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November, 2014
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS
“Providing Leadership & Direction to the Safety Professional since 1911”
The Safety Net
San Diego
The President’s Catch—November, 2014
Dear Fellow San Diego Safety Professionals! respective locations where they felt they
could do the most based on their personal
As I write this I am still rejoicing in the Urphysical capabilities.
ban Forest Community event we participated in on October 25th along with RIMS (Risk
In one area; Steve Thompson, Varie ChapInsurance Managers Society), IICF
nick and Debra Parker pulled out old dead
(Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation)
bougainvillea and dead plants, weeded
and PWI (Professional Women in Insurance)
some planter boxes and tilled the soil.
volunteers.
Debra and Varie then worked for hours
planting herbs.
About 30 people gathered together on a
warm Saturday morning at 7:30 am. to
The bulk of the team worked the largest
plant, cultivate, weed and prepare an area patch of space planting and cultivating fruit
in Spring Valley that will sustain a communi- trees, berry bushes and ground cover. Dan
ty garden. Volunteers created a garden that Hopwood, Andy Buxman and the entire
will provide for generations to come; fresh Long Family; Allison her brother and parand natural food to families on a 24/7 basis. ents, worked tirelessly on digging holes for
planting.
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
1-2
Garden Party Pictures 3
Garden Party Letter
4
Government Affairs
5-7
Membership Chair
8
JOBS / PDC Update
8
Breakfast Meeting
9
NC Lunch Meeting
10
Calendar of Events
10
December Luncheon
11
LIST OF OFFICERS
12
Exec Bd Mtng Minutes 12-13
NFPA News
13
ASSE NEWS Releases
14
We had two “next generation” helpers; Michael May and Felix Feemster helping their
mom’s and the other volunteers in planting
seeds and cleaning up.
Society Elections
15-16
Code of Conduct
17
OSHA NEWS Releases
18
Product RECALLS
19
Ron Marx worked with Kevin Sweeney of
SDYS to ensure we left the new plantings
freshly watered, ending the day with Pizza!
It doesn’t get much better than that!
HELPFUL links
20
7:30 am. briefing... ready set go!
Thank you to all of the Volunteers. What an
amazing legacy you have left for the future
After an overview from the design team for health of the Spring Valley Community!
the Garden volunteers fanned out to their
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As we end the year we still have some great events in
store for you our valued San Diego chapter members.
As we gather together with friends and family this month
for Thanksgiving; on behalf of your Board we wish you all
a wonderful month ahead. May you enjoy time with those
Our November 18th - Breakfast will be at the Red Cross
you care about. Thank you for all you do for our communiheadquarters and will include a continental breakfast with
ties.
the opportunity to write holiday cards to wounded warriFor our members who are Veterans, thank you for your
ors at Balboa Naval hospital (ASSE will provide the cards)
service. On November 11th and always we are forever
PLUS a tour of the Red Cross emergency command center.
indebted to your sacrifice and support
Note this is the third Tuesday of the
of our great nation. I hope everyone
month. A change due to Veterans Day!
will put their flag out and honor a veteran.
December 9th – Holiday Lunch and 2014
Please know that the board thanks you
SPY award at Temple Emanu-El. For the
for this opportunity to serve you!
third year in a row the board has decided
to have our annual luncheon at Temple
Warmly,
Emanu-El in their beautiful social hall. We
Cathi
will enjoy food from the Golden Bagel, review the year and just enjoy each other’s
company. Plan on bringing a guest!
Did You Resolve to Get Your
ASP/CSP This Year?
Thinking about working on your ASP/CSP? If so, that’s outstanding and we are pulling for
you! If you’d like to participate in an ASP/CSP study group, call Enrique Medina, CSP to
start the ball rolling.
As a member of our Chapter, Enrique has volunteered his time (thank you Enrique!) to assist those interested in pursuing their ASP/CSP professional certification. Once Enrique hears from those that are interested, timeframes and locations can be identified.
Enrique can be reached at: (619) 297-1469 . Or [email protected]
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Urban Forest - Garden Party - October 25, 2014
CAVO (ASSE, RIMS, IICF, PWI)
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October 28, 2014
Mr. Kevin Sweeney
San Diego Youth Services
Real Estate Development Director
3255 Wing Street
San Diego, CA 92110
RE: CAVO Labor Donation – Spring Valley Campus
Dear Kevin:
On behalf of CAVO (Combined Association Volunteer Organization); thank you
for the opportunity to have volunteers from the memberships of the American
Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS),
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) and Professional Women in Insurance (PWI); donate volunteer labor for the planting of your Urban Food Forest at
the Spring Valley Campus.
Thirty (30) volunteers and community residents worked on the project from 7:30 AM to
12:30 PM on October 25, 2014. They dug holes, hauled dirt, and planted
trees and plants.
Thanks again for the opportunity for CAVO and our affiliates to support your
important community development work.
