Introduction/Administrative News The TRADE Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Safety Special Interest Group (IH/OS SIG) Steering Committee met on January 18, 2005 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:
Tom Cornell, Fluor Hanford Inc.
Harvey Grasso, DOE National Nuclear Security Administration, Livermore Site Office
Phil Grogin , Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Ralph Hinterman, ANL-E, IH/OS SIG Steering Committee Chair
Lowell Howard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Michael Hurshman, S.M. Stoller
Bob Kapolka, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), IH/OS SIG Steering Committee Advisory Chair
Dr. Daniel Marsick, DOE, EH-52, Office Of Worker Protection Policy and Programs
Deborah McFalls, ORISE, IH/OS SIG Coordinator
John Peters, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Rob Nicholas, LANL
Review of ANL-E Safety Posters – Potential IH/OS SIG Products Ralph Hinterman reported that ANL-E continues to work with TRADE to distribute the following two safety posters:
Ready to Work (Personal Protective Equipment) Poster
Electricity, the Shocking Truth Poster
The ORISE/TRADE disclaimer statement would need to be inserted in the poster which has very limited available space for additional text.
The text referring to whom to call before digging will be revised to include a space for sites to insert their own contact information.
Review of SIG’s Revised Web Site The Committee thought the revised SIG’s Web was an improvement over the old one. Suggestions for additional improvements included:
Make the font bigger or bolder to become more readable over the watermark background logo (R. Hinterman suggestion)
Add AIHA as a link (R. Hinterman suggestion)
Add Safety Council as a link (R. Hinterman suggestion)
Add codes to detect screen size which will adjust the screen to fit the user (L. Howard suggestion)
List as “Items of Current Interest”
Beryllium (DOE Web site link)
Chemical Safety (DOE Web site link)
Construction Safety with subtopics (DOE/other Web site links)
Electrical Safety with subtopics (DOE/other Web site links)
Laser Safety (DOE Web site link)
Mold Related Issues (NIOSH/AIHA Web site links)
Nanotechnology safety (DOE/NIOSH Web site links)
DOE Society for Effective Lessons Learned Sharing (SELLS Web site link)
Archive ergonomic as a current interest
Add a rollover menu for each of the buttons in the left column on the opening page
DOE Planning and Administration Office Director Deborah McFalls reported that the new Director for DOE EH-7 Planning and Administration Office is Russell Shearer. Kevin Kelly is assisting with the responsibilities for that position at this time. The new Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health is Steven Cary.
General Discussion Dan Marsick reported that a Respiratory Protection Program Administrator’s (RPPA) Conference is scheduled for June 8-10, 2005 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This is a technical conference for respiratory protection program administrators at the DOE sites. Ralph Hinterman asked if it would be possible to join the conference through a teleconference format since travel dollars are very limited at many DOE sites. Dan noted he would contact Cliff Ledford, the lead for this meeting, about adding teleconference capabilities for people who want to participate but are unable to travel to it. Dan will provide the agenda to the committee when it becomes available.
Bob Kapolka reminded Committee Members that they do receive certification maintenance (CM) points with the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) for participation in Steering Committee related activities.
Ralph Hinterman reported that he has applied for CM points for the October 5, 2004 IH/OS SIG Steering Committee Workshop. He will forward the official approved ABIH letter when received. It is anticipated that a ½ point will be approved for the workshop.
Future Steering Committee Meeting The next Steering Committee Conference Call Meeting is scheduled for March 29, 2005 , 1:15 – 2:30 EST , conference call number is 301/903-6475.
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
