile agricultural region that stretches 450 miles through
By Barry Bottino, associate editor the geographical center of the state – and the people who
work there. “They do very intense outdoor work, often in
Exposure to fresh air and sunlight, as well as not being very hot conditions,” Hornung said. “It’s very difficult man-
confined to an office, are a few of the perks many out- ual labor.”
door workers enjoy. But with the good comes the bad,
which includes oppressive temperatures during the sum- Outdoor labor, according to federal OSHA, can lead to
mer months, when heat-related illnesses and injuries – even ailments ranging from heat rash and heat cramps to heat
deaths – are a heightened concern. exhaustion and heatstroke, which is considered a medical
For workers in the waste removal and recycling industry, emergency.
being outdoors year-round and coping with extreme tem-
peratures and weather are part of the job. “The harder you work, the more metabolic heat you
“No one really faults any trash company generate,” Hornung said. “That increases your risk of heat
for not getting their trash picked up when illness. Workers have to self-monitor their water consump-
there’s 6 inches of snow,” said Kirk Sander, tion, how they’re feeling. They can also watch out for one
vice president of safety and standards at the another and see if their buddies are getting signs or symp-
Arlington, VA-based National Waste and toms of heat illness and encourage them to take cool-
Recycling Association. “If it’s 105 degrees down rests.”
and humid, you also have to have the same
Sander understanding that we can’t push [our] Workers and employers can benefit from knowing the
warning signs and symptoms of heat illnesses (see “Heat
bodies that hard.” exhaustion vs. heatstroke” on p. 36), as well as having pre-
Nearly half of all jobs required working outdoors in 2016, vention and emergency response plans in place.
according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And, from 1992
to 2016, heat stress resulted in 783 worker deaths and caused “It’s not like you just provide them water and that solves
nearly 70,000 serious injuries. the problem,” Hornung said. “It starts with an effective plan.
Although OSHA doesn’t have a heat stress standard, expe- The four main components we stress are shade, water, emer-
rts interviewed by Safety+Health recommend that employers gency procedures and training (known as SWET).”
have a prevention plan in place and provide a written emer-
gency plan onsite. A prevention plan should include proper Why acclimatization matters
training and encourage workers to drink plenty of water, take Even before the calendar turns to July and August, workers
periodic rest breaks and seek shade when temperatures rise. who let their guard down may be at increased risk.
Meanwhile, employers and co-workers should keep a watch-
ful eye for signs of heat stress. Feature at a Glance

Feeling the heat During the summer months, outdoor workers are at heightened risk
Because of the nature of the work, agriculture, landscap- of heat-related illnesses, ranging from a mild heat rash to heatstroke,
ing and construction are among the most common indus- which is considered a medical emergency.
tries in which heat-related injuries and illnesses occur, said
David Hornung, heat and agriculture program coordina- Key points
tor for the California Division of Occupational Safety and • From 1992 to 2016, heat illnesses caused 783 worker deaths and
Health – also known as Cal/OSHA.
nearly 70,000 serious injuries in the United States.
• California, Washington and Minnesota, as well as the U.S. military,

all have outdoor heat standards. Federal OSHA relies on its General
Duty Clause in cases of heat illness.
• Some employers are seeking and testing new resources that can
educate workers to help keep them safe from heat.

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Heat exhaustion vs. heatstroke

Outdoor workers exposed to high temperatures are at increased risk of heat-related illnesses and injuries.
Two common illnesses are heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Here are the common symptoms of each, as well as the
recommended treatments.

Heat exhaustion Treatment: Heatstroke symptoms: Treatment:
symptoms:
•   Get to a cool, •   Throbbing headache •   Call 911
•   Feeling faint or dizzy air-conditioned place •   No sweating •   Take immediate action to
•   Excessive sweating •   Body temperature above
•   Cool, pale, clammy skin •   Drink water if fully cool the worker until help
•   Nausea or vomiting conscious 103° F arrives
•   Rapid, weak pulse •   Red, hot, dry skin
•   Muscle cramps •   Take a cool shower •   Nausea or vomiting
•   Use a cold compress •   Rapid, strong pulse
•   Loss of consciousness

Sources: Weather.gov/Heat and SacramentoReady.org

“One thing we’ve noticed with heat exhaustion is that own standards. Some employers across the country follow
some cases occur as early as April,” said Edward Taylor, aspects of the California standard, which includes:
executive director of the Construction Industry Research •   Having clean, cool water available for workers.
and Policy Center at the University of Tennessee. “The most •  Offering shaded areas for when temperatures exceed 80° F.
cases seem to occur in May, before the worker is getting •   Ensuring at least a 10-minute rest break every two hours
acclimated.”
when temperatures reach 95° F.
Additionally, workers new to a job may be at greater risk •   Promoting consumption of 4 cups of water per hour.
of fatal heat exposure.
With California setting the pace for heat illness standards,
In 2016, OSHA reviewed the agency’s 84 heat enforcement including work on an upcoming indoor worker heat standard,
cases from 2012 and 2013. It found that 17 of the 23 workers some worker advocates say federal OSHA is lagging behind.
who died were in their first three days on a job, including
eight on their first day. Last year, advocacy group Public Citizen submitted a
petition to OSHA urging the agency to begin the rulemak-
“The body hasn’t had time to physiologically adjust to the ing process for a national heat illness standard. The petition
heat,” Hornung said. “[It’s about] ensuring that people know drew the support of 131 organizations and 89 individuals.
what acclimatization is, and that it takes a person up to two
weeks for their body to get used to working in the heat.” In the absence of such a standard, OSHA relies on its Gen-
eral Duty Clause in heat illness cases. The clause states that
OSHA recommends that new workers, as well as employ- employers are obligated to provide a workplace “free from
ees returning from a prolonged absence, do 20% of an aver- recognized hazards … likely to cause death or serious physi-
age day’s workload on their first day on the job. Work should cal harm.”
increase incrementally each day, but not by more than 20%.
Critics contend this is too broad. In its petition, Public
When summertime heat waves set in, the agency suggests Citizen argues that 130 million workers outside of Califor-
employers implement acclimatization practices. For exam- nia, Minnesota and Washington lack protections that a
ple, workers should start the first day of the event at 50% of national heat illness standard could provide.
their normal work pace, followed by 60% on the second day,
80% on the third and 100% by the fourth. OSHA’s efforts to prevent heat-related illness and deaths
include promoting its “Water. Rest. Shade.” campaign for
Not ‘unique to California’ outdoor workers and its Heat Safety Tool App – designed
California’s heat standard for outdoor workers went into in collaboration with NIOSH. A free guide on the agency’s
effect in 2005. website stresses the use of a heat index chart to help pro-
tect workers and acclimatize them to high temperatures.
“It’s certainly not a problem that’s unique to California,” The guide also provides planning checklists for employers
Hornung said. “Many locations have very hot tempera- to ensure worker safety.
tures, including high humidity, which increases the risk of
heat illness.” Check out OSHA’s resources at
osha.gov/heat.
Other states and organizations have followed suit. Minne-
sota, Washington and the U.S. military have adopted their