Sincerely,
Cathi Marx, ALCM, CHS-V, COSS
President; San Diego Chapter
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Executive board chair updates
Government Affairs Committee :
Communication Standard (HCS) at 29 CFR 1910.1200.
By Tom Bernitt, CSP
The first Letter of Interpretation, dated March 22, 2013,
and corrected on July 14, 2014, answers an employer's
questions on chemical product labeling. The employer
asked if a web address could be used instead of a physical or mailing address on the required HCS 2012 label.
OSHA said that while a web address may be included, a
physical or mailing address must be used because many
small businesses do not have ready access to the Internet.
OSHA: Workers Are Not Being Protected From
Chemical Hazards
EHS Today (10/09/14) Smith, Sandy
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is launching “a national dialogue” with stakeholders to address worker exposure to dangerous chemicals in the workplace, according to OSHA Assistant SecOSHA also clarified that a trade name may be used in
retary of Labor David Michaels. A request for information
place of the legal company name, as long as the trade
on the management of hazardous chemical exposures in
name is recognizable to downstream users.
the workplace and approaches for updating permissible
exposure limits (PELs) constitutes the first phase of the
OSHA's second recently posted interpretation, dated
dialogue. Ninety-five percent of OSHA's current PELs,
September 20, 2013, provides guidance to an employer
which cover less than 500 chemicals, have not been upon labeling ampoules that are 5 mL or smaller. The emdated in the more than four decades since their adoption.
ployer told the agency that due to the small size of the
Michaels notes the current PELs cover a mere fraction of
containers, fitting all label elements on the label requires
the tens of thousands of chemicals used in U.S. workusing a very small font size, which renders the hazard
places. “New chemicals are
information illegible. Additionally,
the employers said it would be
introduced into the workplace
cost-prohibitive to use pull-out or
every year and we’re struggling
fold-back labels, tags, or other
to keep up,” he acknowledges.
Ninety-five percent of OSHA's
methods.
Significant resources must be
current PELs, which cover less than
funneled into issuing new exThe employer asked OSHA if it
posure limits or updating exist500 chemicals, have not been updated
would be acceptable under the
ing workplace exposure limits,
revised HCS to use only the sigas courts mandate complicated
in the more than four decades since
nal word, hazard statement, and
analyses for each proposed
pictogram on the label so that it
their adoption.
PEL. “While we will continue to
would be easier to read.
work on updating our workplace exposure limits, we are
OSHA responded with a "no."
asking public health experts,
Paragraph (f)(1) of the HCS rechemical manufacturers, employers, unions and others
quires the chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor
to ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals
committed to preventing workplace illnesses to help us
leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with
identify new approaches to address chemical hazards,”
the following information: (1) a product identifier; (2) sigMichaels says. OSHA is seeking public comment on a
nal word; (3) hazard statement(s); (4) pictogram(s); (5)
number of new strategies that include simplified apprecautionary statement(s); and (6) the name, address,
proaches for risk assessment and feasibility analyses,
and telephone number of the responsible party.
and alternative strategies for handling chemical exposures, such as control banding, task-based approaches,
and informed substitution.
OSHA posts new, revised HazCom interpretations
October 14, 2014
OSHA recently posted three new or updated Letters of
Interpretation providing guidance on the revised Hazard
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In addition, OSHA said that chemical users must be able
to read labels without the use of any device, with the exception of corrective lenses for those whose vision requires them.
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An illegible label would not meet the requirements of the
HCS. OSHA also said that while fold-out or pull-out tags
are a good solution, if they are not feasible, then employers
may refer to an earlier OSHA interpretation that said the
container label must include the following, at a minimum:
• Product identifier
• Appropriate pictograms
• Manufacturer's name and phone number
• Signal word
• A statement indicating the full label information for the
chemical is provided on the outside package.
The outside packaging must comply with the following:
• All the applicable label elements, as defined in 29 CFR
1910.1200(f)(1).
• The outside package must be clearly marked to ensure
the complete label elements are visible and it must clearly
inform users that the small container must be stored in the
outer container bearing the complete label. The complete
label must be maintained on the outer package (e.g., not
torn, defaced, destroyed).
• The manufacturer must ensure that any alternative labeling used does not conflict with any other standards. As
such, the outside packaging must not present a hazard
while the material is being stored.
The third interpretive letter, dated May 13, 2013, concerns
electronic distribution of safety data sheets (SDSs). An employer wanted to upload all of its SDSs online and then
make them accessible to all of its customers, informing
them of the location of the SDSs through an "e-labeling"
product information card with each shipment. The employer
asked OSHA if notifying customers of the availability of the
SDSs in this way would meet the requirements of the HCS.
verifiable form of notification (such as a letter or email) is
provided with all the information necessary to access the
SDS(s).
4. The manufacturer must ensure that some positive and
verifiable form of notification is provided to ensure that the
downstream user is aware when SDSs are updated.
