This session you can lunch and learn from Massachusetts Laborers’ Health & Welfare Fund and their steps to meet the problem head on and pro-actively. Reserve your spot by seeing flyer attached.

Opioids and the Workplace training materials from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (includes ins: https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/wetp/index.cfm?id=2587  

Workplace suicide prevention plan: https://workplacesuicideprevention.com/  

CPRW toolbox talks on the hazards of nanomaterials (also available in Spanish): https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/TT_Prevent_Exposure_Nano.pdf https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Nano-Wood-Coatings-StainTBT_1.pdf https://www.cpwr.com/sites/default/files/publications/Nano-Cement-Dust-Titanium-Dioxide-TBT_3.pdf  

Thank you to Anchor Insulation for assisting the CDC by participating in the NIOSH Flame Retardants Study.

From Chris King, M.S. OSH, Director of Safety, Anchor Insulation

All, below is a link for a paper titled, Worker exposure to flame retardants in manufacturing, construction and service industries just published by NIOSH/CDC. Anchor Insulation participated in this study, particular to Spray Polyurethane Foam Insulation installation. Although not stated in paper, informal discussion with the authors indicate that the PPE currently utilized by Anchor’s Spray Foam workers consisting of non-permeable tyvec (with booties and hoodies), nitrile gloves, and supplied air respirators are effective in protecting workers against flame retardant components used in SPF. Another reason to engage in industry best practices as identified by the Spray Polyurethane Foam Association.

Link to the paper is here.

From Bob Kunz:

Team SAFER,

I don’t know about you, but I really enjoyed the unseasonably warm January.  And, to only have to handle 4 inches of snow was a real pleasure.  We have a fantastic lineup for our February meeting, as follows: 

Tom Wojick, founder and President of The Renewal Group, will be presenting ”Think – Feel – Act Your Way to a Safer Organization”.  This presentation is certain to move you in so many ways.

This month’s meeting is sponsored by the RIAGC.

We look forward to spending tome with you.  Remember to bring a friend and story….

From Maryann Medeiros:

You may be interested in a recent NIOSH blog post on wearable technologies to improve safety and health in construction:

https://blogs-origin.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/

Thanks to Danielle White, Safety Coordinator for Cardi Corporation

The last few SAFER meetings we have been discussing the upcoming DigSafe training information to be put up on the SAFER web page.  Below is the registration link for the DigSafe Training Seminar being hosted by National Grid and CIRI on Thursday, February 13, 2020 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln.

Through this link, companies will be able to register the number of attendees they will be sending.  Please keep in mind, most companies send a maximum of about twenty.  Keeping the number per company lower, allows for other companies to have availability to send their people.

Please let me or Dianna Bernard know if you have any questions.

http://www.must-ne.com/safety_training.php

The next meeting will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 8:00 AM-10:00 AM at the New England Institute of Technology (NEIT) 2480 Post Road, Warwick, RI 2nd Floor Hall of Fame Room.

From Bob Kunz:

Team SAFER, we hope that you enjoyed a healthy and rejuvenating holiday with your family and friends. As we head into the beginning of a new week, we find our driveways, roadways, company parking lots and projects with snow on the ground. Please use caution shoveling and driving.

This months meeting will include discussions pertaining to the following topics:
• Winter weather
• OSHA video resources https://www.osha.gov/video/
• OSHA leading indicators resource page https://www.osha.gov/leadingindicators/
• Use of technology to support safety programs and decision making

The meeting is sponsored by Northeast Tree Services, Inc.

Please accept the meeting in your emailed notice to RSVP. If you did not receive an email notice of this meeting and wish to attend please notify Bob Kunz to RSVP.

Regards,

From OSHA: The Crane Institute Certification (CIC) had been previously accredited by an organization that appeared to meet the requirement of 29 CFR 1926.1427(d).

However, CIC has informed OSHA it is not currently accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. CIC also stated that it expects to receive that accreditation within the next few months. Therefore, operator certifications currently being issued by CIC do not meet the requirements of OSHA’s standard.

Review OSHA’s “Temporary Enforcement Policy- Certification Issued by Crane Institute Certification” memorandum here.