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Strategies to help protect workers Heat illness prevention plans
Although some employers follow Cal/OSHA’s standard, oth-
ers adopt any means necessary. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health –
also known as Cal/OSHA – offers a sample heat illness pre-
Crews working for Bone Dry Roofing Co. in Georgia and vention plan on its website. The 12-page document, revised
South Carolina face nearly unbearable temperatures in the in May, outlines three mandatory procedures:
summer months. •   Identify the person(s) responsible for particular tasks to

“Nobody moves to Georgia or South Carolina to escape keep workers safe.
the heat,” said Chad Collins, president and co-owner of the •   Provide detailed task descriptions, such as the number
Athens, GA-based roofing company. “What makes our heat
so tough is that we have really high humidity. Roofs are not and size of water containers and shade structures, their
cooling off enough at night. You now take that and put it on placement at a jobsite and weather tracking.
peoples’ bodies and ask them to work in it.” •   Specify how heat illness prevention procedures will be
communicated to workers and how to verify they’re
Collins and his jobsite superintendents are on heightened being followed.
alert during the summer months.
In addition, Cal/OSHA strongly encourages employers to
An adjusted schedule during the most difficult weather tailor these procedures based on crew size, length of work
days is a tool Collins uses. On commercial jobsites, Bone shifts, ambient temperature, and additional sources of heat
Dry will remove old roofs as early as 5 a.m. or personal protective equipment that could affect workers.

“When we’re doing heavy labor like tear-off, we’ll get all View the sample plan at sh-m.ag/2xz2Djw.
that really intensive effort out of the way before the sun even
comes up,” Collins said. “That makes a huge difference. All workers are encouraged by NWRA to ramp up communica-
it really entails is a little bit of planning and maybe some tions when temperatures climb to dangerous levels.
artificial lighting.”
“It’s working with your dispatcher and your manager
When Collins’ crews are doing sheet metal detail work, to understand what’s happening, and scheduling check-
the product heats up quickly as the sun rises. ins and ways to keep the communication channels open,”
Sander said.
“We’ll tent the work with tailgate tents, so you can cre-
ate shade on the area where guys are working,” Collins said. Collins relies on resources such as toolbox talks from
“The difference in metal being left exposed to the sun versus the National Roofing Contractors Association and other
the shade could be 40, 50 degrees.” sources to educate workers.

To ramp up checks on workers, Collins said he and his “We continue to hammer home how we want them to deal
superintendents also rely on a third-party safety auditor for with it,” Collins said. “That way, it’s not the first time they’ve
all jobsites, providing another set of eyes. “It’s dangerous heard it.”
work,” he said. “If you get disoriented on a rooftop, it’s easy
for things to go bad in a hurry.”

For Collins and other employers, the available resources
from OSHA and NIOSH, as well as those from other agencies
and groups, can help workers manage extreme heat.

“I wish I had a magic recipe,” Collins said. “I don’t know
that there’s a silver bullet in terms of just one thing that
makes a huge difference. It’s a constant effort in trying to
make sure that whatever is out there as a resource, we’ll see
if it works.”

How training can help
Collins said he often feels like a parent on jobsites in the
summer. With a predominantly younger workforce in the
roofing industry, many workers who have played sports in
the summer presume they know how to avoid heat illnesses.

“One of the real concerns is young guys think nothing
can happen to them,” he said. “They may nod and agree
with you, but in the back of their minds, they think they’re
invincible.”

Employers can combat this mindset with a consistent
safety message and more conversations. Waste and recycling

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Sail into safety
in San Diego

S un, fun … and safety? You can perspectives from leaders in EHS, business
count on it, with the National and sustainability, with insights that cut
Safety Council 2019 Congress & through the clichés we hear in the news.”
Expo taking over the San Diego
Convention Center from Sept. 6 Jack Jackson, senior safety consultant with
to 12. The world’s largest annual event dedi- SafeStart, will kick off the second day of Con-
cated to workplace safety, Congress & Expo gress & Expo with his keynote on workplace
is your place to see the latest and greatest in security and the three key areas organizations
product technologies and solutions, further need to address  to keep workers safe from
your education by attending one of the more workplace violence.
than 140 Technical Sessions or 25-plus Profes-
sional Development Seminars, and hear from Rounding out the keynote lineup is innova-
safety experts and innovators during keynote tion expert Jim Carroll, who will discuss miti-
addresses. gating safety risk in our fast-moving world.
Do you have a safety management strategy
One such innovator is Opening Session spea- that aligns to this faster evolution? Come hear
ker Mick Ebeling, founder of Not Impossible Carroll’s insights, gleaned from more than 25
Labs. Ebeling’s organization launched the years in industry.
first 3D prosthetic printing lab, after making
a robotic arm for a young Sudanese boy. The Returning to the show this year is the NSC
project cemented Ebeling’s passion for helping Job and Career Center, located in Room 4 on
people, and he’s gone on to create prosthetic the upper level of the convention center. Pop
limbs for people using the technology. His into the center to post open safety jobs at your
organization does more than create limbs, too: organization, interview candidates, or speak
virtual reality to help people suffering from with a representative from career counseling
post-traumatic stress disorder, a vibrotactile and resumé review firm Consentium Search.
suit that allows people who are deaf to “hear”
music, and more. Ebeling’s message is simple: Head to the Expo Floor when you’re done to
“Innovation can come from anywhere.” check out the more than 1,000 products and
services from exhibitors. While there, visit
Taking the stage before Ebeling will be Lorraine the New Product Showcase area and cast your
M. Martin. Don’t miss this chance to hear from vote in the fifth annual “Best in Show” awards.
the new president and CEO of NSC about her
passion for safety and what inspires her. Don’t forget to stop by Booth #4335, home to
Safety+Health magazine, celebrating its 100th
Next up, NSC will take you “beyond the year! Meet members of the team and see what
buzzwords” during the Executive Forum. you’d look like on the cover of the magazine.
This keynote will provide you with “practical
Congress & Expo has something for every-
one. We look forward to celebrating safety
with you in San Diego!