Downstream users must be allowed to choose whether
they would like to receive SDSs electronically through an elabeling system and be able to opt-out at any time. If a user
opts-out, they must be provided with hard copies of the
SDSs as a part of their next shipment.
OSHA's revised Hazard Communication Standard (HSC)
required employers to train employees on the new label
elements and new Safety Data Sheet (SDS) 16-section
format and ensure that workers understand how to effectively access the appropriate hazard information on the updated labels and SDSs. The new training requirements
went into effect on December 1, 2013.
With eight months having passed, J.J. Keller asked
OSHA about how compliance officers are enforcing the
training requirements
Q: How are compliance officers verifying the training
has been done … and done effectively? What types of
things are they looking for?
A: Compliance officers will interview workers and review
training records kept by the employer to verify that the employer provided the required training on the elements of the
HazCom 2012 standard. The compliance officer will verify
that workers have been given information on the new label
elements and new Safety Data Sheet 16-section format,
and that workers understand how to effectively access the
appropriate hazard information on the updated labels and
SDSs. In addition, the compliance officer will ensure the
employer provided the training in a language and vocabulary the worker understands.
OSHA said that no, "e-labeling" product information would
not be compliant with 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(6)(ii). While
the agency does allow for the use of electronic distribution
of SDS, the system the employer proposed would not meet
all of the requirements OSHA has outlined for the electronic Q: Do most inspections show that employers have
distribution of SDSs.
conducted the training? Any trends among those who
have not conducted it (e.g., smaller employers, certain
OSHA says manufacturers, importers and distributors who industries?) Any industries that have done especially
would like to use an electronic system for distribution of
well at the training?
SDSs must meet the following requirements:
A: From December 1, 2013, to August 21, 2014, OSHA
1. The manufacturer must ensure that the downstream user conducted a total of 16,697 inspections in which at least
has agreed to this type of information access, ("opt-in").
one violation was identified. Of those 16,697 inspections,
1,419 (8.5%) found a violation of the HazCom training re2. The manufacturer cannot require the downstream user
quirement, and 534 (3.2%) resulted in a specific violation of
to purchase new technology in order to obtain the SDS.
the training requirement for labels and SDSs [29 CFR
1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)].
3. The manufacturer must ensure that some positive and
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Some of the industry groups most frequently cited for violating the training requirement include: machine shops; automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance;
miscellaneous fabricated metal manufacturing; electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring; commercial
and institutional building construction; skilled nursing care
facilities; fabricated structural metal manufacturing; plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractors; foundation,
structure, and building exterior contractors, including masonry and roofing contractors; and hotels and motels.
OSHA has not analyzed inspection data to specifically
identify those industries that have done well at fulfilling the
HazCom training.
Q: How are compliance officers verifying the training
has been done … and done effectively? What types of
things are they looking for?
miscellaneous fabricated metal manufacturing; electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring; commercial
and institutional building construction; skilled nursing care
facilities; fabricated structural metal manufacturing; plumbing, heating and air conditioning contractors; foundation,
structure, and building exterior contractors, including masonry and roofing contractors; and hotels and motels.
OSHA has not analyzed inspection data to specifically
identify those industries that have done well at fulfilling the
HazCom training requirement..
Q: What deficiencies are compliance officers finding
most with regard to the training?
A: More than half of training-related HazCom violations
were issued because employers failed to provide effective
information and training on hazardous chemicals at the
time of employment or when new chemicals were introduced.
A: Compliance officers will interview workers and review
Q: Given that HazCom is historically near the top of
training records kept by the emOSHA's most cited standards
ployer to verify that the employer
year-in and year-out, has the
provided the required training on
awareness/outreach from the
Compliance officers will interview
GHS/HazCom 2012 rule imthe elements of the HazCom
workers and review training records
2012 standard. The compliance
proved OVERALL Hazcom
officer will verify that workers
compliance?
kept by the employer to verify that
have been given information on
the new label elements and new
A: At this time, we have not fully
the employer provided the required
Safety Data Sheet 16-section
evaluated how HazCom 2012
training on the elements of the
format, and that workers underoutreach has impacted overall
stand how to effectively access
compliance with the HazCom
HazCom 2012 standard.
the appropriate hazard inforStandard.
mation on the updated labels
and SDSs. In addition, the comQ: The agency has said it is
pliance officer will ensure the employer provided the trainworking on a compliance directive to reflect the
ing in a language and vocabulary the worker understands. HazCom changes. Do you have a projected date for
that to be finalized?
Q: Do most inspections show that employers have
conducted the training? Any trends among those who A: OSHA is working on a revision to the current Hazard
have not conducted it (e.g., smaller employers, certain Communication directive (1998) to incorporate the revised
industries?) Any industries that have done especially
HCS 2012 requirements and letters of interpretation. OSHA
well at the training?
plans to provide inspection guidance to compliance officers
in time to meet the June 1, 2015 effective date.
