The TRADE Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety Special Interest Group (IH/OS SIG) Steering Committee met on August 10, 2004 through a conference call meeting. IH/OS SIG Steering Committee Chair Ralph Hinterman, Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E), facilitated the meeting in which the following Steering Committee members participated:
Ralph Hinterman, ANL-E, IH/OS SIG Chair
Michael Hurshman, S.M. Stoller
Bob Kapolka, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), IH/OS SIG Advisory Chair
Deborah McFalls, ORISE, IH/OS SIG Coordinator
Rob Nicholas, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
The following Steering Committee members notified the IH/OS SIG Chair/Coordinator that they could not participate in the meeting:
Harvey Grasso, DOE National Nuclear Security Administration, Livermore Site Office
Lowell Howard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Bruce Lippy, Michael D. Baker, Inc.
Update on TA-16 Stepladder Accident Investigation Video As noted in previous meeting highlights, Rob Nicholas had reported that a video had been completed about a LANL 2003 accident involving a subcontractor employee cutting a pipe standing on ladder. LANL Manager Barbara Hargis is assisting Rob in drafting an executive summary of the stepladder accident that will be made available through the Web. The video has been approved to distribute as a product through the IH/OS SIG. A point-of-contact for each of the organizations represented in the SIG will receive a copy of the video prior to September 30, 2004.
Update on Walk-Around Safety Process Videos Rob Nicholas previously reported that he was working on 4 videos that focus on a walk-around safety process which is a means in which manager watch workers doing their task and engage in safety related discussions with them. The videos include general instructions about the safety process and examples of three different work environments in which the trainer models and leads the walk-around process. The four separate videos will be compiled into one video tape. A discussion guide for this video will be made available through the Web. The video also has been approved to distribute as a product through the IH/OS SIG. The same point-of-contact who will receive the stepladder video will also receive a copy of this video at the same time.
2004 IH/OS SIG Steering Committee Workshop The Steering Committee has previously approved the IH/OS SIG Steering Committee workshop to be held in conjunction with the PCIH 2004 Conference (sponsored by AIHA's Academy of Industrial Hygiene) October 2–5, 2004, Montréal, Canada. The SIG’s workshop will be October 6, 8:30 – 12:00 EST , the day following the PCIH Conference at the Sheraton Hotel. Advance registration and hotel registration for the PCIH Conference is August 20. Committee Members planning on attending either the PCIH and/or the SIG’s ½ workshop will need to work with the PCIH hotel deadlines since a separate contract will not be put in-place just for the SIG’s workshop. Ralph Hinterman reported that locations and prices of nearby hotels can be found at: priceline.com. All details related to the PCIH can be found at: http://www.aiha.org/TheAcademy/html/pcih.htm.All Steering Committee members are encouraged to attend the workshop in person but have been asked to participate by teleconference if they could not travel to it.
The following potential agenda topics and presenters were identified for the workshop:
Topic
Presenter
Other
Mold Guidelines for Maintenance & Remediation Workers
Bruce Lippy
Michael D. Baker, Inc.
Presenter confirmed
Health & Safety Update From DOE
David Weitzman
DOE, EH-5
Presenter confirmed
Hazards of Nano-Scale Materials
Ralph Hinterman, ANL-E
Presenter confirmed
ANL-E Web-Based Training:
General Employee Training
Training on Command with Building Specific Information
Ralph Hinterman, ANL-E
Presenter confirmed
Laser Safety Life Cycle Expanded View
Ken Barat, LLNL
Presenter confirmed
LANL Laser Accident Briefing
Thomas Turner, LANL
Rob Nicholas arranging for presenter
Presenter not confirmed
DOE/OSHA External Regulation Update
Particia (Trese) Louie, OSHA
Bruce Lippy contacting Trese about presentation
Presenter not confirmed
Proposed Rule DOE 850 & 851, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Programs; Worker Health & Safety Update
DOE HQ Presenter
Bob Kapolka arranging for presenter but one may be hard to obtain
Ralph Hinterman or Bob Kapolka will provide a laptop and accompany projector for use by presenters. Request for industrial hygiene and occupational safety certification maintenance points are being processed by Ralph Hinterman and Mike Hurshman respectively.
2004 IH/OS SIG Steering Election Process Deborah McFalls reported the IH/OS SIG Steering Committee election process would start on August 11 with a letter and ballot sent to the IH/OS SIG membership. During the August election process, a new Chair-Elect position and 9 Steering Committee positions will be available to fill. The following Steering Committee Members’ terms will be completed:
Bill Frede
Phil Grogin
Michael Hurshman
Bruce Lippy
Rob Nicholas
Linda Taylor
These 6 committee members are encouraged to submit ballots to be considered for an additional term. There are also 3 vacant positions to be filled as well as the Chair-Elect positions. Ballots will be due by August 31 followed by the current Steering Committee Members voting on the nomination forms received. The election process should be complete by the middle of September.
Future Steering Committee Meeting The next Steering Committee Conference Call Meeting is scheduled for September 14, 2004 , 1:15 – 2:45 EST, conference call number is 301/903-7071.
For additional information, please contact: Deborah McFalls, IH/OS SIG Coordinator
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P. O. Box 117, MS 10
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