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Highlights

Sessions are current as of June 21. Go to congress.nsc.org
for the most up-to-date information.

Keynote speakers

All presentations are scheduled to take place in the San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20.

MONDAY, SEPT. 9

OPENING SESSION: EXECUTIVE FORUM:

Making the Impossible Possible EHS & Sustainability – Beyond the Buzzwords

8-9:30 A.M. 11 A.M.-12:30 P.M.
Not Impossible Labs was founded on Mick Ebeling’s firm belief that Environmental, health and safety professionals have spent the past
nothing is impossible. NIL develops creative solutions to address 10 years or more grappling with sustainability. Yet, as its scope con-
real-world problems. Ebeling established the world’s first 3D print- tinues to grow, many organizations struggle to truly integrate EHS
ing prosthetic laboratory and training facility. Ebeling’s motto is and sustainability beyond the buzzwords. This session provides
technology for the sake of humanity. practical perspectives from leaders in EHS, business and sustain-
ability, with insights that cut through the clichés we hear in the
Mick Ebeling news – and even in our own organizations.
Founder and CEO
Not Impossible Labs PANELISTS
Author, “Not Impossible: The Art and Joy
of Doing What Couldn’t Be Done” Nancy Case
Vice President
Environment, Health and Safety
The Mosaic Co.

Lorraine M. Martin
President and CEO
National Safety Council

Danyelle Phelps
Director
Enterprise Environmental
and Operations Sustainability
Owens Corning

Mark P. Vergnano Catherine Sheane
Chairman Civil/Structures Sustainability
Board of Directors and Resilience Practice Lead
National Safety Council Parsons Corp.

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TUESDAY, SEPT. 10 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11

OCCUPATIONAL KEYNOTE: LEADERSHIP KEYNOTE:

It Can Happen Here: Workplace Security Aligning to Velocity: Mitigating Safety Risk
in the Era of Acceleration
8-9 A.M.
Does your organization have security/safety procedures preparing 8-9 A.M.
workers for unexpected incidents, including threats, domestic/ We have a new vocabulary: the sharing economy, 3D printing,
sexual violence, stalking or worse? Unfortunately, in today’s machine learning and augmented reality. What seemed to be sci-
society, workplace security is something we need to consider. ence fiction just a few short years ago is already here.
Jack Jackson will introduce you to three key areas that organiza-
tions need to address to keep their employees safe from potential New technologies and new safety concerns are creating new
violence. workplace risks, as well as transformative challenges to established
workforce structures and regulatory management. This world
Jack Jackson demands faster innovation, agile response, flexible strategies and,
Senior Safety Consultant most important, the ability to “think big, start small, scale fast.”
SafeStart
For the past 25 years, Jim Carroll has had a front-row seat to the
massive changes in industries worldwide, from NASA to Disney, as
well as deep insight into the leadership mindset of organizations as
they adapt to the era of acceleration. Do you have a safety manage-
ment strategy that aligns to this faster evolution? Are you ready for
what comes next?

Jim Carroll
International Futurist, Trends
and Innovation Expert

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On the Expo Floor While visiting the Expo Floor, vote for your favorite product,
service or technology to help crown our “Best in Show” winners,
Safety+Health magazine is 100! announced Tuesday, Sept. 10, prior to the Occupational Keynote.

BOOTH #4335 Passport to Prizes
Safety+Health, the National Safety Council’s
award-winning publication and the official Participate and enter for a chance to win! You can pick up your
passport at the registration area. Visit the sponsors’ booths to get a
years of magazine of the NSC Congress & Expo, is stamp. Then, drop off your completed card in the NSC Learning Lab
area to enter the drawing for a chance to win prizes. Your card must
celebrating its 100th anniversary! Every month, be dropped off by 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, to be eligible.
more than 91,000 subscribers look to S+H for The drawing will take place at 11 a.m. in the NSC Learning Lab area.
reporting and analysis on topics important to safety professionals,
including regulation and legislation, research, trends, best Learning Labs
practices, and results from annual salary and job outlook surveys.
Stop by Booth #4335 to meet members of the team and see what BOOTH #5343
you’d look like on the cover of S+H! Maximize your learning experience by participating in seven
45-minute educational sessions. The NSC Learning Lab provides
NSC Resource Center the perfect opportunity to explore your interests in quick,
information-packed sessions:
BOOTH #4135 • Injury Facts: Data You Can Count On (Tech Session 1)
What’s your score? Stop by the NSC Resource Center to take the • Green Beans & Ice Cream: Beyond Zero Injuries (Tech Session 21)
safety benchmarking survey for free. You’ll have the opportunity to • Buried Alive: A Survivor’s Story (Tech Session 40)
talk with an NSC consultant and learn about solutions to your most- • OSHA’s Top 10 Violations (Tech Session 58)
pressing safety issues. Also, experience the “art of seeing safety” • Safety at Heights: Using Innovation and a New Standard to Keep
to help improve your incident investigations and more.
Workers Safer at Heights (Tech Session 59)
OSHA’s Top 10 • How to Avoid the Most Common Combustible Dust Mistakes

NSC CONGRESS & EXPO EXCLUSIVE – BOOTH #5343 (Tech Session 61)
SPONSORED BY SAFETY+HEALTH MAGAZINE • The “Y” in SafetY (Tech Session 115)
Be at the NSC Learning Lab area at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept.
10, when Patrick Kapust, deputy director of OSHA’s Directorate For more information about these Learning Lab Sessions, visit the
of Enforcement Programs, will announce the agency’s Top 10 “Technical Sessions” section on p. 44.
most-cited violations for fiscal year 2019. NSC Congress & Expo
attendees will be the first to hear this major announcement. Time Out Lounge

New Product Showcase BOOTH #1037
Located in a prime spot on the Expo Floor, the Time Out Lounge is
AISLES 3400 AND 3500 the perfect place to meet up with your colleagues or grab a quick
Whether you’re looking for a product or service to provide a refreshment. TV screens will stream sports coverage throughout
solution or to see what’s “hot” in the marketplace, the New Product the day.
Showcase should be your first stop on your quest for information.