A: From December 1, 2013, to August 21, 2014, OSHA
conducted a total of 16,697 inspections in which at least
Q: How is OSHA preparing for enforcement of the next
one violation was identified. Of those 16,697 inspections,
phases of the HazCom effective dates (e.g., the June 1,
2015, requirement)? Will enforcement of those provi1,419 (8.5%) found a violation of the HazCom training requirement, and 534 (3.2%) resulted in a specific violation of sions start immediately after June 1?
the training requirement for labels and SDSs [29 CFR
1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)].
A: OSHA anticipates that enforcement of the next HazCom
phases will begin the day after each effective compliance
Some of the industry groups most frequently cited for viodate: June 1, 2015; December 1, 2015; and June 1, 2016.
lating the training requirement include: machine shops; automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance;
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“Providing Leadership & Direction to the Safety Professional since 1911”
Membership Chair:
By Suzanne May, ARM, CSP
Welcome to our new members!
Michael Mims, Smart Safety
New Members: Your first breakfast (or North County Section lunch) as a new member is still “on us”. Please wait until your name
shows up in the newsletter to use your coupon as it ensures that we have received your registration confirmation. Let Allison Long or
Michael Navedeh know you plan to use your free breakfast when you RSVP for the meeting. We will maintain a list of all free meals at
the registration table if you have any questions.
Update from Society: If you change jobs or otherwise change your primary address with ASSE, the system will automatically change
your chapter affiliation to the one nearest your new address unless you check the box that instructs them not do to so.
2015 Professional Development Conference – The Committee is Working Hard!
Luncheon Keynote Speaker Selected
Our 2015 PDC, which will be held on March 10th, is being worked on diligently by Dan Hopwood, Chair and several Committee
Members. Committee members to-date include: Steve Workman, Suzanne May, Cait Casey, Allison Long, Chris Maliki, Isaac
Szmuilowicz and Tom Bernitt. Ex-Officio members include Cathi Marx our Chapter President, Amy Leung, President-Elect and Rick
Kaullen, our Treasurer.
Undersheriff Ed Prendergast Confirmed as 2015 Chapter PDC Keynote Speaker
We are pleased to announce that the PDC Committee has confirmed Undersheriff Prendergast will be the keynote speaker at our
March 10, 2015 Local ASSE PDC.
Undersheriff Prendergast holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego and is a member of the California State Bar. He earned his BA
in Sociology and Urban Studies from the prestigious Columbia University in New York City. He is a guest lecturer at the University of San Diego School of Law, teaching Police Decision Making and Police Use of Force. He also teaches Critical Incident Leadership in the P.O.S.T. Management school.
The PDC Committee continues to work on the event and will have more details to share with our membership in the next newsletter. We will be announcing our conference location, fees and additional speaker line-up in the very near future, so please be
on the look-out for that information. In the meantime, please block your calendars for March 10, 2015!
Thank you – Your 2015 PDC Committee
Job-Line
By David Ferguson
Looking for a new job? Visit our job-line at http://sandiegoasse.org/jobs/ to see current opportunities such
as: Risk Control Consultant; Safety & Health Consultant; Sr. Loss Control Professional; Certified Industrial
Hygienist; Risk and Safety Professional; Instructor for OSHA 10-Hour Course. Check out these and other
great jobs today!
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ASSE November Breakfast
at the Red Cross Command Center!
11/18/2014
NOTE THE DATE CHANGE!
7:15 am.- Registration
7:30 am to 9:00 am – Breakfast and Tour
Click Here to Register
Holiday cards available to write a note to a wounded warrior
Location: San Diego Red Cross
3950 Calle Fortunada,
San Diego, CA 92123
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NORTH COUNTY SECTION LUNCH MEETING November 19
Topic - Emergency Preparedness - Experiences During Wildland Fires
By David Harrison, Capt., USN Ret.
Mr. David Harrison currently holds the role as Emergency Preparedness Manager for the City of Carlsbad and as Adjunct Faculty at National University, instructing in Domestic Security Management. Prior to that, Mr. Harrison held
the role as Homeland Security Coordinator for the City of San Diego and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of
California Irvine and University of California Riverside, instructing in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Terrorism. Mr. Harrison was a US Naval Officer and retired after 22 years of service as a Captain. Mr. Harrison currently is
a member of the San Diego County Emergency Services Organization (Unified Disaster Council) and National University’s Domestic Security Management Program Advisory Board.
DEA Lab
2815 Scott Street, Vista, CA 92081
Registration and Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m.
Welcome and Speaker begins at 12:00 p.m.
$10 for Members and Non-Members/Guests
RSVP
Please RSVP to Michael Navadeh, Section Chair: [email protected]
OR via credit card on the San Diego ASSE Chapter website events page:
http://sandiegoasse.org/events/?ee=56
Calendar of Special Events:
October 2014
Date
17-23
Event
Get Smart about Antibiotics Week
17-23
Week
National Teens Don’t Text and Drive
11/21-1/1
Tie One On For Safety
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ASSE San Diego Chapter
Holiday Lunch
12/9/2014
11:15 a.m.- Registration
11:30 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. - Lunch and
Chapter SPY award
$10 Per Person
Click here to Register/RSVP
Location:
Temple Emanu-El Social Hall
6299 Capri Drive
San Diego, CA 92120
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
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2014-2015 Officers
PRESIDENT:
Cathi Marx, ACLM, COSS, CHS-V,
CBRNE [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT:
Amy Leung, CSP, ARM
[email protected]
SECRETARY:
Allison Long
[email protected]
TREASURER:
Rick Kaullen, EHSM, COSS
rick.kaullen@sherwoodmechanica
l.com
PAST-PRESIDENT:
Gary Couture, COSS
[email protected]
NORTH COUNTY CHAIR:
Michael Navadeh, CSP, MS
[email protected]
NORTH COUNTY SEC/TRES:
Vaughn Osterhout, MS
[email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR:
Suzanne May, ARM, CSP
[email protected]
JOB LINE:
David Ferguson, CSP, CEA, REPA
[email protected]
PROGRAMS CHAIR:
Valerie Stakes
[email protected]
PUBLIC AFFAIRS:
Isaac Szmuilowicz, CSP, COSS
[email protected]
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS:
Tom Bernitt, CSP
[email protected]
WEBSITE COORDINATOR:
Cathi Marx, ACLM, COSS, CHS-V,
CBRNE [email protected]
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
Gary Couture, COSS
[email protected]
PDC COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Dan Hopwood, MPH, ARM, CSP,
CBCP [email protected]
House of Delegates Members:
Gary Couture, COSS
[email protected]
Dan Hopwood, MPH, ARM, CSP,
CBCP [email protected]
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San Diego ASSE Executive Board Meeting minutes
The Executive Board met on Tuesday,
October 7th. Attending: Dan Hopwood,
Amy Leung, Allison Long, Isaac Szmuilowicz, Rick Kaullen, David Ferguson, Gary
Couture. President-elect Amy Leung presided in place of President Cathi Marx,
who was away on business.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Rick Kaullen, our Treasurer, read the financial report dated September 30.
Members may view a copy of the report
upon request to our President, Cathi
Marx.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Review / Approve Minutes from September 2014: Minutes were reviewed
but there were not enough voting members present to meet quorum.
holiday cards from the Dollar Tree.
Breakfast will be bagels, cream cheese,
fruit, etc. from Costco. Member price will
be the same.
6. Garden Party Charity Event 10/25 –
Cathi: Flyers emailed to members, in the
Newsletter, and to be passed out at
meeting.
7. North County – By-laws added items
from 9/2 board input submitted for
Michael’s signature.
NEW BUSINESS
1. SPY Nominee – SPY nominee has been
selected and will be announced at the
December luncheon.
2. North County By-laws Comparison
and Review —There was no North County Delegate at the meeting.
2. Feedback on Souplantation: Allison
Long to contact Robert about having food CHAIR REPORTS
ready at 7 so members can start eating
North County: Vaughn – Absent
as soon as they get in. Switch speaker
location to the opposite side of the room Programs: Valerie – Absent, but
emailed to confirm that John Ruden will
so that it is less disruptive to leave and
speak on Blood Borne Pathogens early
get refills. Dan Hopwood to investigate
next year.
whether we could have our monthly
meetings at the SDG&E Community CenMembership: Suzanne – Absent
ter. We will be meeting offsite for the
November and December meetings.
Public Affairs: Isaac Szmuilowicz –
3. May 28th Dinner Event – Cathi: Proposed speaker is Wende Wylie, author of
“Calm-Ass Leadership” and one of the
1st female firefighters. Marriott Courtyard has been reserved. Possibility of cohosting event with RIMS/AIHA.
4. PDC – March 10, 2015 – Dan is still
looking into locations. Need to check
price of the Handlery and requirements
for using the SDG&E Community Center.
First committee meeting scheduled for
October 22nd at 8:00 am at The Zenith.
5. November 18th – Cathi to purchase
Red Cross Salute to Hero’s was an amazing event.
Governmental Affairs: Tom – Absent
Newsletter: Gary – Newsletter is ready
for publication. When submitting infor
mation to be included please make sure
all submittals are in portrait instead of
landscape orientation. Can alter submissions from Word, Publisher, PowerPoint
etc. but it is difficult to format submissions that are in PDF.
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Website: Cathi – Absent
Jobline:
David Ferguson – There are currently 20
postings. When submitting information please use Word
or no formatting.
Student Coordinator: Dan – Consider dissolving this
“committee” due to limited activity.