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Don’t miss Put the NSC Professional Safety Network/
Divisions on your schedule
NSC Job and Career Center
National Safety Council members have access to several professional
UPPER LEVEL, ROOM 4 safety networks known as “Divisions.” Divisions provide opportunities
Returning to Congress & Expo this year is the to network, learn and engage with others in your industry.
NSC Job and Career Center. Stop by to post open
safety-related positions or host private meetings or All Divisions meetings will take place at the Marriott Marquis with
interviews. Specialty EHS recruiters from search firm the exception of the Labor Division, which will take place at the Wynd-
Consentium Search will be on hand to provide career ham Bayside.
counseling and resumé review. The center will be open
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Sept. 9 to 10. LABOR DIVISION

Special Event Union members only | Sept. 6-8 | Various times
Awards luncheon | Sept. 6 | Noon-1:15 p.m.
National Awards Celebration* Welcome reception | Sept. 7 | 6-8 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPT. 9 BUSINESS & INDUSTRY DIVISION MEETING

RECEPTION: 5:30-6:30 P.M. Sept. 8 | 2-5 p.m.

AWARD CEREMONY: 6:30-8 P.M. CONSTRUCTION & UTILITIES DIVISION MEETING

LOCATION: SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER, Sept. 8 | 2-5 p.m.

BALLROOM 20D GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC SECTOR DIVISION MEETING
Come celebrate the accomplishments of National
Safety Council members and safety leaders! Enjoy Sept. 10 | 1-4 p.m.
cocktails and hors d’oeuvres before the ceremony.
Then, watch as NSC member companies, friends, TRANSPORTATION SAFETY DIVISION
families and colleagues are recognized for their
outstanding safety achievements. Among those to be School Transportation & Transit Section | Sept. 8 | 10 a.m.-noon
recognized are recipients of the Distinguished Service Commercial Vehicle/Fleet Sections | Sept. 8 | 1-3 p.m.
to Safety Award; the Marion Martin Award; and the Transportation Safety Division meeting | Sept. 9 | 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Rising Stars of Safety, Class of 2019. Aviation Safety Committee | Sept. 8 | 2-3:30 p.m.
*Separate fee and preregistration required. Waterborne Transport Group | Sept. 11 | 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Waterborne Transport Group | Sept. 12 | 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Technical Tours
WOMEN’S CAUCUS
USS Midway Museum**
Luncheon | Sept. 10 | Noon-1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11 Meeting | Sept. 10 | 1:15-3 p.m.

NOON-2 P.M. YOUNG PROFESSIONALS DIVISION
The USS Midway Museum is the longest-serving
aircraft carrier in the 20th century. The historic Sept. 10 | 9 a.m.-noon
USS Midway is San Diego’s beacon of the legacy
of those who serve, inspire and educate future
generations.

San Diego Gas & Electric**

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 11

NOON-2:30 P.M.
The Skills Training Center, built in 2004, is
a centralized training facility serving the
occupational training needs for San Diego Gas &
Electric. Combining classroom and field training,
the center supports electrical distribution,
transmission, substation, gas operations and
customer service field training.

**Separate fee ($50/person) and preregistration
required. Limited space. Available to full Congress
& Expo registrants only.

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Technical Sessions

Sessions are current as of July 9. Go to congress.nsc.org
for the most up-to-date information.

Skill levels INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
Experienced in the field, with a desire A “seasoned” safety and health
INTRODUCTORY to build on skills professional
New to the field, with little or no
training 4-9 years’ experience 10+ years’ experience