Next Board Meeting: November 4, 2014 - Board
Meeting – Phone In
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October 30, 2014 – As temperatures drop and consumers
begin cranking up their heating systems, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC) have launched a new online toolkit
to help local fire departments educate the public about the
associated risks of carbon monoxide (CO) in the months
ahead. November through February represent the leading
months for CO poisoning in the U.S., with a peak in December.
about the danger of carbon monoxide and, most importantly,
inform people about how CO alarms significantly reduce that
risk.”
Carbon monoxide is created when fuel burns incompletely,
and is often called the ‘invisible killer’ because it’s a poisonous
gas that’s invisible and odorless. When home heating equipment isn’t installed or working properly, the risk of higher levels of CO increases significantly.
In 2010, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated
80,100 non-fire incidents in which CO was found. The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention reports that from 19992010, an average of 430 people were killed by unintentional
CO poisoning per year.
NFPA and CPSC’s online toolkit provides a wealth of resources,
safety tips and advice for properly maintaining heating systems to prevent the buildup of CO in the home, while strongly
NFPA and CPSC announced the toolkit at a press conference
today at a Philadelphia fire station with Philadelphia Fire Com- advocating for the installation of CO alarms.
missioner Derrick J.V. Sawyer, NFPA President Jim Pauley, and “We all know that smoke alarms save lives, but it’s important
CPSC Vice Chairman Robert Adler. The event highlighted CO
to know that carbon monoxide alarms save lives too,” said
safety, prior to the upcoming winter season, and included a
CPSC Commissioner Robert Adler. “While about 95 percent of
local resident who spoke about how his CO alarm recently
U.S. homes have at least one smoke alarm, only 42 percent
saved his life from CO traced to a faulty hot water heater.
have a working CO alarm. Installing CO alarms on every floor
“Risks of carbon monoxide poisoning are highly preventable
by following simple, yet very important, safety precautions,”
said Pauley. “With help from local fire departments nationwide, our shared goal with the CPSC is to increase awareness
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of your home, keeping portable generators far away from your
home, and having a yearly inspection of gas appliances can
help your family avoid the invisible killer.”
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ASSE’s Professional Safety Journal: Incident Investigations Methods May Be Flawed
DES PLAINES, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2014) – Company supervisors
who lead incident investigations are not qualified to
offer recommendations for improving operating systems
because they lack sufficient knowledge of hazard identification and analysis, and risk assessment.
That’s the conclusion Fred Manuele, author of the cover story “Incident Investigation” draws in the October
issue of the American Society of Safety Engineer’s
monthly journal Professional Safety, after reviewing
1,800 incident investigation reports to assess how causal factors were identified and corrected. Reports were
often biased in favor of selecting an employee’s unsafe
act as the casual factor and did not proceed further into
the investigation.
praisals on themselves and the people in the reporting
structure above them.
Instead, Manuele favors using the five-why analysis system, a problem-solving technique he says is easy to
learn. Given an incident description, the investigator or
team would ask “why” five times to get the contributing
casual factors and outline the necessary corrective actions, he writes.
Having analyzed incident reports in which the five-why
system was used, the author offers several observations: 1) management commitment to identifying the
reality of casual factor is necessary for success; 2) Ensure that the first “why” is really a “why” and not a
“what” or a diversionary symptom; 3) Expect the repetiManuele says supervisors who lead incident investiga- tion of five-why exercises will be necessary to get the
tions can’t identify contributing factors that derive from idea across; 4) Be sure that management is prepared to
inadequacies in an organization’s culture, operation sys- act on the systemic causal factors identified a skill is detem, technical application and upper management erveloped in applying the five-why process.
rors. Many are reluctant to report deficiencies in the
Read this article at: http://www.asse.org/assets/1/7/
management system when writing performance ap-
ASSE Urges Employers to Protect Workers from Exposure to the Ebola Virus
DES PLAINES, Ill. (October 23, 2014) – The American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE) encourages employers to review the
latest government protocols established to protect workers
who come in contact with people showing symptoms of the
Ebola virus.
ASSE recommends that all occupational safety and health professionals with potential hazards and exposures with Ebola
should conduct an immediate risk assessment of their respective operations and facilities and then take appropriate action.
Employers need to review OSHA’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standard and other standards to protect their workASSE members and occupational safety and health stakeholders ers from exposure to the Ebola virus. Here are helpful links that
employers and workers should review and consider impleare looking for best practices in regards to addressing Ebola
menting if they do not have current and effective practices in
hazards and exposures. ASSE notes that the U.S. Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute for use :
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have released techhttp://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention/index.html
nical information for use by safety and health professionals,
first responders, medical facilities, laboratories, humanitarian
https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ebola/index.html
organizations, funeral or mortuary and any other industry in
contact or treating Ebola patients.
http://www.niosh.gov/vhf/ebola/index.html
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Date: October 31, 2014
Sent on Behalf of:
Committee
Subject:
Kathy A. Seabrook, CSP, CFIOSH, EurOSHM, Chair, 2014 – 2015 Nominations & Elections
2015 SOCIETY ELECTION SLATE OF CANDIDATES
The Nominations & Elections Committee is pleased to announce the preliminary Slate of Candidates for the 2015 Society election. Petition candidates have until December 1st to file completed petitions for inclusion on the March 1 ballot.