1-3 years’ experience

KEY: = 45-MINUTE NSC LEARNING LAB SESSION ON THE EXPO FLOOR

Monday, Sept. 9, 1–1:45 p.m. her life to sharing the importance of work- 4
place safety and educating employees and
1 employers about safety responsibility. Every An Analysis of Ladder Fatalities
moment of every day she is reminded about
Injury Facts: Data You Can the significant, life-changing consequences ADVANCED
Count On of safety not being a priority. To reduce the risk of fatal incidents involv-
Presenter: Kina Hart, safety associate, Master ing ladders, safety professionals must
ADVANCED Lock Co. understand the factors contributing to these
In 2017, 5,147 workers were killed and another incidents. This session shares the findings of
4.5 million were injured on the job. Join Ken 3 an analysis of 356 reports from the NIOSH
Kolosh, manager of statistics at the National Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation
Safety Council, as he explores the latest occu- Actively Caring for People – (FACE) Program. We’ll discuss who died,
pational injury and fatality trends using Injury STEP into the AC4P Movement & what they were doing, what kinds of ladders
Facts.nsc.org. The new Injury Facts website, Cultivate a Brother/Sister Keeper were involved, how often faulty ladders were
which takes the place of the NSC chartbook, Culture involved, training and unsafe behaviors that
allows you to find the workplace safety data led to death.
you need – whether it’s a basic overview or ADVANCED Presenter: Seth Patterson, ESH engineer
detailed, interactive charts and tables. This This presentation will explain the fundamen- senior staff, Lockheed Martin Space
session will provide a comprehensive review tal AC4P principles from psychological sci-
of top workplace injury and fatality trends, ence essential for successfully addressing 5
give you the skills to explore the data on your the human dynamics of occupational safety
own, and offer an opportunity for you to ask and health. Incorporating these AC4P prin- Brothers/Sister’s Keeper:
questions. ciples will enhance effectiveness and enable How to Make it Happen –
Presenter: Ken Kolosh, manager of statistics, the achievement of a “brother’s/sister’s Creating a Workplace Where
National Safety Council keeper” work culture. The See, Thank, Enter, Everyone Shares Safety!
Pass (STEP) method asks participants to look
Monday, Sept. 9, 1–2 p.m. for AC4P behavior that supports safety (See). ADVANCED
Thank the person for the safety-related How many times have you heard someone
2 act, give an AC4P wristband with a unique admonish workers to be their brother’s/sister’s
identification number, report the positive keeper? Everyone knows what the concept
It’s Your Safety – Don’t Give It exchange at www.ac4p.org (Enter), includ- means, but do they know the specifics of how?
Away: The Kina Hart Story ing the wristband number. Ask to Pass on to In this engaging session, you’ll hear about
thank another person. With this AC4P pro- specific “how-to” methods that will allow your
INTRODUCTORY cess, observations of safety-related behav- employees to take action and protect people.
Kina Hart’s story about the traumatic ampu- iors are spread to facilitate the promotion of You’ll learn peer-reviewed techniques that will
tation of her left arm will change the way you an AC4P culture. take employees beyond the vague concept of
do your job. In just a matter of minutes, Kina’s Presenter: Krista S. Geller, president, being their brother’s/sister’s keeper to specific
life dramatically changed, as did the lives of GellerAC4P Inc. actions. Attendees will receive a free copy of
her co-workers, family and friends. In this the bestselling e-book, “Would You Watch
session, she’ll share why she’s on a lifelong Out For My Safety?”
mission to make sure that what happened to Presenter: John Drebinger, certified speaking
her one sunny summer day never happens to professional, John Drebinger Presentations
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6 or at home. It’s important to look at how we 11
plan and develop our program inclusions,
HR and the Safety/ communications and training so we take Reinventing Root Cause
Risk Management Relationship multicultural influence into consideration.
Cultural intelligence is important to the suc- INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE cess of your safety system. This session will In this session, three metal industry EHS
The roles of human resources and safety/ demonstrate the application of five cultural experts share their experience tackling post-
risk management are often intricately inter- scales to be considered when working with incident root cause investigations at multiple
twined within many organizations. They even multicultural groups. facilities – and the challenges they’ve faced.
may be blended into a single role. In addi- Presenter: Eldeen Pozniak, director/senior You’ll learn how they’ve reinvented the root
tion to day-to-day employee administration consultant, Pozniak Safety Associates cause process and documents to encour-
activities, HR and safety professionals also age cultural shifts and consider diverse work
have responsibility for compliance with all 9 forces, generational differences between
federal, state and local requirements regard- supervision and staff, and changes to
ing employment laws and regulations. This People, Not Policy: When language that help improve root cause
interactive session will focus on the roles, Compliance Driven Safety investigation results. They’ll discuss inci-
responsibilities and – ultimately – liabilities Isn’t Working dent investigations in which the improved
(both organizationally and personally) these method has been applied, as well as signifi-
professionals face to ensure employees INTERMEDIATE cant findings that aim to prevent additional
are fully engaged, motivated and following Can you tie a profitable company to a safe injuries from occurring and to support pro-
established safety procedures. company, all without mentioning any regulat- duction operations in spotting any potential
Presenters: Keith Wheeler, president and ing agencies? Let’s bring the humanity back reoccurrence.
chief human resources officer, HR Resources into safety and make it easier for everyone. Presenters: Cesar Castaneda, environmental
of the Carolinas LLC, and Wesley Wheeler, Running your safety program from a place health and safety manager, and Tim
NECA director of safety, National Electrical of fear and defense rarely keeps anyone Tomerlin, environmental health and safety
Contractors Association safer and never makes our jobs any easier. manager, Vista Metals Inc.; and Allyson Clark,
The trap of compliance-driven policies often environmental health and safety manager,
7 leads to dry, dictatorial, uninspiring leaders Alpert and Alpert Iron and Steel
who don’t really teach – or reach – anyone.
Identifying Cultural Hazards: In this session, we’ll discuss why compliance- 12
4 Clues Your Organization driven effort doesn’t mean a safe workplace.
is Out of Balance You’ll identify aspects of your management Safety in the World of Industrial
style that you can change to make safety Automation
INTERMEDIATE about people, not regulations, and learn
Traditional health and safety risk assess- safety communication techniques. INTERMEDIATE
ments focus on hazard identification. But Presenter: Regina McMichael, president, Industrial automation has made the indus-
what if the hazards aren’t physical or chemi- The Learning Factory Inc. trial world a more productive, more efficient
cal? What if they’re cultural? How can you environment. However, the complex, unique
identify cultural hazards that have a pro- 10 products and systems that are the center-
found effect on safety, productivity and piece of industrial automation introduce
quality? In this session, we’ll examine sys- Radical Safety safety issues never before seen in industry.
tems that degrade trust and credibility, and This presentation will explore how advances
learn the most effective methods to identify ADVANCED in technology that lead to the development
latent elements that signal a culture at risk. Vince Poscente travels the globe weaving a of new products and systems create issues of
You’ll leave with a greater ability to identify message of safety performance and minimiz- safety and security that must be addressed if
the pitfalls in your organization’s safety pro- ing operational risk by challenging each audi- companies in the world of industrial automa-
gram and the logic-based tools to help mini- ence member to embrace a zero-incident tion will be successful and survive.
mize cultural pressures. mindset. As a New York Times bestselling Presenter: John Kovacik, principal engineer,
Presenter: Rodney Grieve, facilitator, Branta author, he’ll share practical insights from UL LLC
Worldwide his stories of “recreational skier to Olympic
skier in four years” and “guiding expeditions 13
8 into the Himalayas.” Vince’s fresh and high-
energy perspective on clarity, commitment, Solving Your Slip and Fall
Multicultural Considerations consistency, confidence and control will be Problem in 5 Easy Steps
With Our Safety Communications part of this entertaining, educational and
and Training motivational presentation. INTRODUCTORY
Presenter: Vince Poscente, author, former This session will explore how to control the
INTERMEDIATE Olympian, motivational speaker, Radical high cost of slip and fall incidents through
As we become an increasingly global com- Safety prevention, statistical analysis, incident
munity, we’ll come across people from dif- investigation, claims management and liti-
ferent cultures, either when working abroad gation management. You’ll learn about tri-
bometers and how to distinguish between