Those wishing to petition for a position on the ballot should notify the Nominations & Elections
Committee Chair by sending an email by November 16, to ASSE's Nominations & Elections
Committee Staff Liaison, Kim McDowell ([email protected]). The email should specify the
office for which they are petitioning. The petition process is outlined in the ASSE Bylaws and
Society Operations Guide 6.31, Article II Petition Nomination & III Candidate Petition Notification Form. Please review the form here.
ASSE CANDIDATE SLATE - 2015
The succession of candidates from Senior Vice President to President-Elect and President-Elect
to President is automatic. Therefore, Michael Belcher and Thomas Cecich will not appear on the
actual ballot.
President
Michael Belcher, CSP
President Elect
Thomas F. Cecich, CSP, CIH
Senior Vice President
Rixio Medina, CSP, CMIOSH
James D. Smith, M.S., CSP
Vice President, Professional Affairs
C. Gary Lopez, CSP
James Thornton, CSP, CIH
Vice President – Region Affairs
Maribeth Anderson
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Director – At – Large
Ashok Garlapati, CSP, CMIOSH, QEP
Brad Giles, P.E., CSP
Pamela Hart, MPH, RN, COHN-S, FAAOHN,
CSP, CMIOSH
Martin Jeppeson, CSP, ARM, CHS-V
James Newberry, CHST
Deborah Roy, MPH, RN, COHN-S, CET, CSP
R. Ronald Sokol, CSP
Kenneth Wengert, CSP, ARM
Vice President – Professional Development
Thomas E. Kramer, P.E., CSP
Christine Sullivan, CSP, ARM
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Region I – Vice President
Daniel Hopwood, MPH, CSP, ARM
Jay Jamali, CSP, CHMM, CHCM
Region III – Vice President
Steven Gray, CSP, CHST
Jim Rainwater, CSP
Region V – Vice President
MaryJo Press, CFPS
Diana Stegall, CSP, CFPS, ALCM, ARM, CPCU
Region VII – Vice President
Tara Falin, CSP
Jonathan Zimmerman, CSP, CHMM, MS
Region II: Area Director B
Dustin Richartz, MPH, CSP
Region IV: Louisiana Area Director
Lance Roux, CSP
Region IV: South Florida Area Director
Karen Metz
Region V: Area Director 1
James Lange, MS, CSP, OHST, CRIS
Region V: Area Director 2
Brian Hammer, MPA, CDS
Region VI: Area Director B
Arlene Edwards, CSP
Region VIII: Area Director Keystone
Aaron Cameron
Pamela Walaski, CSP, CHMM
Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator - Consultants
Andrew Johnson, CSP
Carol Keyes, CSP, CRC, CCM
Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator - Public Sector
Lori Schroth, CSP
Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator - Mining
Fred Lewis, CSP, CMSP
Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator – Risk Management/Insurance
John Stevens, CMIOSH
Practice Specialty Assistant Administrator - Utilities
Connie L Muncy, CIH, REM, MS
William Paolello
BISE Administrator
Patricia Reed, MS, CSP
SPALW Administrator
Jose Velasquez, CSP, CMIOSH
Nominations are still being accepted for any uncontested position. There are currently uncontested positions for Area Directors, Practice Specialty Assistant Administrators, and Common
Interest Group Administrators/Assistant Administrators. Information is posted at www.asse.org/
elections. The final candidate slate will be published on December 15, 2014.
Editor’s note: Please note the candidates for Region 1 Vice President. I want to encourage you all to vote and I highly endorse Mr. Daniel Hopwood, MPH, CSP, ARM for
our next Region 1 Vice President!!
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ASSE Code of Conduct - Our Commitment to Professionalism

Serve the public, employees, employers, clients, the Society, and the profession with fidelity,
honesty, and impartiality.

In all professional relationships, treat others with respect, civility, and without discrimination.

Abstain from behavior that will unjustly cause harm to the reputation of the Society, its members,
and the profession.

Continually improve professional knowledge, skills, competencies, and awareness of relevant
new developments through training, education, networking, and work experiences.

Consider qualifications before undertaking any professional activity and perform only those services that may be handled competently.

Make informed decisions in the performance of professional duties that adhere to all relevant
laws, regulations, and recognized standards of practice.

Inform all appropriate parties when professional judgment indicates that there is an unacceptable
level of risk of injury, illness, property damage, or environmental harm.

Maintain the confidentiality of information acquired through professional practice that is designated or generally recognized as non-public, confidential, or privileged.