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static coefficient of friction and dynamic 16 follow-up employee survey revealed signifi-
coefficient of friction. We’ll also discuss dif- cant improvements in the company’s safety
ferent floor coverings and their characteris- The Undeniable Truths Every culture. These improvements correspond to
tics. You’ll gain the ability to make educated Leader Must Know About consistent decline in incident rates. In this
recommendations for flooring materials to session, we’ll explore the company’s five-
improve floor safety, and learn about various ADVANCED year journey, sharing both the successes and
industry testing standards and the proper Join Jim Spigener as he shares the undeni- the bumps encountered along the road.
use and installation of floor mats. able truths he has learned over the course of Presenters: Sherry Perdue, senior partner,
Presenter: Russell Kendzior, president, his career. This session will hone in on stan- Safety Performance Solutions Inc., and Chris
National Floor Safety Institute dards and conventional wisdom that have Plue, senior vice president, Webcor Builders
been around for years and challenge whether
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when it comes to safety performance. We’ll
The Day We Will Remember discuss how – if blockers to better safety What Employees Think About
results exist – you can channel resources, Safety: Trends from Safety
INTERMEDIATE best practices and proven strategies, that, if Culture Assessments and Focus
In this session, Ricky Rollins will discuss the implemented properly, can deliver sustain- Group Interviews
workplace incident that almost took his life able results, as well as how to inspire learn-
23 years ago and how it could have affected ing and create a high-performance culture. ADVANCED
his family if he had died that day. He’ll also Presenter: Jim Spigener, chief client officer, This session highlights more than 20 years of
share four stories – from the perspective of DEKRA Organization Safety and Reliability safety culture assessments – including infor-
friend, father, husband, brother, co-worker, mation from more than 300,000 safety culture
supervisor and department manger – about 17 survey responses from hundreds of organiza-
how his circle has been affected. Some are tions, structured employee interviews, and
good things, and some are not so good, but Understanding Your safety management systems and leader-
each story has lessons in it for all of us: Learn Environmental Responsibilities ship behavior assessments. Although most
from others. Use your influence. Don’t let employees believe leaders care about safety,
ego or pride get in the way. Brother’s keeper INTERMEDIATE much more is still expected from leadership to
takes two. Just do your job. We will never This session is designed for the professional help build an ideal safety culture. Comments
remember how much product we make who has assumed environmental responsi- from employee interviews will be highlighted,
today! bilities in his or her organization, or who sim- demonstrating the level of emotion and hon-
Presenter: Ricky Rollins, president, Ricky ply wants to achieve a better understanding est feelings employees are sometimes fearful
Rollins Safety Speeches of federal environmental regulations such as to express directly to management. We’ll also
the Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Resource discuss common sources of misunderstand-
Conservation and Recovery Act; and Com- ings between front-line employees and orga-
prehensive Environmental Response, Com- nizational leaders.
pensation, and Liability Act. You’ll gain a Presenters: Ronnie Collins, director of safety,
better understanding of the basic require- Shockey Companies, and Steve Roberts,
ments of each regulation and how they apply senior partner, Safety Performance Solutions
in industry. Inc.
Presenter: Salvatore Caccavale, president,
IHN Safety Services 20

18 Workplace Violence:
What Really Happens?
Using a Safety Culture
Assessment to Drive Change: ADVANCED
One Construction Company’s What really happens during an act of work-
Five-Year Journey place violence? Drawing upon multiple com-
bat tours as a Marine Corps infantry officer
INTERMEDIATE and extensive study of workplace violence
In 2014, Webcor Builders, a large com- in corporate America, Lev Pobirsky will help
mercial construction contractor, began a you recognize signs of troubled employ-
journey to improve worker safety by focus- ees and shed much-needed light on how
ing on safety culture. Efforts began with a humans respond to potentially violent situ-
comprehensive safety culture assessment ations. In today’s volatile environment, man-
that revealed both strengths and opportu- aging workplace violence risk is a must. In
nities. Since then, the company has made a this session, you’ll gain awareness of histori-
number of changes geared toward cultivat- cal workplace violence events and societal
ing an “Actively Caring” culture. The results trends, the ability to spot warning signs of
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troubled employees, an understanding of Monday, Sept. 9, 24
what happens to the body and mind when 2:30–3:30 p.m.
violence unfolds, and best practices for miti- Can You Defend Your Training?
gating workplace violence risk. 22
Presenter: Lev Pobirsky, senior director, INTERMEDIATE
safety and security, Pepsi-Cola National A Global Approach to Ladder The American National Standards Commit-
Brand Beverages Injuries: Working Together to tee Z490.1 on Criteria for Accepted Practices
Prevent Injuries and Save Lives in Safety, Health and Environmental Train-
Monday, Sept. 9, 2–2:45 p.m. ing Standard was created in response to the
INTERMEDIATE recognized need for improvement in envi-
21 An international panel will share how its mem- ronmental, health and safety training. In this
bers’ countries are preventing workplace haz- session, we’ll explore why quality training
Green Beans & Ice Cream: ards, with a special focus on ladder-related is required to ensure that workers and EHS
Beyond Zero Injuries incidents and fall protection. In this session, professionals have the knowledge, skills and
speakers from the United States, United abilities necessary to protect themselves
INTERMEDIATE Kingdom and India share an international and others in the workplace. We’ll discuss
For years, safety leaders have been chal- perspective on preventing ladder-related how the standard covers the major elements
lenged with the goal of zero injuries. Millions injuries. Learn cutting-edge and novel of an effective training program to ensure
of dollars have been spent by leading firms approaches to workplace safety taken by workers are properly trained and educated
in search of zero, the “holy grail” of safety. workers in other countries, and how U.S. on workplace hazards, risks and controls.
Many of these efforts have proved beneficial. safety standards are helping these coun- Presenter: Daniel Snyder, owner, SPAN
Yet, many others must be questioned. Some tries in turn. The session will include an International Training LLC
of the finest safety cultures meet the goal of international angle on emerging trends in
zero, only to find that a tragic event shatters equipment and guidelines, as well as case 25
zero, leaving it a hollow memory. Why does studies on preventing injuries and saving
this happen? Is zero really the right goal, or is lives. Drug Tests and Disincentives:
there a better one that will drive continuous Presenters: Chris Chivell, national safety Effective Programs That Won’t
safety improvement? Learn what lies beyond manager, TB Davies; Dave Francis, national Drive Down Injury Reporting
zero, and how this is the goal your culture safety director, Little Giant Ladder Systems;
must strive for to not only survive, but thrive, and Agastya Sagar Veesamsetty, head of INTERMEDIATE
in today’s competitive landscape. business development, Sagar Asia Does OSHA allow post-incident drug test-
Presenter: Bill Sims Jr., president, The Bill ing? Can you discipline an injured employee
Sims Co. Inc. 23 for not following safety rules? What about
rate-based incentive programs? OSHA
Assessing and Addressing Risk expects employers to develop a reasonable
Tolerance in the Workplace system for employees to report work-related
injuries and illnesses and encourage them to
INTERMEDIATE do so. In this session, we’ll discuss ways your
In the past, we believed workers didn’t incentive programs can encourage employ-
recognize the hazards in the workplace, ees to report their injuries and illnesses, and
and our safety programs focused on safety how you can use post-incident drug testing
awareness. When we look at risk tolerance, and disciplinary programs as a way to consis-
we find that individuals may properly iden- tently enforce legitimate work rules.
tify the hazards, but accept the risk and pro- Presenters: Lisa Neuberger, editor, work-
ceed with the task anyway. This session will place safety and environment, and Travis
provide an understanding of why an indi- Rhoden, senior editor, workplace safety, J. J.
vidual’s risk tolerance drives behavior that Keller & Associates Inc.
can lead to injuries. We’ll discuss thought
patterns and beliefs that lead to risk-
tolerant behavior, identifiable categories of
risk tolerance that may be present in your
workforce, as well as a case study of how
an understanding of risk tolerance was used
to establish a new office in a highly risk-
tolerant part of the world.
Presenter: William Garnes, SSHE project
manager, ExxonMobil Global Services Co.