Accurately represent professional qualifications including education, credentials, designations,
affiliations, titles, and work experience.

Avoid situations that create actual, potential or perceived conflicts between personal and professional interests, and if a potential conflict of interest arises disclose all applicable facts to potentially affected parties.
Approved by House of Delegates June 3, 2012
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FCC and OSHA hold unprecedented event; announce working group to prevent fatalities in telecommunications industry
In an unprecedented
event Oct. 14, the
Department of Labor
and
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
joined
leaders in the telecommunications industry, including major carrier AT&T, to
discuss new and continuing
efforts
to
prevent worker fatalities on cell towers.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and FCC
Chairman Thomas E. Wheeler also announced a
new working group that will collaborate in the development and implementation of recommended
safety practices for the growing telecommunications industry.
"The cellphones in our pockets can't come at the
cost of a worker's life," said Secretary Perez. "We
know we can't solve this problem alone though,
and that's why I am so glad to be joined in partnership on this issue with the FCC and major carriers like AT&T. It's a perfect example of federal
agencies and industry breaking down barriers and
"The fatality rate in this industry is extraordinarily identifying common goals to save workers' lives."
high - tower workers are more than 10 times as
For more information about the new working
likely to be killed on the job than construction
group, view a recording of the event and read the
workers," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Ocnews release. To learn more about worker safety
cupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels.
in the telecommunications industry, visit OSHA's
"But these deaths are preventable."
Communication Towers Web page.
New Web page on protecting workers from exposure to Ebola virus
.To assist workers and employers, OSHA has
launched a new Ebola Web page that provides information about the disease and how to protect
workers. It includes sections on the disease itself,
hazard recognition, medical information, standards
for protecting workers, control and prevention, and
additional resources. The page provides protection
information for health care workers; airline and
other travel industry personnel; mortuary and
death care workers; laboratory workers; border,
customs and quarantine workers; emergency responders; and workers in other critical sectors. It
also links to the CDC and NIOSH Web pages on
Ebola.
The Web page also includes a new OSHA fact
sheet on protecting workers (not in healthcare or
laboratories) involved in cleaning and decontamination of surfaces that may be contaminated with
Ebola virus.
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The Ebola virus, pictured above in the image from a special type of microscope, is
the agent that causes Ebola Hemorrhagic
Fever.
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NEWS from CPSC
--------------------U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, www.cpsc.gov
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PRODUCT SAFETY RECALLS:
1. . Cane Creek Recalls Bicycle Shocks Due to Risk of Injury http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Cane-Creek-Recalls-BicycleShocks/
2. Waterway Plastics Recalls Spa Drain Suction Covers Due to Risk of Entrapment
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Waterway-Plastics-Recalls-Spa-Drain-Suction-Covers/
3. Meijer Recalls Halloween Projector Flashlight Due to Burn Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Meijer-RecallsHalloween-Projector-Flashlight/
4. Arctic Cat Recalls Single-Rider and 2UP ATVs Due To Crash Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Arctic-Cat-RecallsSingle-Rider-and-2UP-ATVs/
5. . Sanus Simplicity Television Wall Mounts Recalled by Milestone AV Technologies Due to Impact Hazard; Sold Exclusively at
Costco http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Sanus-Simplicity-Television-Wall-Mounts-Recalled-by-Milestone-AV-Technologies/
6. Michaels Stores Recalls Folding Tables Due to Fall Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Michaels-Stores-RecallsFolding-Tables/
7. Toys R Us Recalls Toy Toaster Sets Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Toys-R-Us-Recalls-ToyToaster-Sets/
8. Louis Garneau Recalls Aerodynamic Bicycle Helmets Due to Injury Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/LouisGarneau-Recalls-Aerodynamic-Bicycle-Helmets/
9. Women’s Scarves Recalled by Zazou Scarves Due to Burn Hazard; Violation of Federal Flammability Standard http://
www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Womens-Scarves-Recalled-by-Zazou-Scarves/
10. Toys R Us Recalls Children’s Sandals Due to Choking Hazard http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015/Toys-R-Us-RecallsChildrens-Sandals/
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Helpful links and other information
American Industrial Hygiene Association: http://www.aiha.org/
American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
American Society of Safety Engineers Main Website: http://www.asse.org/
ASSE Body of Knowledge: http://www.safetybok.org/
ASSE Risk Assessment Institute http://www.oshrisk.org/
ASSE Center for Safety and Health Sustainability http://www.centershs.org/
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), (Cal/OSHA): http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/
Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety & Health: http://www.elcosh.org/index.php
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): http://www.epa.gov/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Main Page: http://www.fema.gov/
FEMA “Be Ready” Website: http://www.ready.gov/
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): http://www.msha.gov/
National Institute of Health Sciences (NIH): http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Main Website: https://www.osha.gov/
San Diego ASSE Website: http://sandiegoasse.org/
US Chemical Safety Board (CSB): http://www.csb.gov/
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