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26 28 Presenters: Rachael Cooper, Tom Musick,
Lisa Robinson and Emily Whitcomb, senior
Early Injury Intervention, I2P2 – Why Wait for OSHA? program managers, National Safety Council
Disrupting the Paradigm
of Health and Safety – INTERMEDIATE 30
An Employer’s Perspective Injury and Illness Prevention Programs are
required in some State Plans, and OSHA has Just a Second Ago ...
INTRODUCTORY been working toward making them a require- the Shortcut That Changed
Traditional occupational health programs ment for all, so why wait? Having an I2P2 is Everything
have long provided reactionary care for good safety management, and many com-
the injured worker. The increase in preven- panies already have most of the pieces in INTRODUCTORY
tion and early intervention programs using place to make a formal plan. In this presen- Brad Livingston was involved in back-to-back
athletic trainers embedded in the work- tation, we’ll discuss leadership commitment, explosions that were 100% preventable. The
force has dramatically improved injury and worker participation, hazard identification and contributing factors were the same that
severity rates, as well as decreased work- assessment, hazard prevention and control, exist in every type of organization – short-
ers’ compensation costs for industry. In this education and training, and recordkeeping. cuts, complacency, pride, bad attitudes and
session, you’ll learn how the world’s largest A director from Cal/OSHA will present the improper perspectives. Given only a 5%
grower and processor of almonds shifted its requirements of its regulation that has been chance of surviving his injuries, Brad pulled
model of care from a reactive occupational in place since the ‘90s and is the No. 1 cited through and now shares his story. In this
health program that uses nurses to a proac- violation in both construction and general session, he’ll discuss the “ripple effect” –
tive model – reversing high injury rates and industry. including what he and, more important, his
reducing associated costs while improving Presenters: Juan Calderon, district manager, family went through – to stress to attendees
the health and morale of its workforce. State of California, Division of Occupa- that they cannot allow these factors to be
Presenters: James Allivato, senior director tional Safety and Health, and David Jewell, part of their workplace. “You think it can’t
of operations, and Stacy Bierce, vice presi- regional safety consultant, Conney Safety happen to you?”
dent of organizational development, ATI Products Presenter: Brad Livingston, motivational
Worksite Solutions; and Jack Moss, director safety speaker, Safety Difference
of safety, risk and health, Blue Diamond 29
Growers 31
Impaired Driving: Drowsy, Drunk,
27 Distracted, Drugged OSHA Recordkeeping
and ITA Electronic Reporting:
How a Major American Airline INTERMEDIATE What Goes Wrong?
Made the Shift From Truck Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause
to iPad Based Audiometry of injury in the workplace. Impaired drivers INTRODUCTORY
may account for this leading workplace safety Is your company in compliance with OSHA’s
INTERMEDIATE issue. Learn about the four D’s of impaired recordkeeping requirements? Do you know
Frustrated by the cost, inconvenience and driving: drowsy, drunk, distracted and which workplace injuries and illnesses
unreliability of using a service provider to drugged. Is your workforce driving impaired? have to be recorded and/or reported, and
manage annual hearing testing, a major Can you identify the risk factors? How can you which do not? OSHA’s electronic reporting
American airline knew there had to be a bet- reduce the risk and protect your workforce? requirements are in effect, and many estab-
ter way. It chose to bring its hearing program Join us to learn more about impaired driving. lishments may have missed the reporting
in-house with iPad-based audiometry. This deadline or improperly reported because
new equipment is automated, easy to use of lingering confusion about their report-
and optimized for use outside of a sound ing requirements. This session will provide
booth. It offers advanced data management you with a comprehensive understanding of
and a host of managed services that have your electronic reporting obligations, and
improved and simplified the airline’s overall explore the complexities of recordkeeping
program. During this presentation, repre- through a challenging game of “Recordable
sentatives from both companies will share or Not Recordable?”
how the shift to portable, tablet audiometry Presenter: Greg Duncan, environmental,
and paperless data management has signifi- health and safety expert, VelocityEHS
cantly reduced costs, increased testing effi-
ciency, and improved employee experience.
Presenters: Kim McDaniel, safety program
lead, Southwest Airlines; and Kate Mosley,
product manager, SHOEBOX Inc.

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32 34 After sifting through fatal incident reports
and statistics for a decade, Rodd and his
Rethinking Risk Assessment: Safe 4 the Right Reasons: aerospace engineer son have determined
Adding the 3rd Dimension The Ticket to Employee Safety that the vast majority of victims make one
Engagement of four “fatal flubs” in the last minute before
ADVANCED they die. Knowing how these mental mis-
When risk assessments are discussed, the INTERMEDIATE takes happen, when they will happen and
conversation often has several themes. The conventional approach to employee countering them is the key – when all else
Everyone agrees that risk assessment is help- safety (rules, regulations, policies and proce- has failed – to staying alive.
ful for prioritization of their time and safety dures) misses the mark, delivering frustrating Presenter: Rodd Wagner, author and Forbes
resources. In addition, most initially will say and meager results. “Safe 4 the Right Rea- columnist, Rock Solid Strategy LLC
these assessments are, in theory, “easy.” sons” explains our human nature, why we do
Often, the conversation then turns to the some of the things we do and why we don’t 37
limitations of the common risk assessment do some of the things we should. We’ll dis-
matrixes. The potential severity of an inci- cuss the critical aspects that drive behavior The Psychology of Risk
dent usually is fairly easy to determine based change and motivate employees to be safe, Homeostasis: Why Smart
upon the amount and/or type of hazardous not just for themselves, but for others who Technology Makes Us
energy in the environment. The likelihood or count on them. You’ll learn how employees Take More Risks
probability of an exposure often is a bit more can watch out for one another so that when
difficult to determine. In this session, we’ll they see something, they can say something. ADVANCED
discuss why expanding the matrix concept Presenter: Dale Lesinski, vice president, Smart technologies, such as proximity alert
to include common human factors – those DiVal Safety Equipment systems, smartphones and automation,
behaviors we all display from time to time – are supposed to make us safer. So why do
may make it a much more effective tool. 35 humans react to them by taking more risks?
Presenter: Gary Higbee, senior safety In this session, we’ll discuss studies that show
consultant, SafeStart The Drug Buzz Now: Preparing the impact of technology – how we take more
for 2020 – Managing Marijuana risks because of it, and how it can make our
33 and Rx in Your Workplace sites/performance worse through risk homeo-
stasis. Smart technology also introduces a
Risk Assessment and Safety INTERMEDIATE serious degree of confusion for human opera-
Review of Collaborative Robots The landscape surrounding a sound drug- tors regarding their assessment of risks. In
and AMRs: Methodology and free workplace policy is rapidly and radically this session, you’ll learn how these limitations
Case Studies changing, carrying a significant safety, finan- can be overcome by the application of sound
cial and legal risk to employers. We’ll discuss cognitive psychological principles.
ADVANCED solutions to the newest challenges (How Presenter: Mark Pergrem, senior safety
New and sophisticated robotic applica- does marijuana impact my company? Should consultant, SAFEMap
tions are developing rapidly. Collaborative I test for it?); approaches to complying with
robots, autonomous mobile robots, and conflicting state and federal laws; your right
changing uses for conventional robots con- to prohibit, test and discipline for marijuana;
tinue as the top growth solutions to keep recent case law that can help you avoid legal
pace and maximize safety and efficiency. challenges; how to design protocols around
However, the applicability of existing safety pain medications without violating privacy
regulations/industry consensus standards laws; and best practices for a defensible
are challenged. In this session, you’ll hear policy.
about real-world case studies, includ- Presenter: Christine Clearwater, president,
ing safety requirements for new robotic Drug-Free Solutions Group LLC
products development, and the methods/
findings of robotic risk assessments con- 36
ducted for high-tech, warehousing, and
research and development labs. The Fatal Flub: Avoiding
Presenter: Nate Scott, associate consultant, the Mental Mistakes
BSI EHS Services and Solutions That Will Kill You

INTERMEDIATE
New York Times bestselling author Rodd
Wagner began his career as a newspaper
reporter covering “cops and courts,” includ-
ing the emergency services that respond to
fatalities. “What were they thinking?” he’d
ask the incident commanders. They didn’t
have an answer then, but Rodd does now.

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38 and why it’s important, situations involv- 42
ing EI, tools to help you determine your EI,
The Workforce Labor Shortage: and ways to change your EI. It’s more than a Culture Transformation Across
A Discussion of the Risks and the buzzword – it’s one of the strongest predic- Global Locations
Solutions to Protect Our People tors of an individual’s success!
Presenter: Cece Weldon, president, IBEX ADVANCED
INTERMEDIATE Strategy Group Domtar Personal Care, a leading manufac-
Labor experts have predicted that the turer of high-quality and innovative absorbent
United States won’t have the workforce to Monday, Sept. 9 hygiene products with manufacturing plants
maintain or rebuild our country’s infrastruc- 3–3:45 p.m. throughout North America and Europe, has
ture. Currently, shortages of skilled labor, as been successfully executing a strategy that
well as management, have been reported. 40 focuses on creating value for the internal
The problem is worsening by the day, with customers of its safety efforts. Efforts that
no clear solution on the horizon. The safety Buried Alive: A Survivor’s Story transform safety must be focused on value
risks associated with the labor crisis will be creation and be perceived as valuable to
unprecedented and touch every aspect of INTERMEDIATE the employees and leadership. This session
your organization. As a leader, your abil- In this session, Joe Tantarelli recalls the explores, in detail, the practical approach
ity to implement solutions for this problem events of June 5, 1983, when he was nearly taken (and the lessons learned) over the past
might be the hallmark or ultimate failure of buried alive by a trench that collapsed on five years across global locations – leverag-
your career. In this session, we’ll seek to bet- him while he was installing piping. Joe will ing the methodology outlined in the 2013
ter understand the problem, then discuss explore how human error contributed to book, “STEPS to Safety Culture Excellence,”
solutions. serious mistakes that nearly cost him his life. to strategically improve both safety perfor-
Presenter: Nicholas Kuntz, vice president, He’ll also discuss the physical and emotional mance and culture.
producer, Alliant Insurance Services effects that incidents such as this have on Presenters: Kirk Bagnal, director of global
not only the person injured, but also family, environment, health, and safety, Domtar
39 friends, co-workers and a company’s safety Personal Care; and Shawn Galloway, presi-
culture. You’ll learn strategies to help work- dent and chief operating officer, ProAct
Why Safety Professionals Fail ers avoid these types of incidents. Safety Inc.
Presenter: Joe Tantarelli, safety consultant,
ADVANCED SafeStart 43
Are you having a difficult time communicat-
ing with your team or supervisor? Is it chal- Monday, Sept. 9 Elevating Your Temporary
lenging to get your initiatives approved? Are 4–5 p.m. Staffing Agency Worker Safety
you not advancing in your career? If you’re Programs
unaware of how you’re presenting yourself, 41
if you’re turning off others with abrasive INTRODUCTORY
behaviors or you cave under minimal stress, Achieving EHS Excellence: In this panel discussion, you’ll learn what
no one will stick around long enough to Best Practices from the 2019 it takes to initiate best safety practices for
hear your message – let alone consider you Campbell Award Winner employers – including temporary staffing
for advancement in the organization. In this agencies – to provide the best workforce
session, we’ll discuss emotional intelligence ADVANCED staff for industrial (manufacturing), con-
Achieving and maintaining environmental, struction, warehouse, office and other types
health and safety excellence is a process of of occupations. Panelists will answer ques-
continuous improvement, primarily because tions to help understand the level of com-
of the integration of EHS management into mitment needed, as well as the benefits of
business operations. By submitting applica- providing safe workplaces. We’ll discuss
tions and undergoing rigorous onsite assess- how improving management commitment
ments of their operations, all recipients of and leadership, the candidate qualification
the Robert W. Campbell Award have shown and selection process, safety orientation
that an integrated EHS management system and training, safety culture, and incident
is crucial to building and growing a sustain- management can set you above the rest!
able business. Learn how the 2019 Camp- Presenters: Robert Lewellen, director of
bell Award recipient has achieved success safety and loss prevention, EmployBridge,
while improving business performance and and Max Torres, manager of risk manage-
increasing profitability. ment, Helpmates Staffing Services
Presenter: 2019 Campbell Award winner,
senior level EHS professional, Unknown

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